- I am doing my first ever live twitter chat in 10 mins with Northeastern COS. Not quite sure what to expect?! #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377821827982057472
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 15:51:58 - Welcome to this week's #sciencechat. Thanks for joining us. This week we have @rahman_nazneen as our guest. Hello, Dr. Rahman!
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377824031694913536
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:00:43 - .@rahman_nazneen Can you please tell us a little about who you are and what you're researching? #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377824319449337856
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:01:52 - I'm a Genetics researcher and doctor from UK. I find genes that predispose to cancer and use them to help patients #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377824623909273600
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:03:04 - I am using NGS sequencing to find new genes that cause breast and childhood cancers #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377825082891984896
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:04:54 - Read more than 140 characters about Dr. Rahman here: http://www.icr.ac.uk/research/team_leaders/Rahman_Nazneen/index.shtml …
- So many people are impacted by cancer; how did you decide to make this your research, @rahman_nazneen? #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377824883339976704
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:04:06 - My PhD was with Mike Stratton just as he was finding BRCA2. I found it very exciting and rewarding #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377825311276011520
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:05:48 - Cancer genes have a real value in familial cancer and that was emerging as I started so I was able to be there from the start #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377825650893000704
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:07:09 - We recently heard a lot about BRCA1 & BRCA2 after Angelina Jolie shared her story. ( http://nyti.ms/1ehNCVD ncesciencechat
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377826274984861696
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:09:38 - But her story is, unfortunately, not out of the ordinary, is it, @rahman_nazneen? #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377826487493459968
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:10:28 - Yes, those are the kinds of families and situations that I see in my clinics @NortheasternCOS #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377826610113544193
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:10:58 - <5% of breast cancer are due to BRCA genes. Often we are able to give good news that a woman doesn't carry the gene #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377826913223327744
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:12:10 - Genetic testing can give information that allow people to make more informed decisions #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377827074167173120
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:12:48 - That's good news, @rahman_nazneen. Finding answers must be gratifying for you in your research. #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377827424270286848
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:14:12 - I like the puzzle-solving aspect of research anyway but it is also great if it can be of benefit to people #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377827833906601984
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:15:49 - If a student is interested in this type of research, what should s/he do, @rahman_nazneen? #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377827805138284544
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:15:43 - There are many opportunities and different ways to get into clinical genetic research now. It is an expanding area. #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377828277651378176
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:17:35 - The first thing to work out is which area one is interested in - lab, informatics, clinical #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377828455242403840
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:18:18 - Perhaps the biggest challenge is how to interpret the clinical impact of genetic variation. #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377828635081601024
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:19:00 - I think it is a particularly great area for bioinformaticians to get into, there is a real need for those skills. #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377829007670009857
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:20:29 - Students, did you just hear/see what @rahman_nazneen suggested? Take note. :-) #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377829472378310656
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:22:20 - .@rahman_nazneen, do you see an end to your research? What is it? #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/NortheasternCOS/status/377829641580720128
— Northeastern COS (@NortheasternCOS)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:23:00 - Interesting question! I think there will be a peak of gene discovery in the next few years with NGS technology #sciencechat
http://twitter.com/rahman_nazneen/status/377829977267245056
— Nazneen Rahman (@rahman_nazneen)Wed, Sep 11 2013 16:24:20
