Sohini Ramachandran (@sramach.bsky.social)

Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

Population geneticist @BrownUniversity. Interested in the effects of historical processes & natural selection on human genomes. All views expressed are my own.

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Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

5 Aug

Our newest preprint - stay tuned for more from @alexandr.bsky.social!

Richard Sever@richardsever.bsky.social

"Grokipedia...mentions genetics more frequently than Wikipedia and hallucinates or misrepresents human genetics research...it asserts that genes are causal factors underlying group-level measures such as...crime rates" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

biorxiv.orgFrom Wikipedia to AI: Measuring 25 years of synthesis of human genetics research in the public-facing information ecosystemGenetics research frequently intersects with ethnicity, nationality, and race, making it uniquely vulnerable to misrepresentation. Yet, 25 years after the initial sequencing of the human genome, there...

Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

26 May

If you're an @official-smbe.bsky.social member, vote in the 2026 Elections! Your voice matters, and SMBE has enacted many changes over the years proposed by officers and members. (Check your spam in case the online ballot went there. And full disclosure: I'm running for SMBE Council.)

Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

6 May

The Scientess Podcast is an amazing, inspiring podcast featuring women in science talking about their journeys and the joys of being a scientist. I’m so honored to be the subject of Episode 5. Take a listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.scientess.org/ep-05-sohini...

scientess.orgEp 05- Sohini Ramachandran — Scientess

Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

5 Mar

If you research or are simply interested in human genetic variation, ancient and modern, read my and Noah Rosenberg's latest in GENETICS academic.oup.com/genetics/art... 1/2

academic.oup.comReflections on the Human Genome Diversity Project: a conversation with Marcus W. Feldman, Henry T. Greely, and Mary-Claire KingAbstract. The Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP) began in 1991 as an initiative to study genetic variation from human populations worldwide. In 2002, th

Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

5 Mar

This interview with Marcus Feldman, Hank Greely and Mary-Claire King, along with a very cool appendix that assess impact, reflects on the successes and challenges of the effort to launch the Human Genome Diversity Panel & on its shaping of our understanding of human genetic diversity.

Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

5 Mar

Thanks to @GeneticsGSA for publishing this piece and to the reviewers and @cbo.bsky.social for handling and supporting its nontraditional format.

Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

14 Nov 2025

Amazing to have a byline with @cbo.bsky.social - read our take on Watson’s ultimate legacy in the Boston Globe. Will be in Sunday’s print edition.

C. Brandon Ogbunu@cbo.bsky.social

"What James Watson got wrong about DNA" By the great Sohini Ramachandran (@sramach.bsky.social) and your boy for The Boston Globe (@bostonglobe.com). www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/o...

bostonglobe.comWhat James Watson got wrong about DNA - The Boston GlobeThe science he helped pioneer consistently undermines his view that genes determine everything about us.

Sohini Ramachandran

@sramach.bsky.social

14 Nov 2025

Looking forward to this!

Molly Przeworski@mollyprz.bsky.social

SAVE THE DATE: the yearly NY Population Genetics meeting will be back on March 9 2026, generously hosted by the @simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.

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