Jeffrey Cifello, Author at PNGC

PennPRS: A Web Tool for Polygenic Risk Scores with Summarized Genetic Data

Posted on December 4, 2025March 26, 2026 by Jeffrey Cifello

Genome sequencing results can be used to train PRS models but suffer from computation and privacy limitations. A new web portal from Drs. Jin Jin and Bingxin Zhao uses GWAS summary statistics and novel pseudo-training methods to make the latest generation of PRS models more accessible.

Using Functional Genomics to Decode Neurodegeneration – Towfique Raj PhD

Posted on January 23, 2024March 26, 2026 by Jeffrey Cifello

Last month, PNGC had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Towfique Raj, PhD in partnership with the Perelman School of Medicine for the Biomedical Data Science Seminar Series. Dr. Raj is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His seminar addressed the post-GWAS challenges of variant and gene prioritization. […]