Sasha Gusev has been awarded the prestigious Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics at the 2024 European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference. Gusev, known for his significant contributions to statistical genetics and population genetics, was recognized for his outstanding work in the field. The announcement was made during the conference, where Gusev also delivered an excellent plenary presentation. Gusev is affiliated with Dana-Farber and Harvard Medical School. The award highlights Gusev's commitment to advancing human genetics research.
The Leena Peltonen Prize of 2024 goes to @SashaGusevPosts 🎉! I was honored to announce this and introduce Sasha just minutes ago at #ESHG24. Huge congrats! https://t.co/hR77wmCj8w
Congratulations @SashaGusevPosts on receiving the Leena Peltonen Award for your contributions to the human genetics field! Keep up the excellent work! 🎉🥂 #eshg2024
Stoked to see this year’s Leena Peltonen Prize go to @SashaGusevPosts, a remarkably productive population and statistical geneticist - and a wonderfully thoughtful poster on Twitter, in case you’re not already following him! Super well-deserved. #eshg2024
Sasha Gusev (@SashaGusevPosts) wins the Leena Peltonen prize at #eshg2024!! Sasha has a strong record of statistical genetics method development, and a great/honest Twitter account.
And the winner of Leena Peltonen prize for human genetics is @SashaGusevPosts 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/NB1MYjF43Q
And the recipient of this year’s Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics is @SashaGusevPosts! Congratulations and thank you for your excellent plenary presentation. #eshg2024 @DanaFarber @harvardmed @DFCIPopSci #genetics #genomics #hybridconference
On my way to #ESHG24! Excited to see old and new friends and introduce this year’s winner of the Leena Peltonen prize this afternoon!