Behavior Genetics Association
@behaviorgenetic.bsky.social
International society supporting education and research on complex relationships between genes, environments, and behavior: https://www.bga.org/
❗Job opening: Assistant/Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Pittsburg
𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: November 14, 2025
More info on the website ➡️
www.bga.org/content.aspx...
𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: November 14, 2025
More info on the website ➡️
www.bga.org/content.aspx...
Assistant/Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh - Behavior Genetics Association
Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time
Psychology-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh-(25005860)
The Department of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for one tenure-track positio...
www.bga.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
❗Job opening: Assistant/Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Pittsburg
𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: November 14, 2025
More info on the website ➡️
www.bga.org/content.aspx...
𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: November 14, 2025
More info on the website ➡️
www.bga.org/content.aspx...
We currently have multiple job openings (post-doc/assistant prof/associate prof) listed on our website, see thread below if you don't want to miss out!
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BGA Job Listings - Behavior Genetics Association
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October 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We currently have multiple job openings (post-doc/assistant prof/associate prof) listed on our website, see thread below if you don't want to miss out!
bga.org/content.aspx...
bga.org/content.aspx...
🐥 Early-bird announcement
The abstract deadline for BGA 2026 will be February 15, 2026. BGA will take place June 23-26, in beautiful Amsterdam. Time to start thinking about the cool findings you want to share with your international colleagues at our annual meeting!
The abstract deadline for BGA 2026 will be February 15, 2026. BGA will take place June 23-26, in beautiful Amsterdam. Time to start thinking about the cool findings you want to share with your international colleagues at our annual meeting!
October 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🐥 Early-bird announcement
The abstract deadline for BGA 2026 will be February 15, 2026. BGA will take place June 23-26, in beautiful Amsterdam. Time to start thinking about the cool findings you want to share with your international colleagues at our annual meeting!
The abstract deadline for BGA 2026 will be February 15, 2026. BGA will take place June 23-26, in beautiful Amsterdam. Time to start thinking about the cool findings you want to share with your international colleagues at our annual meeting!
⏰ New issue alert: Volume 55, issue 5: link.springer.com/journal/1051...
Client Challenge
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October 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
⏰ New issue alert: Volume 55, issue 5: link.springer.com/journal/1051...
🔜 Submit your abstract to the BG special issue "The role of sex in neurodevelopment" before October 31!
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
Behavior Genetics
Behavior Genetics is a leading journal concerned with the genetic analysis of behavioral traits. The journal offers the most current original research on ...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🔜 Submit your abstract to the BG special issue "The role of sex in neurodevelopment" before October 31!
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
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Two birds of a gene - catch Matt Keller's webinar at @uio.no on October 15th. Please share
www.sv.uio.no/promenta/eng...
@ispg.bsky.social @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social @essgn.bsky.social @ibg.colorado.edu
www.sv.uio.no/promenta/eng...
@ispg.bsky.social @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social @essgn.bsky.social @ibg.colorado.edu
Using structural equation models to estimate direct and indirect genetic effects and assortative mating in trio data
- PROMENTA
Guest lecture by Matt Keller
www.sv.uio.no
October 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Two birds of a gene - catch Matt Keller's webinar at @uio.no on October 15th. Please share
www.sv.uio.no/promenta/eng...
@ispg.bsky.social @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social @essgn.bsky.social @ibg.colorado.edu
www.sv.uio.no/promenta/eng...
@ispg.bsky.social @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social @essgn.bsky.social @ibg.colorado.edu
⏰Volume 55, issue 4 of Behavior Genetics is out, with studies exploring 🧵⬇️
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
Behavior Genetics
Behavior Genetics is a leading journal concerned with the genetic analysis of behavioral traits.
The journal offers the most current original research on ...
link.springer.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
⏰Volume 55, issue 4 of Behavior Genetics is out, with studies exploring 🧵⬇️
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
The BGA Public Science committee has published its second statement, 'BGA Statement on Polygenic Embryo Selection'.
Read more on the BGA website:
bga.org/content.aspx...
Read more on the BGA website:
bga.org/content.aspx...
July 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The BGA Public Science committee has published its second statement, 'BGA Statement on Polygenic Embryo Selection'.
Read more on the BGA website:
bga.org/content.aspx...
Read more on the BGA website:
bga.org/content.aspx...
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In other news from the BGA meeting @sophiebell.bsky.social won the award for best student oral presentation. I think my lab is firmly in the lead for student awards, BGA-wide. Gifted students have always been my secret sauce.
July 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In other news from the BGA meeting @sophiebell.bsky.social won the award for best student oral presentation. I think my lab is firmly in the lead for student awards, BGA-wide. Gifted students have always been my secret sauce.
Thank you too all (virtual) attendees that attended #BGA2025 - we look back at a great week of presentations, meet-ups and catching up between colleagues. ✨Some highlights:
July 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Thank you too all (virtual) attendees that attended #BGA2025 - we look back at a great week of presentations, meet-ups and catching up between colleagues. ✨Some highlights:
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First day of #BGA2025! Looking forward to learning about all the research that is happening.
@behaviorgenetic.bsky.social
@behaviorgenetic.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
First day of #BGA2025! Looking forward to learning about all the research that is happening.
@behaviorgenetic.bsky.social
@behaviorgenetic.bsky.social
Our public science committee published its first statement, 'against misuse of behavioral genetics research' on the website.
Read it now on the website ⬇️
bga.org/content.aspx...
Read it now on the website ⬇️
bga.org/content.aspx...
Misuse of Genetics Statement - Behavior Genetics Association
Misuse of Genetics Statement
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June 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our public science committee published its first statement, 'against misuse of behavioral genetics research' on the website.
Read it now on the website ⬇️
bga.org/content.aspx...
Read it now on the website ⬇️
bga.org/content.aspx...
🎫Two more days to get your 'on time' tickets for #BGA2025! bga.org/content.aspx...
BGA Annual Meeting 2025 - Events - Behavior Genetics Association
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May 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🎫Two more days to get your 'on time' tickets for #BGA2025! bga.org/content.aspx...
The BGA Public Science Committee will co-host Wednesday, May 14th, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, US Eastern Time, an online symposium addressing how polygenic scores are communicated to the public, challenges of translating this research, and surrounding ethical & legal issues.
Registration: lnkd.in/eGgKgxmT
Registration: lnkd.in/eGgKgxmT
May 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The BGA Public Science Committee will co-host Wednesday, May 14th, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, US Eastern Time, an online symposium addressing how polygenic scores are communicated to the public, challenges of translating this research, and surrounding ethical & legal issues.
Registration: lnkd.in/eGgKgxmT
Registration: lnkd.in/eGgKgxmT
New issue of in behavior genetics out now, with work on MZ qualitative differences, epigenetic clocks, alcohol use behaviors, education attainment, agency, and more!
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
Behavior Genetics
Behavior Genetics is a leading journal concerned with the genetic analysis of behavioral traits.
The journal offers the most current original research on ...
link.springer.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
New issue of in behavior genetics out now, with work on MZ qualitative differences, epigenetic clocks, alcohol use behaviors, education attainment, agency, and more!
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
link.springer.com/journal/1051...
The BGA meeting in Atlanta will now have a hybrid option! 🌍🎥 We've also reopened abstract submissions for 2 weeks, with a hard deadline of March 14, 2025. Join us in person or virtually for a fantastic meeting!
Register here: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st... #BGA2025
Register here: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st... #BGA2025
Oxford Abstracts
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March 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The BGA meeting in Atlanta will now have a hybrid option! 🌍🎥 We've also reopened abstract submissions for 2 weeks, with a hard deadline of March 14, 2025. Join us in person or virtually for a fantastic meeting!
Register here: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st... #BGA2025
Register here: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st... #BGA2025
🚨 Call for Papers: Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science 🧬📃
Exploring the broader impact, misinterpretations, and ethical implications of behavioral genetics research.
🔗 Submit a 300-word abstract by Jan 31, 2025! Full details here: link.springer.com/journal/1051...
Exploring the broader impact, misinterpretations, and ethical implications of behavioral genetics research.
🔗 Submit a 300-word abstract by Jan 31, 2025! Full details here: link.springer.com/journal/1051...
Behavior Genetics
link.springer.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🚨 Call for Papers: Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science 🧬📃
Exploring the broader impact, misinterpretations, and ethical implications of behavioral genetics research.
🔗 Submit a 300-word abstract by Jan 31, 2025! Full details here: link.springer.com/journal/1051...
Exploring the broader impact, misinterpretations, and ethical implications of behavioral genetics research.
🔗 Submit a 300-word abstract by Jan 31, 2025! Full details here: link.springer.com/journal/1051...
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Want to get out of Dodge? Do a postdoc @uio.no! You will be using the MoBa study and registers to study intergenerational transmission and GxE for #MentalHealth and #education using @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social and @pgcgenetics.bsky.social approaches. Please share!
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health Research (272560) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health Research (272560), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, February 24, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
January 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Want to get out of Dodge? Do a postdoc @uio.no! You will be using the MoBa study and registers to study intergenerational transmission and GxE for #MentalHealth and #education using @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social and @pgcgenetics.bsky.social approaches. Please share!
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Excited to kick off our module "Grant writing & #SciComm" in our MSc programme #rmGBH @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social!
Interested in why people differ? How genes and environments interact? Like data? vu.nl/genes 🧬👨👩👧Our MSc is a springboard to a career in @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social 🚀.
Interested in why people differ? How genes and environments interact? Like data? vu.nl/genes 🧬👨👩👧Our MSc is a springboard to a career in @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social 🚀.
January 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Excited to kick off our module "Grant writing & #SciComm" in our MSc programme #rmGBH @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social!
Interested in why people differ? How genes and environments interact? Like data? vu.nl/genes 🧬👨👩👧Our MSc is a springboard to a career in @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social 🚀.
Interested in why people differ? How genes and environments interact? Like data? vu.nl/genes 🧬👨👩👧Our MSc is a springboard to a career in @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social 🚀.
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🚨 This will become a curated list of awesome tools for complex trait genetics, **add yours**! it may become a review in which case those who contribute are invited as co-authors.
GitHub - MichelNivard/awesome-complex-trait-genetics: A list of awesome tools for complex trait genetics.
A list of awesome tools for complex trait genetics. - MichelNivard/awesome-complex-trait-genetics
github.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:21 AM
🚨 This will become a curated list of awesome tools for complex trait genetics, **add yours**! it may become a review in which case those who contribute are invited as co-authors.
BGA 2025 Annual Meeting – Abstract submission is OPEN!
🗓 Deadline: February 16, 2025
📍 Atlanta, USA 🇺🇸
Submit your symposium, oral presentation, or poster here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/77291...
Don't miss out – see you there! 🧬🤸♀️
🗓 Deadline: February 16, 2025
📍 Atlanta, USA 🇺🇸
Submit your symposium, oral presentation, or poster here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/77291...
Don't miss out – see you there! 🧬🤸♀️
December 18, 2024 at 12:04 PM
BGA 2025 Annual Meeting – Abstract submission is OPEN!
🗓 Deadline: February 16, 2025
📍 Atlanta, USA 🇺🇸
Submit your symposium, oral presentation, or poster here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/77291...
Don't miss out – see you there! 🧬🤸♀️
🗓 Deadline: February 16, 2025
📍 Atlanta, USA 🇺🇸
Submit your symposium, oral presentation, or poster here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/77291...
Don't miss out – see you there! 🧬🤸♀️
Save the date if you're interested in exploring cutting-edge twin research in a stunning island setting! 🌴
🗓 August 10-12, 2025
📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Join us for the 8th World Congress on Twin Pregnancy & 20th ISTS Congress!
🗓 August 10-12, 2025
📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Join us for the 8th World Congress on Twin Pregnancy & 20th ISTS Congress!
December 18, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Save the date if you're interested in exploring cutting-edge twin research in a stunning island setting! 🌴
🗓 August 10-12, 2025
📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Join us for the 8th World Congress on Twin Pregnancy & 20th ISTS Congress!
🗓 August 10-12, 2025
📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Join us for the 8th World Congress on Twin Pregnancy & 20th ISTS Congress!
Behavior Genetics Special Issue alert! 🚨
This special issue explores the broader impact, (mis)understanding, and implications of behavioral genetics research 🧬
Submit your abstract by January 31st 2025.
More info in the document below 👇
This special issue explores the broader impact, (mis)understanding, and implications of behavioral genetics research 🧬
Submit your abstract by January 31st 2025.
More info in the document below 👇
November 19, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Behavior Genetics Special Issue alert! 🚨
This special issue explores the broader impact, (mis)understanding, and implications of behavioral genetics research 🧬
Submit your abstract by January 31st 2025.
More info in the document below 👇
This special issue explores the broader impact, (mis)understanding, and implications of behavioral genetics research 🧬
Submit your abstract by January 31st 2025.
More info in the document below 👇
New study on ADHD with 10,454 twins suggests adult ADHD symptoms (overall heritability ~40%) cluster under a general dimension shaped by unique environmental factors. Inattention and hyperactivity subtypes also show distinct genetic influences 🧬🧠
Out now: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Out now: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 30, 2024 at 8:51 AM
New study on ADHD with 10,454 twins suggests adult ADHD symptoms (overall heritability ~40%) cluster under a general dimension shaped by unique environmental factors. Inattention and hyperactivity subtypes also show distinct genetic influences 🧬🧠
Out now: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Out now: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, November 13, 4:00-5:00 PM, US Eastern Time, the BGA Public Science Committee will be co-hosting an online symposium on the misuse of behavioral genetics research with @ibangs.bsky.social 🧬
Registration details will be provided soon 👀
Registration details will be provided soon 👀
October 24, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, November 13, 4:00-5:00 PM, US Eastern Time, the BGA Public Science Committee will be co-hosting an online symposium on the misuse of behavioral genetics research with @ibangs.bsky.social 🧬
Registration details will be provided soon 👀
Registration details will be provided soon 👀