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ESSGN doctoral candidate Nadia Harerimana writes a personal reflection on critique as care in social science genetics.

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Critique as Care: Reflections on Social Science Genetics Research
By: Nadia Harerimana, ESSGN doctoral candidate at MPIB.All views expressed are those of the author. When people ask what I study, I usually hesitate before answering. Saying “social science genetic…
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January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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hdobewall.bsky.social
Join us in Turku, Finland for the 3rd @invest-flagship.bsky.social conference; May 6-8, 2026. This year's topic is "Building equal societies: from scientific findings to societal transformation" with excizing and timely keynotes by Prof. Harden @kph3k.bsky.social and Prof. Cohen @philipncohen.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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dr-appie.bsky.social
Behind the scenes
January 25, 2026 at 3:52 PM
essgn.bsky.social
Exciting news! Today marks the start of the podcast Born and Raised - produced by the ESSGN. In this very first episode, our hosts have visited @dr-appie.bsky.social in his office at the AUMC. Shocking revelations ensue! Find it on essgn.podbean.com or on the podcast platform of your choice.
1. Abdel Abdellaoui on social science genetics | Born and Raised
In this very first episode of Born and Raised, hosts Rafael and Aysu visit behavior geneticist Abdel Abdellaoui in his office at the Amsterdam University Medical Center. They talk about the nature of ...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
essgn.bsky.social
The ESSGN wishes a very happy new year to all of you!
December 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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dr-appie.bsky.social
Welcome to my 2025 scientific publications wrapped!

It's been a good year for behavioral genetics, with exciting studies on the relationship between our DNA and socio-economic outcomes, sexual behavior, personality, intelligence, and psychiatric disorders 🧬

See thread below 👇🏽
December 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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eivindy.bsky.social
1/11 New @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social led by @ESSGNetwork PhD student @qiyuanpeng.bsky.social : Parental influence on children’s educational achievement using Trio-GCTA. doi.org/10.64898/202...
Parental Influence on Children’s Educational Achievements: Analysing Direct and Indirect Genetic Effects through Trio-GCTA
Educational achievement is a key predictor of later-life outcomes, including financial security, social mobility, health, and mortality. Knowing its familial determinants, such as genetic predispositi...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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fandreoli83.bsky.social
Co-organized with @lseinequalities.bsky.social , @cy-univ.bsky.social
Supported by : @lisdata.bsky.social, ifo Institute, @uantwerpen.be AIPRIL, @umontpellier.bsky.social CEE-M, ECINEQ, Uni Bari, Uni Roma Sapienza, @essgn.bsky.social , World Bank Group
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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eivindy.bsky.social
Two birds of a gene - catch Matt Keller's webinar at @uio.no on October 15th. Please share
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@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
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October 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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melindacmills.bsky.social
Loved hosting @essgn.bsky.social in Oxford including @dr-appie.bsky.social & family (& the rest of the ESSGN family as well) - read the post and links below to hear about this great event
September 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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oxforddemsci.bsky.social
We welcomed the next generation of @essgn.bsky.social social science genomics researchers in Oxford!
✨ Speakers from industry (deCODE, Genomics), data (UKBiobank), experts from Oxford & beyond + an Editor from Nature Human Behaviour!

📸 More here 👉 www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/lcds-ho...
September 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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dr-appie.bsky.social
Some people call it a minefield. Others call it dangerous, even irresponsible. I call it the most promising field in life sciences.

My love letter to social science genetics: communities.springernature.com/posts/a-love...
A Love Letter to Social Science Genetics
Some people call social science genetics a minefield. Others call it dangerous, even irresponsible. I call it the most promising field in life sciences.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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timtmorris.bsky.social
Call for abstracts: genetics, economic & social issues.

We're hosting a 1-day workshop on using genetic data to examine economic & social issues on 12th December at UCL’s Social Research Institute. More info & submission at link below #genetics #socialscience #economics #cohort

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August 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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eivindy.bsky.social
1/🧵 Even more nature-nurture for school performance in
@pnas.org! Nikolai Eftedal examined family resemblance in school performance in nearly 1 million students across their Norwegian relatives. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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June 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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eivindy.bsky.social
🧵 THREAD: New wine on socioeconomic status!
Joakim Coleman Ebeltoft shipped a new tap in
@NatureComms
- a large study on the genetic and environmental factors behind socioeconomic status in Norway 🇳🇴
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The genetic and environmental composition of socioeconomic status in Norway - Nature Communications
The authors examine the genetic and environmental contributions to socioeconomic status (SES) in Norway using a large, population-wide dataset and four different heritability estimation methods. They ...
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June 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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pietrobiroli.bsky.social
So happy that this conference has gotten to the 4th iteration.

Loved to be there and see the faces and ideas of a growing community of responsible social science genetic researchers

Love.
essgn.bsky.social ESSGN @essgn.bsky.social · May 22
Today marks the start of the fourth annual ESSGN conference, this year hosted in a lovely and sunny Bristol! Follow along!
May 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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libertyruth.bsky.social
Thank you @essgn.bsky.social and everyone at ESSGN this year for a brilliant conference! I was grateful to be there and learnt so much.
perlinedemange.bsky.social Perline Demange @perlinedemange.bsky.social · May 23
“Social science genetics will continue as a field but your publications will stay” @libertyruth.bsky.social told us her wishes and advice as an NHB editor.
-> Talk about your limitations, use correlation terminology when not testing causation, document your ethical considerations, write FAQs
June 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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josefina-bernardo.bsky.social
Very grateful that I got to present at the ESSGN past Friday. In the study I presented, we looked at intergenerational transmission of education in a sample of the Norwegian population register. We used a Children-of-Twins model to look at GPA at age 16 and educational attainment in the parents.
May 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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perlinedemange.bsky.social
Ending the conference with a panel about Mendelian Randomization with @mendelrandom.bsky.social Alice Carter and Dalton Conley. My main take-away: use negative controls!
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May 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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perlinedemange.bsky.social
Independent contributions to externalizing and internalizing symptoms from common and rare variants shown by @olivia-wootton.bsky.social in MCS and Alspac.
Also always nice to see that the NonCog PGI association is not mediated by cognitive skills 🤞
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May 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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perlinedemange.bsky.social
Very thorough investigation of the impact of low dose ionization due to nuclear incident in the UK. By Rossella da Sabbato @essgn.bsky.social I’m learning a lot here!
May 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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perlinedemange.bsky.social
“Social science genetics will continue as a field but your publications will stay” @libertyruth.bsky.social told us her wishes and advice as an NHB editor.
-> Talk about your limitations, use correlation terminology when not testing causation, document your ethical considerations, write FAQs
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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perlinedemange.bsky.social
Using having two first children of same sex as an IV, Dalton Conley disproves the Trivers-Willard hypothesis: it appears having a girl is taking a bigger toll on parents’ epigenetic clocks. @essgn.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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ukuvainik.bsky.social
@michelnivard.bsky.social gave a very enthusiastic big 5 GWAS overview. I hope we'll see a lot more personality research at @essgn.bsky.social next year!
Big 5 GWAS plots at Essgn
May 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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perlinedemange.bsky.social
Now trying to wrap my head around measuring ancestry-based assortative mating. Interesting methods being used by @luyinz.bsky.social. @essgn.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM