Joni Coleman
@jonicoleman.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Statistical Genetics at KCL.
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Joni Coleman
@jonicoleman.bsky.social
· Apr 24
Why Science Tells Us Not to Rely on Eyewitness Accounts
Eyewitness testimony is fickle and, all too often, shockingly inaccurate
www.scientificamerican.com
Standard disclaimer: conference bleets are eye-witness accounts and should be treated as such, with all the Loftus effects and reliability concerns that involves: www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-t...
I don't bleet Q&As.
I don't bleet Q&As.
No, YOU'RE crying on the train into work...
xkcd.com/3172/
xkcd.com/3172/
Fifteen Years
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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
No, YOU'RE crying on the train into work...
xkcd.com/3172/
xkcd.com/3172/
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The PRISMA team had a great time presenting our posters on Precision and Genomic Medicine in Psychiatry at the #WCPG2025 in Cancún! 🌴🧬 It was exciting to share our work, learn from others, and connect with colleagues from around the world. @danielmorenodeluca.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The PRISMA team had a great time presenting our posters on Precision and Genomic Medicine in Psychiatry at the #WCPG2025 in Cancún! 🌴🧬 It was exciting to share our work, learn from others, and connect with colleagues from around the world. @danielmorenodeluca.bsky.social
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A quick thread of some great Purdue representation sharing our amazing science at @ispg.bsky.social annual conference #WCPG2025! 🧬 🧠 🧪
First up: @ktnthompson.bsky.social presented work investigating whether family acceptance & belonging mitigate depression risk 👪
First up: @ktnthompson.bsky.social presented work investigating whether family acceptance & belonging mitigate depression risk 👪
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A quick thread of some great Purdue representation sharing our amazing science at @ispg.bsky.social annual conference #WCPG2025! 🧬 🧠 🧪
First up: @ktnthompson.bsky.social presented work investigating whether family acceptance & belonging mitigate depression risk 👪
First up: @ktnthompson.bsky.social presented work investigating whether family acceptance & belonging mitigate depression risk 👪
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Join Dr. Cathryn Lewis for a deep dive into "Navigating the Genetics
of Depression: Academic Integrity, Culture, and Leadership" in the Grand Cenote, first floor, tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM EST. #WCPG2025
of Depression: Academic Integrity, Culture, and Leadership" in the Grand Cenote, first floor, tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM EST. #WCPG2025
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Join Dr. Cathryn Lewis for a deep dive into "Navigating the Genetics
of Depression: Academic Integrity, Culture, and Leadership" in the Grand Cenote, first floor, tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM EST. #WCPG2025
of Depression: Academic Integrity, Culture, and Leadership" in the Grand Cenote, first floor, tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM EST. #WCPG2025
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🚨 I’ll be joining Psychological Science as an Associate Editor starting next month. People at, or near, my intersection of psych genetics, clinical psych, psychological Epidemiology should consider the journal for your best work! (read the EiCs editorial on the journal policies/goals below)
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October 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🚨 I’ll be joining Psychological Science as an Associate Editor starting next month. People at, or near, my intersection of psych genetics, clinical psych, psychological Epidemiology should consider the journal for your best work! (read the EiCs editorial on the journal policies/goals below)
The Estonian Biobank is an awesome resource (and @klehto.bsky.social is similarly awesome) — a fantastic opportunity to do some great science!
🎉 Come to see @triinuvarvas.bsky.social poster nr W56 at #wcpg2025 today!
Also, we are recruiting in 2026 and if you are interested in PhD or postdoc positions to work with the fantastic Estonian Biobank data then get in touch or fill out the interest form here ➡️ genomics.ut.ee/en/research-...
Also, we are recruiting in 2026 and if you are interested in PhD or postdoc positions to work with the fantastic Estonian Biobank data then get in touch or fill out the interest form here ➡️ genomics.ut.ee/en/research-...
October 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Estonian Biobank is an awesome resource (and @klehto.bsky.social is similarly awesome) — a fantastic opportunity to do some great science!
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This talk, in combination with the one from @laurahercher.bsky.social and the response from @toddlencz.bsky.social just triggered SO many conversations… many continued into the early hours of today, so many people were discussing at the post- session bar gathering at #WCPG2025 …hooray!
"Don't miss Dr. Peter Visscher's insightful talk on "Heritable Polygenic
Editing and Genomic Medicine: Frontier, Futile or Fiasco?". Join us and learn about the future
of genetics. #WCPG2025
Editing and Genomic Medicine: Frontier, Futile or Fiasco?". Join us and learn about the future
of genetics. #WCPG2025
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This talk, in combination with the one from @laurahercher.bsky.social and the response from @toddlencz.bsky.social just triggered SO many conversations… many continued into the early hours of today, so many people were discussing at the post- session bar gathering at #WCPG2025 …hooray!
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An absolutely fantastic opening plenary for the day by @alexcharney.bsky.social …a masterclass in tenacity, vulnerability and courage. Standing ovation. 🥲
I am so proud of this community’s willingness and ability to have difficult but healthy conversations #WCPG2025
I am so proud of this community’s willingness and ability to have difficult but healthy conversations #WCPG2025
Dr. Alexander Charney will discuss why studying the living brain is
essential for understanding how it really works. Join us this morning
at 8:30 AM EST in the Grand Cenote, 1st Floor. #WCPG2025
essential for understanding how it really works. Join us this morning
at 8:30 AM EST in the Grand Cenote, 1st Floor. #WCPG2025
October 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An absolutely fantastic opening plenary for the day by @alexcharney.bsky.social …a masterclass in tenacity, vulnerability and courage. Standing ovation. 🥲
I am so proud of this community’s willingness and ability to have difficult but healthy conversations #WCPG2025
I am so proud of this community’s willingness and ability to have difficult but healthy conversations #WCPG2025
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Curious whether response to psychotherapy in OCD can be predicted using clinical and DNA methylation data? Come see Poster 1️⃣ at #WCPG2025. I’ll be presenting our first machine learning findings!
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Curious whether response to psychotherapy in OCD can be predicted using clinical and DNA methylation data? Come see Poster 1️⃣ at #WCPG2025. I’ll be presenting our first machine learning findings!
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"Don't miss Dr. Peter Visscher's insightful talk on "Heritable Polygenic
Editing and Genomic Medicine: Frontier, Futile or Fiasco?". Join us and learn about the future
of genetics. #WCPG2025
Editing and Genomic Medicine: Frontier, Futile or Fiasco?". Join us and learn about the future
of genetics. #WCPG2025
October 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Don't miss Dr. Peter Visscher's insightful talk on "Heritable Polygenic
Editing and Genomic Medicine: Frontier, Futile or Fiasco?". Join us and learn about the future
of genetics. #WCPG2025
Editing and Genomic Medicine: Frontier, Futile or Fiasco?". Join us and learn about the future
of genetics. #WCPG2025
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NOW HIRING
#postdocjobs
NIH funding for a #postdoc with interest in complex genetics / computation / analysis
#GWAS #rarevariants #polygenicriskscores
in multiple research contexts:
psychiatric genomics; cognitive genomics; embryo screening...
acnp.org/wp-content/u...
#postdocjobs
NIH funding for a #postdoc with interest in complex genetics / computation / analysis
#GWAS #rarevariants #polygenicriskscores
in multiple research contexts:
psychiatric genomics; cognitive genomics; embryo screening...
acnp.org/wp-content/u...
https://acnp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Postdoc_listing-_Lencz_polygenic.pdf…
November 25, 2024 at 5:31 PM
NOW HIRING
#postdocjobs
NIH funding for a #postdoc with interest in complex genetics / computation / analysis
#GWAS #rarevariants #polygenicriskscores
in multiple research contexts:
psychiatric genomics; cognitive genomics; embryo screening...
acnp.org/wp-content/u...
#postdocjobs
NIH funding for a #postdoc with interest in complex genetics / computation / analysis
#GWAS #rarevariants #polygenicriskscores
in multiple research contexts:
psychiatric genomics; cognitive genomics; embryo screening...
acnp.org/wp-content/u...
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Greetings #WCPG2025 from Cancun!
If you’re at the meeting and looking for a postdoctoral or research scientist position, come find me at poster M66 tonight!
If you’re at the meeting and looking for a postdoctoral or research scientist position, come find me at poster M66 tonight!
October 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Greetings #WCPG2025 from Cancun!
If you’re at the meeting and looking for a postdoctoral or research scientist position, come find me at poster M66 tonight!
If you’re at the meeting and looking for a postdoctoral or research scientist position, come find me at poster M66 tonight!
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(1/6) We’re excited to present “Advancing the Understanding of Depression Genetics Through Research on Latin American Genomes” at #WCPG2025! 🌎✨
Mon Oct 20 | 9:45–11:15 AM
Blue River 3 – Convention Center, Cancún
Led by Drs. @roseannpeterson.bsky.social @nscorralfrias.bsky.social 🧵...
Mon Oct 20 | 9:45–11:15 AM
Blue River 3 – Convention Center, Cancún
Led by Drs. @roseannpeterson.bsky.social @nscorralfrias.bsky.social 🧵...
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
(1/6) We’re excited to present “Advancing the Understanding of Depression Genetics Through Research on Latin American Genomes” at #WCPG2025! 🌎✨
Mon Oct 20 | 9:45–11:15 AM
Blue River 3 – Convention Center, Cancún
Led by Drs. @roseannpeterson.bsky.social @nscorralfrias.bsky.social 🧵...
Mon Oct 20 | 9:45–11:15 AM
Blue River 3 – Convention Center, Cancún
Led by Drs. @roseannpeterson.bsky.social @nscorralfrias.bsky.social 🧵...
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The PGC Suicide Working Group will provide a symposium at #WCPG2025 🇲🇽 covering our latest multi-ancestry GWAS and CNV meta-analyses, sex-specific meta-analyses, and GxEHR analyses. 🥳
@lcstoshio.bsky.social @andreyshabalin.bsky.social @sarahcolbert.bsky.social @caina89.bsky.social
@lcstoshio.bsky.social @andreyshabalin.bsky.social @sarahcolbert.bsky.social @caina89.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The PGC Suicide Working Group will provide a symposium at #WCPG2025 🇲🇽 covering our latest multi-ancestry GWAS and CNV meta-analyses, sex-specific meta-analyses, and GxEHR analyses. 🥳
@lcstoshio.bsky.social @andreyshabalin.bsky.social @sarahcolbert.bsky.social @caina89.bsky.social
@lcstoshio.bsky.social @andreyshabalin.bsky.social @sarahcolbert.bsky.social @caina89.bsky.social
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Moooorning everyone! Im excited to see you all later! Yay!
It’s our first ever conference in Mexico! Excited for it 🥳
#WCPG2025
It’s our first ever conference in Mexico! Excited for it 🥳
#WCPG2025
Ready for #WCPG2025? Make the most of your experience and check out the abstracts and start planning your schedule: ispg.societyconference.com/conf/#sessio...
October 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Moooorning everyone! Im excited to see you all later! Yay!
It’s our first ever conference in Mexico! Excited for it 🥳
#WCPG2025
It’s our first ever conference in Mexico! Excited for it 🥳
#WCPG2025
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The WCPG Education Day is here, and we look forward to a lineup of amazing speakers and fascinating sessions!
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The WCPG Education Day is here, and we look forward to a lineup of amazing speakers and fascinating sessions!
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🚨 @LAGCPsychGene is thrilled about this year's #WCPG2025 @ISPGnet in Cancun, Mexico!
We have an exciting line-up of events, symposiums, talks, and poster presentations from our LAGC membership. See below for more info 👇
We have an exciting line-up of events, symposiums, talks, and poster presentations from our LAGC membership. See below for more info 👇
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
🚨 @LAGCPsychGene is thrilled about this year's #WCPG2025 @ISPGnet in Cancun, Mexico!
We have an exciting line-up of events, symposiums, talks, and poster presentations from our LAGC membership. See below for more info 👇
We have an exciting line-up of events, symposiums, talks, and poster presentations from our LAGC membership. See below for more info 👇
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LAGC will host one of the Education Days at the #WCPG2025 in Cancún, Mexico!
Join us for a full day of sessions on neuropsychiatric genetics — entirely in Spanish!
Join us for a full day of sessions on neuropsychiatric genetics — entirely in Spanish!
October 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
LAGC will host one of the Education Days at the #WCPG2025 in Cancún, Mexico!
Join us for a full day of sessions on neuropsychiatric genetics — entirely in Spanish!
Join us for a full day of sessions on neuropsychiatric genetics — entirely in Spanish!
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We will have an exceptional set of Plenary speakers, including LAGC members, covering a wide range of important psychiatric genetics topics. #WCPG2025 @ISPGnet 🔥👇
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We will have an exceptional set of Plenary speakers, including LAGC members, covering a wide range of important psychiatric genetics topics. #WCPG2025 @ISPGnet 🔥👇
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🚨LAGC Major Depressive Disorder Working Group will be having a symposium at #WCPG2025 @ispg.bsky.social covering GWAS, CNV, GXE, and Epigenetics.
Co-Chairs: Nadia Corral-Frias, PhD from Universidad de Sonora 🇲🇽, and Roseann Peterson, PhD from SUNY Downstate.
Co-Chairs: Nadia Corral-Frias, PhD from Universidad de Sonora 🇲🇽, and Roseann Peterson, PhD from SUNY Downstate.
October 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🚨LAGC Major Depressive Disorder Working Group will be having a symposium at #WCPG2025 @ispg.bsky.social covering GWAS, CNV, GXE, and Epigenetics.
Co-Chairs: Nadia Corral-Frias, PhD from Universidad de Sonora 🇲🇽, and Roseann Peterson, PhD from SUNY Downstate.
Co-Chairs: Nadia Corral-Frias, PhD from Universidad de Sonora 🇲🇽, and Roseann Peterson, PhD from SUNY Downstate.
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🔥We will have our Latin American Genomics Consortium Working Group meeting on Monday, 6 PM - 7 PM at Blue River 1, Convention Center, 1st Floor #WCPG2025 @ispg.bsky.social
Learn about our exciting work and plans! Any #WCPG2025 attendee is welcome. See you there!
Learn about our exciting work and plans! Any #WCPG2025 attendee is welcome. See you there!
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ALT: a collage of flags including cuba mexico and uruguay
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October 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
🔥We will have our Latin American Genomics Consortium Working Group meeting on Monday, 6 PM - 7 PM at Blue River 1, Convention Center, 1st Floor #WCPG2025 @ispg.bsky.social
Learn about our exciting work and plans! Any #WCPG2025 attendee is welcome. See you there!
Learn about our exciting work and plans! Any #WCPG2025 attendee is welcome. See you there!
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#WCPG2025 @ispg.bsky.social
🧬LAGC Oral Session: Psychiatric Genomics in Latin American Populations. Co-Chairs: Humberto Nicolini & Henriette Raventos
Wed 1 PM - 2:30 PM at Blue River 3, Convention Center, 1st Floor
🧬LAGC Oral Session: Psychiatric Genomics in Latin American Populations. Co-Chairs: Humberto Nicolini & Henriette Raventos
Wed 1 PM - 2:30 PM at Blue River 3, Convention Center, 1st Floor
October 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#WCPG2025 @ispg.bsky.social
🧬LAGC Oral Session: Psychiatric Genomics in Latin American Populations. Co-Chairs: Humberto Nicolini & Henriette Raventos
Wed 1 PM - 2:30 PM at Blue River 3, Convention Center, 1st Floor
🧬LAGC Oral Session: Psychiatric Genomics in Latin American Populations. Co-Chairs: Humberto Nicolini & Henriette Raventos
Wed 1 PM - 2:30 PM at Blue River 3, Convention Center, 1st Floor
Mild FOMO at all m'colleagues flying off to Mexico for #WCPG2025. Looks set to be a great meeting — hope to read many exciting missives from the front line!
October 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Mild FOMO at all m'colleagues flying off to Mexico for #WCPG2025. Looks set to be a great meeting — hope to read many exciting missives from the front line!