The Lussier Lab
@thelussierlab.bsky.social
Studying early life impacts on #mentalhealth through #sociobiological factors and #epigenetics to combat psychopathology @MassGenBrigham @harvardmed
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🎉Big news🎉
Our PI, Dr. Alex Lussier @alussier.bsky.social, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychology at @massgenbrigham.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social 🧠
We're excited about what's ahead and extremely proud of his commitment to advancing #mentalhealth & #epigenetic research.
Our PI, Dr. Alex Lussier @alussier.bsky.social, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychology at @massgenbrigham.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social 🧠
We're excited about what's ahead and extremely proud of his commitment to advancing #mentalhealth & #epigenetic research.
Our data analyst @tobylaw.bsky.social
presented at the 13th World Congress of
@DOHaD2025 this past week, sharing her work on #PAE and #depressivesymptoms
Proud to see our team represented on the global stage! 🌍✨
presented at the 13th World Congress of
@DOHaD2025 this past week, sharing her work on #PAE and #depressivesymptoms
Proud to see our team represented on the global stage! 🌍✨
September 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Our data analyst @tobylaw.bsky.social
presented at the 13th World Congress of
@DOHaD2025 this past week, sharing her work on #PAE and #depressivesymptoms
Proud to see our team represented on the global stage! 🌍✨
presented at the 13th World Congress of
@DOHaD2025 this past week, sharing her work on #PAE and #depressivesymptoms
Proud to see our team represented on the global stage! 🌍✨
Today, the Lussier Lab joins in recognizing #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 💛
September 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today, the Lussier Lab joins in recognizing #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 💛
Work hard, sail hard ⛵️😎Our team enjoyed a sail in the harbor this summer. We are grateful for time to connect outside the lab!
September 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Work hard, sail hard ⛵️😎Our team enjoyed a sail in the harbor this summer. We are grateful for time to connect outside the lab!
Science is serious work, but so is ice cream 🍦
A well-deserved break for our team during this summer!
A well-deserved break for our team during this summer!
August 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Science is serious work, but so is ice cream 🍦
A well-deserved break for our team during this summer!
A well-deserved break for our team during this summer!
👏Huge congrats to our PI, [email protected], for his recent talk on “Epigenetic Signatures of Early-Life Adversity” with @mgbresearch.bsky.social Precision Psychiatry, highlighting how #epigenetic changes shape #resilience 🧬
For more info, visit: thelussierlab.com
For more info, visit: thelussierlab.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
👏Huge congrats to our PI, [email protected], for his recent talk on “Epigenetic Signatures of Early-Life Adversity” with @mgbresearch.bsky.social Precision Psychiatry, highlighting how #epigenetic changes shape #resilience 🧬
For more info, visit: thelussierlab.com
For more info, visit: thelussierlab.com
Meet Olivia, our new Summer Intern🎉
A rising senior @columbiauniversity.bsky.social studying Medical Humanities, she explores medicine through a literary & multicultural lens. This summer, she’ll dive into childhood #ACEs, #suicidality, & #epigenetics topics with the Lab.
Welcome aboard, Olivia!
A rising senior @columbiauniversity.bsky.social studying Medical Humanities, she explores medicine through a literary & multicultural lens. This summer, she’ll dive into childhood #ACEs, #suicidality, & #epigenetics topics with the Lab.
Welcome aboard, Olivia!
June 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Meet Olivia, our new Summer Intern🎉
A rising senior @columbiauniversity.bsky.social studying Medical Humanities, she explores medicine through a literary & multicultural lens. This summer, she’ll dive into childhood #ACEs, #suicidality, & #epigenetics topics with the Lab.
Welcome aboard, Olivia!
A rising senior @columbiauniversity.bsky.social studying Medical Humanities, she explores medicine through a literary & multicultural lens. This summer, she’ll dive into childhood #ACEs, #suicidality, & #epigenetics topics with the Lab.
Welcome aboard, Olivia!
Meet Charlotte, our new Summer Intern🎉
Charlotte studies Physiology & Biotech at Brown University
and is interested in the intersection of #epigenetics, #mentalhealth, & #environmentalexposures. This summer, she’ll dive into #PAE and epigenetic aging with the Lab.
Welcome aboard!
Charlotte studies Physiology & Biotech at Brown University
and is interested in the intersection of #epigenetics, #mentalhealth, & #environmentalexposures. This summer, she’ll dive into #PAE and epigenetic aging with the Lab.
Welcome aboard!
June 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Meet Charlotte, our new Summer Intern🎉
Charlotte studies Physiology & Biotech at Brown University
and is interested in the intersection of #epigenetics, #mentalhealth, & #environmentalexposures. This summer, she’ll dive into #PAE and epigenetic aging with the Lab.
Welcome aboard!
Charlotte studies Physiology & Biotech at Brown University
and is interested in the intersection of #epigenetics, #mentalhealth, & #environmentalexposures. This summer, she’ll dive into #PAE and epigenetic aging with the Lab.
Welcome aboard!
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My first policy brief discussing the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.3548/S.1700) and how it can help address health barriers!
Now, more than ever, is the time for scientists to continue to be LOUD about health equity & access.
www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038...
Now, more than ever, is the time for scientists to continue to be LOUD about health equity & access.
www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038...
Closing the Care Divide: Policy Recommendations for Advancing Mental Health Treatment Engagement of Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups
Read “Closing the Care Divide: Policy Recommendations for Advancing Mental Health Treatment Engagement of Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups” a Policy Brief from Volume 26, Issue 01 of the Journal ...
www.sciencepolicyjournal.org
June 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My first policy brief discussing the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.3548/S.1700) and how it can help address health barriers!
Now, more than ever, is the time for scientists to continue to be LOUD about health equity & access.
www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038...
Now, more than ever, is the time for scientists to continue to be LOUD about health equity & access.
www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038...
🎓🎉Congrats to our undergrad RA, Aileen Luo, on successfully defending her senior thesis!
We’re so proud of her rigor & commitment to research examining how early social adversity becomes biologically embedded to influence mental health.
#ThesisDefense #Harvard2025 #PsychSciSky #WomenInSTEM
We’re so proud of her rigor & commitment to research examining how early social adversity becomes biologically embedded to influence mental health.
#ThesisDefense #Harvard2025 #PsychSciSky #WomenInSTEM
June 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🎓🎉Congrats to our undergrad RA, Aileen Luo, on successfully defending her senior thesis!
We’re so proud of her rigor & commitment to research examining how early social adversity becomes biologically embedded to influence mental health.
#ThesisDefense #Harvard2025 #PsychSciSky #WomenInSTEM
We’re so proud of her rigor & commitment to research examining how early social adversity becomes biologically embedded to influence mental health.
#ThesisDefense #Harvard2025 #PsychSciSky #WomenInSTEM
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📢 Call for Papers Special Issue: "Empirically-based Strategies to Address Issues of Diversity and Representation in Psychophysiology"
🔗Submission deadline: November 1st, 2025. Submit here: wiley.atyponrex.com/submission/d...
#AcademicSky
#MedSky
#PsychSciSky
#HigherEdSky
#neuroskyence
🔗Submission deadline: November 1st, 2025. Submit here: wiley.atyponrex.com/submission/d...
#AcademicSky
#MedSky
#PsychSciSky
#HigherEdSky
#neuroskyence
June 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
📢 Call for Papers Special Issue: "Empirically-based Strategies to Address Issues of Diversity and Representation in Psychophysiology"
🔗Submission deadline: November 1st, 2025. Submit here: wiley.atyponrex.com/submission/d...
#AcademicSky
#MedSky
#PsychSciSky
#HigherEdSky
#neuroskyence
🔗Submission deadline: November 1st, 2025. Submit here: wiley.atyponrex.com/submission/d...
#AcademicSky
#MedSky
#PsychSciSky
#HigherEdSky
#neuroskyence
Sometimes the best part of the day isn’t in the data, it’s around the table. #TeamLunch 🍽️
Grateful for the chance to step back, laugh a little, and recharge with the people who make this work meaningful.
Here’s to the team, the mission, and the moments that keep us grounded. 💙
Grateful for the chance to step back, laugh a little, and recharge with the people who make this work meaningful.
Here’s to the team, the mission, and the moments that keep us grounded. 💙
June 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Sometimes the best part of the day isn’t in the data, it’s around the table. #TeamLunch 🍽️
Grateful for the chance to step back, laugh a little, and recharge with the people who make this work meaningful.
Here’s to the team, the mission, and the moments that keep us grounded. 💙
Grateful for the chance to step back, laugh a little, and recharge with the people who make this work meaningful.
Here’s to the team, the mission, and the moments that keep us grounded. 💙
⚠️ Postpartum mental health concerns are among the most common complications after childbirth, but often go unrecognized.
As #MaternalMentalHealthMonth comes to an end, let’s remember: supporting mental well-being is essential to maternal health. #EndTheSilence
As #MaternalMentalHealthMonth comes to an end, let’s remember: supporting mental well-being is essential to maternal health. #EndTheSilence
May 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
⚠️ Postpartum mental health concerns are among the most common complications after childbirth, but often go unrecognized.
As #MaternalMentalHealthMonth comes to an end, let’s remember: supporting mental well-being is essential to maternal health. #EndTheSilence
As #MaternalMentalHealthMonth comes to an end, let’s remember: supporting mental well-being is essential to maternal health. #EndTheSilence
🎉 Congratulations to Dailin Luo, our graduate research assistant, on defending her Master's thesis, "Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Mental Health Outcomes" @alussier.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
We're extremely proud of her hard work and impactful research! 👏📚 #ThesisDefense #ResearchExcellence
We're extremely proud of her hard work and impactful research! 👏📚 #ThesisDefense #ResearchExcellence
May 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dailin Luo, our graduate research assistant, on defending her Master's thesis, "Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Mental Health Outcomes" @alussier.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
We're extremely proud of her hard work and impactful research! 👏📚 #ThesisDefense #ResearchExcellence
We're extremely proud of her hard work and impactful research! 👏📚 #ThesisDefense #ResearchExcellence
News Alert🚨 Our lab’s data analyst @tobylaw.bsky.social presented a poster at MGH's Celebration of Science this past week on how DNAm profile scores of time-varying childhood adversity predicts depressive symptoms.
#epigeneticsresearch #MentalHealthMatters #ChildhoodAdversity #PredictiveModeling
#epigeneticsresearch #MentalHealthMatters #ChildhoodAdversity #PredictiveModeling
April 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
News Alert🚨 Our lab’s data analyst @tobylaw.bsky.social presented a poster at MGH's Celebration of Science this past week on how DNAm profile scores of time-varying childhood adversity predicts depressive symptoms.
#epigeneticsresearch #MentalHealthMatters #ChildhoodAdversity #PredictiveModeling
#epigeneticsresearch #MentalHealthMatters #ChildhoodAdversity #PredictiveModeling
🎉Big news🎉
Our PI, Dr. Alex Lussier @alussier.bsky.social, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychology at @massgenbrigham.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social 🧠
We're excited about what's ahead and extremely proud of his commitment to advancing #mentalhealth & #epigenetic research.
Our PI, Dr. Alex Lussier @alussier.bsky.social, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychology at @massgenbrigham.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social 🧠
We're excited about what's ahead and extremely proud of his commitment to advancing #mentalhealth & #epigenetic research.
March 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🎉Big news🎉
Our PI, Dr. Alex Lussier @alussier.bsky.social, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychology at @massgenbrigham.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social 🧠
We're excited about what's ahead and extremely proud of his commitment to advancing #mentalhealth & #epigenetic research.
Our PI, Dr. Alex Lussier @alussier.bsky.social, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychology at @massgenbrigham.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social 🧠
We're excited about what's ahead and extremely proud of his commitment to advancing #mentalhealth & #epigenetic research.
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I love me some GxE work. Give this paper a serious look 👇👇👇. #PurdueSocGen
Thrilled to see our study on GxE, neighborhood and education published in @europeansocreview.bsky.social academic.oup.com/esr/advance-... incredible work by @lauisilva.bsky.social and Tobias Wolfram!
Mind the gap: the interplay between genes and neighbourhood context on educational achievement
Abstract. This article expands on previous research on gene-environment (GxE) effects on socio-economic status, by stepping beyond the family dimension and
academic.oup.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I love me some GxE work. Give this paper a serious look 👇👇👇. #PurdueSocGen
💡 Myth vs. Fact 💡
MYTH: Experiencing childhood adversity always leads to poor health
FACT: Not always! Biological systems, like gene expression, can adapt and promote resilience, but outcomes depend on support and coping strategies🧬
Learn how DNAm links adversity to health ➡️ tinyurl.com/nxa4rcfu
MYTH: Experiencing childhood adversity always leads to poor health
FACT: Not always! Biological systems, like gene expression, can adapt and promote resilience, but outcomes depend on support and coping strategies🧬
Learn how DNAm links adversity to health ➡️ tinyurl.com/nxa4rcfu
February 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
💡 Myth vs. Fact 💡
MYTH: Experiencing childhood adversity always leads to poor health
FACT: Not always! Biological systems, like gene expression, can adapt and promote resilience, but outcomes depend on support and coping strategies🧬
Learn how DNAm links adversity to health ➡️ tinyurl.com/nxa4rcfu
MYTH: Experiencing childhood adversity always leads to poor health
FACT: Not always! Biological systems, like gene expression, can adapt and promote resilience, but outcomes depend on support and coping strategies🧬
Learn how DNAm links adversity to health ➡️ tinyurl.com/nxa4rcfu
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Childhood adversity is linked to need for benefits in adulthood
Childhood adversity, early school leaving and long-term social benefit... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Childhood adversity, early school leaving and long-term social benefit... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Childhood adversity, early school leaving and long-term social benefit use: a longitudinal mediation analysis of a population-wide study
Childhood adversity has been associated with early school leaving and reliance on social benefits. In this mediation study, we disentangle the contrib…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Childhood adversity is linked to need for benefits in adulthood
Childhood adversity, early school leaving and long-term social benefit... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Childhood adversity, early school leaving and long-term social benefit... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New paper by the MoBa PsychGen team on 'direct and indirect genetic effects on early neurodevelopmental traits', led by Laura Hegemann. Now published in JCPP @acamh.bsky.social
with @rosacheesman.bsky.social, @ludvigdb.bsky.social, @bstpourcain.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
with @rosacheesman.bsky.social, @ludvigdb.bsky.social, @bstpourcain.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background
Neurodevelopmental conditions are highly heritable. Recent studies have shown that genomic heritability estimates can be confounded by genetic effects mediated via the environment (indire.....
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New paper by the MoBa PsychGen team on 'direct and indirect genetic effects on early neurodevelopmental traits', led by Laura Hegemann. Now published in JCPP @acamh.bsky.social
with @rosacheesman.bsky.social, @ludvigdb.bsky.social, @bstpourcain.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
with @rosacheesman.bsky.social, @ludvigdb.bsky.social, @bstpourcain.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
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Signal boost that @neurolatine.bsky.social is on Bsky! We need to support these orgs now more than ever. Plus they’re cool scientists doing cool science things! 🧪 #NeuroSkyence
January 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Signal boost that @neurolatine.bsky.social is on Bsky! We need to support these orgs now more than ever. Plus they’re cool scientists doing cool science things! 🧪 #NeuroSkyence
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Not just the National Institutes of Health, now the National Science Foundation is put on pause.
Reminder: research is a multi-step process. Pausing the peer review panels by itself creates months of delay.
Reminder: research is a multi-step process. Pausing the peer review panels by itself creates months of delay.
I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
January 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not just the National Institutes of Health, now the National Science Foundation is put on pause.
Reminder: research is a multi-step process. Pausing the peer review panels by itself creates months of delay.
Reminder: research is a multi-step process. Pausing the peer review panels by itself creates months of delay.
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Plz help me repost? 🙏🏽
I’m trying to connect with more health equity scholars & hope this thread can be useful. Feel free to describe your work👇🏽.
I’ve worked on topics related to “minority mental health” for 15 years (mostly Latines) & have an NIH grant to study how Latinx youth embody adversities.
I’m trying to connect with more health equity scholars & hope this thread can be useful. Feel free to describe your work👇🏽.
I’ve worked on topics related to “minority mental health” for 15 years (mostly Latines) & have an NIH grant to study how Latinx youth embody adversities.
September 4, 2023 at 2:45 AM
Plz help me repost? 🙏🏽
I’m trying to connect with more health equity scholars & hope this thread can be useful. Feel free to describe your work👇🏽.
I’ve worked on topics related to “minority mental health” for 15 years (mostly Latines) & have an NIH grant to study how Latinx youth embody adversities.
I’m trying to connect with more health equity scholars & hope this thread can be useful. Feel free to describe your work👇🏽.
I’ve worked on topics related to “minority mental health” for 15 years (mostly Latines) & have an NIH grant to study how Latinx youth embody adversities.
🌟Meet our new Co-op student, Sarah Duval 🌟
She is an undergraduate at @northeasternu.bsky.social studying Mathematics and Psychology. She is interested in exploring how social, biological, and psychological factors, like #ACE, influence #epigenetics & #mentalhealth outcomes.
Welcome to the team!!
She is an undergraduate at @northeasternu.bsky.social studying Mathematics and Psychology. She is interested in exploring how social, biological, and psychological factors, like #ACE, influence #epigenetics & #mentalhealth outcomes.
Welcome to the team!!
January 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🌟Meet our new Co-op student, Sarah Duval 🌟
She is an undergraduate at @northeasternu.bsky.social studying Mathematics and Psychology. She is interested in exploring how social, biological, and psychological factors, like #ACE, influence #epigenetics & #mentalhealth outcomes.
Welcome to the team!!
She is an undergraduate at @northeasternu.bsky.social studying Mathematics and Psychology. She is interested in exploring how social, biological, and psychological factors, like #ACE, influence #epigenetics & #mentalhealth outcomes.
Welcome to the team!!