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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · 16d

Autumns has arrived - the @kingsioppn.bsky.social campuses are buzzing with new students but still sunny and mild enough for an early morning coffee outside at Ortus.

Outdoor cafe table with laptop and coffee cup

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · 24d

If your Monday morning is challenging, this post is a reminder of positive changes over the last 10 years.

From cancer treatment to music access to dresses-with-pockets

Hang in there amid the turmoil.

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 27d

Please give me an unironic list of things that have gotten better over the last ten years because I’m spiraling.

I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨Come work with us!🚨 Open post for Clinical Psychology Lecturer, combining NHS clinical work with research and education at the SGDP Centre.

Thalia Eley @thaliaeley.bsky.social · Aug 7

Delighted to be hiring a new Clinical Psychology Lecturer to come and join our vibrant environment at the SGDP Centre @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social please share!

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Aug 11

Do you analyse #polygenic scores across ancestry groups? See Oliver Pain's extension to the GenoPred pipeline, with recommendations for good practice and efficient analysis. @oliverpain.bsky.social
🔗 Paper: lnkd.in/evJ9daBF
🔗 GenoPred pipeline: lnkd.in/eKwFr9kQ

www.linkedin.com/posts/oliver...

🚨 My new paper is out! | Oliver Pain, PhD posted on the topic | LinkedIn

🚨 My new paper is out! 🧬 Improving polygenic score (PGS) accuracy and equity across ancestrally diverse populations — with and without individual-level tuning data. I benchmarked leading single-sou...

www.linkedin.com

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Sam Westwood @samwestwood.bsky.social · Jun 11

We're back, with a fresh new lineup of talks and workshops!

Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!

This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm

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Hanna Maria Kariis @hannamariakariis.bsky.social · Jul 2

🎉(1/4) Excited to share that our latest paper is now published!

We investigated genetic factors linked to antidepressant side effects in 13,000 individuals from the @estbiobank.bsky.social , leveraging data from questionnaires and clinical notes using NLP.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Genetic influences on antidepressant side effects: a CYP2C19 gene variation and polygenic risk study in the Estonian Biobank - European Journal of Human Genetics

European Journal of Human Genetics - Genetic influences on antidepressant side effects: a CYP2C19 gene variation and polygenic risk study in the Estonian Biobank

www.nature.com

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Jun 27

This morning's email had *four* paper review requests - again.
Important to contribute to keeping peer review moving. We have two papers languishing at journals for 6-9 months, with real impact on #ECR careers.
Suggestions for short-term fixes to help this broken system?
#academia #publishing

Sunflowers in my garden - pretty, but no relevance to the message.

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Jun 9

At @edinburghup.bsky.social University for two day AMBER team meeting.
@wellcometrust.bsky.social project to identify the causal mechanisms underlying #antidepressants using informatics, genomics & cellular approaches.

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Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) @pgcgenetics.bsky.social · Jun 5

(1/2) Only one-third of people taking antidepressants for depression respond to the first drug they are prescribed and we know little about WHICH drug will work for each patient.

Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) @pgcgenetics.bsky.social · Jun 5

Day 4 of the 2nd Week of #MDD & #Anxiety takeover! How do genetic differences shape individual responses to treatment?This is what recent research has begun to investigate.. 💊

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · May 31

Women make up only 16% of corresponding authors who submit to Nature, a new Springer Nature analysis revealed. This is not enough - there are 30-40% #womeninSTEM

We want to change it, through targeted editorial policies & outreach. But change will take everyone!
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Gender equality in research publishing is a responsibility for everyone

A concerted effort is needed to support women in their choice of journal when submitting their manuscript.

www.nature.com

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NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social · May 29

"This work is a first step in using health records to define and predict SSRI drug responses." - Professor Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social is Deputy Lead of our Trials, Genomics and Prediction theme, and the research was supported by @nihr.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social 👇

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · May 28

Who benefits from antidepressants? New research from IoPPN ( @cathrynlewis.bsky.social) and University of Edinburgh shows how measuring antidepressant ‘switching can help scientists and clinicians understand why antidepressants work for some people and not for others www.kcl.ac.uk/news/who-ben...

Who benefits from antidepressants? Using medication switching as a measure of non-response

Switching from one selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) to another antidepressant could be used to measure antidepressant non-response, according to new research from the Institute of Psychia...

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · May 28

Our new paper assessing switching between antidepressants as a measure of non-response is now out in BPGOS.
Genetic studies show prediction from polygenic scores of remission from clinical studies.
Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@kingsioppn.bsky.social Webstory ⬇️

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · May 27

Congratulations to Lachlan Gilchrist for his successful #PhD viva on Friday. He even admitted to enjoying the discussion!
Thanks to examiners @daniellenewby.bsky.social and Golam Khandaker & my @drivehealth.bsky.social co-supervisor @ppetra.bsky.social.

@kingsioppn.bsky.social

Picture of five people in an academic office - stuent, two supervisors and two examiners. Broad smiles!

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · May 22

The SGDP Centre Atrium bookshare captures so much of our work culture.
From The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Neuropsychiatry to Jane Austen & Sarah J Maas.
Books in English, Chinese, French.
Suggested donations supporting local charity.
All welcome to donate & borrow, @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Picture of a book case, overloaded with books, in an open space at the SGDP Centre at King's College London

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · May 14

#IoPPNFestival Fran Denk @denklab.bsky.social, winner of @kingsioppn.bsky.social Dean’s award for Research Integrity highlighting the importance of statistical understanding and application to support good research practices - honest, rigorous, open, respectful.

#statistics rocks!

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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · May 14

The #IoPPNResearchFest is here! Join us for rapid-fire talks by IoPPN staff on the latest research in psychiatry, psychology + neuroscience, from the power of belief, neurotrauma and more.

Follow us and @thementalelf.bsky.social for highlights and key messages.

#AcademiaSky

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · May 3

Similar vibe, less exercise - coffee in Darwin’s garden at Down House. Beautiful! And every plant was a monitored experiment @englishheritage.bsky.social

View of garden - formal beds, borders and backdrop of trees.

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Apr 30

Mosaic!!! That’s a blast from the past, and a great browser name that captures what web research does so well - enables you turn single pieces of information into a coherent whole

a kaleidoscope of blue and white geometric designs on a white background

Alt: a kaleidoscope of blue and white geometric designs on a white background - i.e a moving mosaic

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Apr 29

#BNA2025 Great addition to a conference- a Reading Room - with a view. Thanks to The Queen’s Reading Room for funding and interesting sessions on reading + neuroscience

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Apr 28

#BNA2025 Ekta Patel from the Psychiatry Consortium, part of @md-catapult.bsky.social launches our Academia - Industry symposium. Strengthening collaborations through grand challenges, target validation and engagement

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Apr 25

Congratulations on both achievements!👶📰
Really clear interview - thank you for the translation.

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Apr 8

Postdoc closing soon - two more days to apply for our statistical genetics role in antidepressant response at @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Mar 27

📬New job 📬 Postdoc role on the AMBER project, to undertake genetic analyses of antidepressant response. Join us! Important science, rich data, nice people. Please repost. @kingsioppn.bsky.social
#depression #statistics #genetics #pharmacogenetics #antidepressants
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Picture of Cathryn Lewis' research group at the SGDP Centre, waving and smiling.

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POP-GEM Lab @popgemlab.bsky.social · Apr 4

(1/1) 🧠🌎 Just published in Nature Genetics:
“Psychiatric genetics in the diverse landscape of Latin American populations”
A comprehensive review of progress, challenges, and future directions.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PsychiatricGenetics #GlobalGenomics

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Apr 3

Oh no! Hope it all works out 🚞

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Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social · Apr 3

Tomorrow? Agggh! Join us on the train

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