Interesting webinar by the International Society for Twin Studies (ISTS), moderated by #GENEAmsterdam researcher @jennyvandongen.bsky.social. Sign up using the QR code! 📝

🥳Congratulations to #GENEAmsterdam researcher Fiona Hagenbeek, for receiving a VENI to study genetic and molecular influences on externalizing behaviors from childhood into (early) adulthood at @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social!

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New preprint by Xiaopu Zhang!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jordanatbell.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social

Financial stress is most strongly associated with epigenetic aging amongst a broad range of negative life events (between-family estimates). By Bodine Gonggrijp @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @essgn.bsky.social

1/2; Check out our new paper on #Dizygotic #Twinning and female #fertility: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
In this collaboration from @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social and the Norwegian #MoBa study, we use several genetically informed methods to investigate the genetic architecture of DZ Twinning.

🎉Exciting news! Our Research Master's Genes in Behavior and Health has been awarded the Award of Excellence by the 2025 Keuzegids!
🔍 Still searching for a Master’s program for 2025–2026? Curious about the biological and environmental roots of behavior and disease?
👉 Apply now: vu.nl/en/education...

Good news! @hubersnikki.bsky.social article about multi-omics analysis of ADHD achieved the Top Viewed Article status from #AJMG of articles published in 2023. Read it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #TopViewedArticle @wiley.com @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @fionahagenbeek.bsky.social

This past Monday, Dr. Bodine Gonngrijp successfully defended her PhD thesis "Invisible Scars: Unravelling the Epigenetic and Mental Health Consequences of Victimization." Congratulations on this important milestone! 👏
#PhDDefense #Research #MentalHealth #Epigenetics

New BioPsy papers were published lately too. Interesting new research from Pedro and colleagues: we've found that the way our brain ages is linked to how our blood ages — and that environmental factors play an important role in this process.
You can read more in the paper: doi.org/10.1093/brai...

✔️DNA methylation in children associates with parental polygenic scores (PGSs) for schizophrenia, educational attainment, BMI, and height.
✔️Strongest genetic nurture effects for schizophrenia (16 CpG sites, 93.7% linked to maternal genetics) (2/5)

Our new study in Molecular Psychiatry, in 1528 children and their parents (@ntrbiopsy.bsky.social) shows that indirect genetic effects—where parental genetics shape offspring traits via environmental influences (genetic nurture)—impact DNA methylation of children. doi.org/10.1038/s413... (1/5)

New paper by the talented Austin van Asselt: EWAS of asthma polygenic burden in the Netherlands Twin Register @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15...

🚀 New paper by @madhurbsingh.bsky.social on smoking & DNA methylation via twin-based MR using @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social data! Supervised by Mike Neale, @jennyvandongen.bsky.social, & Conor Dolan. Co-authors: @dlapato.bsky.social, @charlesbreeze.bsky.social. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s106...