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jennyvandongen.bsky.social @jennyvandongen.bsky.social · Jul 23

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

Genetic impacts on within-pair DNA methylation variance in monozygotic twins capture gene-environment interactions and cell-type effects

Background Genetic variants that are associated with phenotypic variability, or variance quantitative trait loci (vQTLs), have been detected for multiple human traits. Gene-environment interactions ca...

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Fiona Hagenbeek @fionahagenbeek.bsky.social · Jul 17

Incredibly honoured to be awarded an NWO Veni grant 🎉! Looking forward to starting this next phase of my career at @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social. Many thanks to my collaborators for their assistance and advice while writing this grant!

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Genetics Network Amsterdam @geneamsterdam.bsky.social · Jul 17

🥳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!

www.nwo.nl/nieuws/200-o...

Veni 2024 | NWO

NWO heeft aan 200 veelbelovende onderzoekers uit de volle breedte van de wetenschap Veni-financiering van maximaal 320.000 euro toegewezen. De laureaten kunnen daarmee in de komende drie jaar hun eigen onderzoeksideeën verder ontwikkelen.

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Selim Sametoğlu @selimsametoglu.bsky.social · Jul 11

We have a new preprint: this work is especially dear to my heart, as it results from the data collection pipeline we established at the Netherlands Twin Register, which enabled us to collect Facebook posts and likes (paid for with plenty of blood, sweat, and tears...)
osf.io/preprints/ps...

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · Jun 23

Big congrats to our colleague @alandvreugd.bsky.social , who successfully defended her thesis "Night and Day: A Study on the Triangular Association between Light, the Circadian Rhythm and Wellbeing" on June 17th! 🎓🌙☀️
Wishing you all the best in your next chapter, Anne! 🚀👏 #PhDDefense #Congrats

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · Jun 23

On June 5th, our amazing colleague @josefina-bernardo.bsky.social shared with the APH community all the incredible work she’s done with the personalized medicine grant she received last year. 💡💊
So inspiring to see what impact this support has made! 🚀 #PersonalizedMedicine #APH #TravelGrant

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · Jun 23

On June 4th, our scientists brought the Health Lab to the kids of Amsterdam — and wow, what a day! So much fun, so much curiosity, and so many bright young minds. 🧪🌈
Big thanks to everyone who joined us and helped make science come alive! 💥🧬 #HealthLab #Amsterdam #ScienceFun

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Selim Sametoğlu @selimsametoglu.bsky.social · Jun 23

🧵 Just published! (And yes, it has something to say about the social media use + wellbeing debate 👀)

Are the links between social media use (SMU) and wellbeing (WB) or anxious-depressive symptoms (ADS) partly driven by genetics?

Just checkout this thread:

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · Jun 23

Here we have a thread of one of the M-thesis of our master "Genes in Behavior and Health"! Congratulations Pietro!

pietrobiobassani.bsky.social @pietrobiobassani.bsky.social · Jun 22

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What if your genes could shape not only your mental health—but also the environments you grow up in?🤯
For my internship II of the research master's Genes in Health and Behavior @vuamsterdam.bsky.social I explored how genetic risk for depression relates to childhood trauma. Here's what I found 👇

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · Jun 2

🎓 Big congrats to @selimsametoglu.bsky.social, who defended his PhD on May 27th!
His research, “Social Media as a Source for Understanding Differences in Wellbeing,” explores how digital platforms reflect our lived experiences.
Way to go, Dr. Sametoğlu! 👏
#PhDDefense #SocialMedia #Wellbeing

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Perline Demange @perlinedemange.bsky.social · May 22

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

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Josi Bernardo @josefina-bernardo.bsky.social · May 26

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.

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Nikki Hubers @hubersnikki.bsky.social · May 27

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.

Polygenic scores for dizygotic twinning: insights into the genetic architecture of female fertility - Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Purpose Natural dizygotic twinning (DZT) results from hyper-ovulation and is an indicator of female fertility. However, some traits linked to DZ twinning are also associated with infertility. We exami...

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · May 22

Great Colloquium this month with Brad Verhulst talking Gene-Environment Interaction in the Genomic Era 🧬🧠
Thanks for making a tricky topic feel (almost) easy! Come back soon 👏
#Genomics #SciTalks #Colloquium #BehavioralGenetics

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · May 22

Big shoutout to @liannedevries.bsky.social and @margotvdweijer.bsky.social from our dept who rocked their talk at #PintOfScienceNL this week 🍻🧪
Science, a pint, and a room full of curious minds — perfect combo. They made us proud!
#SciComm #WomenInSTEM #PintOfScience #STEMoutreach

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · May 20

Last week, a few BioPsy members joined 60+ members of the @stress-in-action.bsky.social in Amersfoort for the biannual meeting.
Special shoutout to our four PhD students who presented their posters—inspiring research and bold plans for the future. Keep it up! 👏 #StressInAction #consortiummeeting

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · May 20

Last week, our master's students took part in Career Day! 🎓💼
They connected with PhDs, alumni, and industry professionals from a range of scientific fields 🔬🧠💻.
We hope you left inspired ✨ and wish you all the best on your journey ahead! 🚀
#CareerDay #ScienceCareers #MastersLife #Scientists

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Dr Elsje van Bergen @drelsje.bsky.social · May 7

I love having my Amsterdam colleagues Alexandra Starr & Bruno Sauce at @uio.no Oslo this week!
🪦Bruno on the dark age of genetics when candidate gene findings failed to replicate: <0.1% var explained
🧬Alexandra: sample size > deep phenotyping, & PGS ≠ causality or determinism
@ntrbiopsy.bsky.social

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Dr Elsje van Bergen @drelsje.bsky.social · May 3

I'm in the Danish newspaper #Weekendavisen, talking about #reading, #enjoyment & #genetics.
Kids often enjoy reading because they’re good at it—more than the other way around. So, good teaching is key!

📍More (incl. PDF) on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #SciComm @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · Apr 30

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · Apr 30

🧠This month’s colloquium featured two fascinating talks!
🔬 Conor walked us through complicated twin models under phenotypic assortative mating.
🌫️ We also welcomed guest speaker Dorina Ibi from Utrecht University, who presented on “The Impact of PM2.5 on Transcriptome-Methylome Cross-Omics Analyses.”

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ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social · Apr 30

🎉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...

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Dr Elsje van Bergen @drelsje.bsky.social · Apr 13

This is definitely #TeamScience! Huge thanks to the fantastic @hfsunde.bsky.social @carorowland.bsky.social @melbylervag.bsky.social @torvik.bsky.social & to our funders @erc.europa.eu @mpi-nl.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social #VIDI #NFR
🧵6/6👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...

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jennyvandongen.bsky.social @jennyvandongen.bsky.social · Apr 16

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

Integrative multi‐omics analysis of genomic, epigenomic, and metabolomics data leads to new insights for Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

The evolving field of multi-omics combines data and provides methods for simultaneous analysis across several omics levels. Here, we integrated genomics (transmitted and non-transmitted polygenic sco...

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Fiona Hagenbeek @fionahagenbeek.bsky.social · Apr 6

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)

Intergenerational transmission of complex traits and the offspring methylome - Molecular Psychiatry

Molecular Psychiatry - Intergenerational transmission of complex traits and the offspring methylome

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