A highlight from yesterday: The public science committee organized a plenary symposium 'From data to discourse: Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science' chaired by @evangiangrande.bsky.social . During the symposium, we heard from:

💫 These junior-career researchers blew it out of the park yesterday morning during the presidential symposium! Curious what they presented on? Check out the full conference program: bga.org/content.aspx... - abstracts will be shared in an upcoming edition of BG!

Two few take-aways from a great opening keynote by Wouter Peyrot: 🩺 Genetic counselling in the clinic is evidence-based and clinically useful for empowerment

I'm at #BGA2026 #BGA26(?) this week. Out of practice with this skeeting thing, so we'll see how we go...! Introductory remarks from the local hosts here in sunny Amsterdam, to be followed by a plenary from the excellent Wouter Peyrot @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social

Excited to be presenting this Thursday at #BGA2026! Join me at 14:45 in UvA 3-4 LT2 for the Education & Cognition session: I’ll present our preliminary findings on environmentally mediated genetic effects on children’s language/literacy - and yes, we also looked at parental personality!

The local hosts are doing some last prep before welcoming all of you at the opening reception, see you soon🎉

Exciting new research findings in the latest issue of Behavior Genetics (Volume 56, Issue 3):https://link.springer.com/journal/10519/volumes-and-issues/56-3?utm_source=springer_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CONR_10519_AWA1_GL_DTEC_054CI_TOC-260526&utm_content=etoc_springer_20260526

💼 Job opening: T32 Postdoc in Genetic and Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Addiction at the University of Minnesota: bga.org/content.aspx...

Such a pleasure to present the @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social Public Science Committee Survey results on researcher engagement in behavioral genetics in beautiful Bologna! 🇮🇹

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@cognitivecamz.bsky.social on behavioral genetics as a public science

💼Job opening: A position as a research assistant is available at the Personality Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and Behavioural Genetics (3PAG) Lab at Bielefeld University (Germany). bga.org/content.aspx...

📕 Volume 56, Issue 2 of Behavior Genetics is out. Check it out now: link.springer.com/journal/1051...

Behavior Genetics

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BGA ECN Mentorship Program Call Calling all current and future ECN mentors and mentees 📣 If you joined the mentorship program in 2025-2026, please fill out our short survey to share feedback and let us know if you’d like to continue. [1/2]

🛌 Registered for the BGA but haven't booked your hotel yet? You can stay at the conference hotel (hotel CASA) with a special conference fee through this link: app.mews.com/distributor/...

Conference buddy > wandering alone between sessions 😄 Whether you’re new to BGA or a returning pro, join the Early Career Network (ECN) Buddy Program and get matched with someone to connect with throughout the conference. [1/2]

⚠️ This BGA has turned out to be exceptionally popular with unprecedented numbers of submissions and people wanting to attend. We are now holding a waiting list for non-speakers (this includes symposia Chairs and Discussants) who have not yet registered.

Two months until BGA 2026! Have you already taken a look at the program that has been posted on the conference website?: bga.org/content.aspx...

💼 Three postdoc positions: Genomics and life paths (Uppsala, Amsterdam and Oslo) bga.org/content.aspx...

✏️ Registration for BGA 2026 has officially opened! You can register using the following link: 174286.aanmelder.nl/registration If you submitted an abstract, you should have received an e-mail on this last week. If this is not the case, please let us know.

❗ Two important announcements ❗ 1. Due to a large number of abstract submissions, the notifications of acceptance and travel funding, the 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 30.

💼Many new job listings on our website for PhD positions and post-docs: bga.org/content.aspx...

Check out the BGA 2026 Amsterdam conference page with all practical information: bga.org/content.aspx.... Registration expected to open soon!

📝 The PsychGen Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health is hosting a two-day, in-person workshop for early-career researchers on family-based genomic analyses. The workshop takes place in Oslo, Norway, on 9-10 April 2026 and registration is now open: shorturl.at/etXCN

Workshop for Early-Career Researchers on Family-Based Genomic Analyses

Join us for a two-day workshop for Early-Career Researchers on Family-Based Genomic Analyses. The workshop is hosted by the PsychGen Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health, Oslo – 09.04.202...

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Abstract submission for the #BGA2026 in Amsterdam (NL), is now open! Oral and Poster Abstract submission: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80641.... Symposia abstract submission (symposium chairs only): app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/76614....

The BGA public outreach committee, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium outreach committee and IBANGS have joined forces for the webinar "scientifically accurate & ethically responsible science communication" with J9 Austin, Nicholas Clifton, Ziada Ayorech and Robbee Wedow; scan the QR code to sign up 📷

🎓 Our information officer Daniel Gustavson has created a revised Graduate Programs page: bit.ly/48biJAS on the BGA website. If you are a student interested in behavior genetics, this page provides a list of current graduate programs in Behavior Genetics.

❗Job opening: Assistant/Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Pittsburg 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: November 14, 2025 More info on the website ➡️ www.bga.org/content.aspx...

We currently have multiple job openings (post-doc/assistant prof/associate prof) listed on our website, see thread below if you don't want to miss out! bga.org/content.aspx...

🐥 Early-bird announcement The abstract deadline for BGA 2026 will be February 15, 2026. BGA will take place June 23-26, in beautiful Amsterdam. Time to start thinking about the cool findings you want to share with your international colleagues at our annual meeting!

⏰ New issue alert: Volume 55, issue 5: link.springer.com/journal/1051...

🔜 Submit your abstract to the BG special issue "The role of sex in neurodevelopment" before October 31! link.springer.com/journal/1051...

Behavior Genetics

Behavior Genetics is a leading journal concerned with the genetic analysis of behavioral traits. The journal offers the most current original research on ...

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