Previous work suggested that the role of genes in educational attainment was higher in contemporary Estonia than during the Soviet era. With a tenfold larger dataset, our new preprint finds limited evidence to support this. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Genetic influences of educational outcomes during and after the Soviet era: Revisiting evidence from Estonia

The origins of individual differences in socioeconomic outcomes, including educational attainment and occupational status, reflect a combination of genetic and environmental factors whose relative con...

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🎉 Come to see @triinuvarvas.bsky.social poster nr W56 at #wcpg2025 today! Also, we are recruiting in 2026 and if you are interested in PhD or postdoc positions to work with the fantastic Estonian Biobank data then get in touch or fill out the interest form here ➡️ genomics.ut.ee/en/research-...

Research group of neuropsychiatric genomics

Our research group aims to understand the causes and consequences of mental health conditions across the lifespan and develop better, more personalised prevention and treatment strategies.

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Triinu Varvas@triinuvarvas.bsky.social · 10mo ago

So pleased to participate and present our collaborative work on ADHD symptoms at the fantastic #WCPG2025 in this amazing place!

🐥 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 CoDE lab preprint: From genetic disposition to academic achievement: The mediating role of non-cognitive skills across development. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... On 🦋: @andrealle.bsky.social @kailirimfeld.bsky.social @laraffington.bsky.social A short thread 👇 (1/9)

From genetic disposition to academic achievement: The mediating role of non-cognitive skills across development

Genetic effects on academic achievement are likely to capture environmental, developmental, and psychological processes. How these processes contribute to translating genetic dispositions into observe...

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🔊Next conference of the European Social Science Genetics Network (ESSGN) in Bristol, 22-23 May. ✅Keynote by @michellemeyer.bsky.social ✅Panel on the current frontier of MR w/ George Davey-Smith (Bristol), Dalton Conley (Princeton), and Alice Carter (Novo-Nordisk). essgn.org/essgn-confer...

ESSGN Conference IV

Bristol, May 22-23, 2025 CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased to announce the 4th conference of the European Social Science Genetics Network. This conference aims to improve our understanding of how gene…

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New CoDE Lab preprint. We investigated whether spatial ability consistently predicts STEM success beyond other cognitive skills and what aspects of spatial ability predict success in STEM more accurately. Link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...