www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I'm looking for a postdoc to work on our NIH-funded R01 which is a longitudinal cohort of adolescents (13-20) doing EMA and passive text sensing! Please apply, especially if you have experience in the analysis OR collection of these data. PLEASE SHARE!! indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32132

Folks following the leucovorin & autism story should be aware of a ton of PubPeer activity on one of the major trials. Many inconsistencies, statistical concerns, etc raised. pubpeer.com/publications...

Great review on The Genetics of Human Handedness: Microtubules and Beyond www.cell.com/trends/genet... - handedness is such an interesting phenotype!

Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond

Handedness (i.e., the preference to use either the left or the right hand for fine motor tasks) is a widely investigated trait. Handedness heritability is consistently estimated to be 25%. After decad...

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The nature of the relation between mental well-being and ill-being www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The nature of the relation between mental well-being and ill-being - Nature Human Behaviour

Tamnes et al. explore the complex relationship between ill-being—including mental and behavioural disorders—and mental well-being.

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📣The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accepting applications for Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Help us spread the word about this opportunity! 🔗Find more information here: hr.nih.gov/jobs/search/... #jobopportunity #NIMH

Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.

So that is why I receive 10 review invitations per month, and it takes -by now- *years* to publish. Discouraging!

Ben Williamson@benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

If you want to know more about autism and the genetics of autism, feel free to visit: tinyurl.com/hjyyrjtr

(1/9) 📣 OUT NOW! 📣 So excited to share that our systematic review and meta-analysis on the autism polygenic score is now published in JAACAP Open @jaacapjournals.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... A (long) thread of our main findings ⤵️

Thanks to all co-authors for collaborating, it was a true pleasure!

Melanie de Wit@mmdewit.bsky.social · last yr.

(9/9) It was a great pleasure working on this with Morgan Morgan, Ilan Libedinsky, Chloe Austerberry, Sander Begeer, @dr-appie.bsky.social, @angelicaronald.bsky.social and @tincatwin.bsky.social

Extremely proud of @mmdewit.bsky.social for leading this comprehensive study on the #autism #polygenic score. Check out the interactive tool to easily find the association with your phenotype of interest!

Melanie de Wit@mmdewit.bsky.social · last yr.

(1/9) 📣 OUT NOW! 📣 So excited to share that our systematic review and meta-analysis on the autism polygenic score is now published in JAACAP Open @jaacapjournals.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... A (long) thread of our main findings ⤵️

We are currently looking for new collaborators with genotyping and autism data in order to increase our sample size for our next large-scale genome-wide meta-analyses of autism. Want to contribute? Contact us! 📩 pgc.unc.edu/for-research...

Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30. *GASP* 😮 We know, it's a big goal. If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.

The genetic basis of human height www.nature.com/articles/s41... (read free: rdcu.be/egGQf) 🧬🖥️🧪

Visit our website to read the latest Letter from the ISPG President, J9. ispg.net/about-us/mes...

In every civilization, people end up sorted into levels of socio-economic status (SES). We explore the history, present, and future of scientific research on the complicated relationship between SES and DNA in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social💰🧬🎓 Link: rdcu.be/efacK Thread below 👇🏽

What a missed chance for @TU Delft. Congrats dr. Rachel Los!

Eiko Fried@eikofried.bsky.social · last yr.

Dissertation by Dr Rachel Los not only includes acknowledgements, but also .. anti-acknowledgements. delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/a...

The overall silence of major professional scientific societies while all this goes on is also bewildering. By the time they forcefully speak up, much damage will already have been done. 🧪

Joshua Weitz@joshuasweitz.bsky.social · last yr.

The ad-hoc termination of training grants, PhD fellowships, and center grants at Columbia is catastrophic and sends a message. The WH will: * Seek revenge at all costs * Destroy science & higher ed, if it can * Risk lives, careers and the economy. Rest assured: they will not stop w/Columbia

Genetic counseling community - lots going on in the US that’s negatively impacting us, science/research, patients & communities. Genetic counseling support call Fri 3/14 at 1pm PT. Safe space (not affiliated w/ any org) to share and listen. If you need the link, DM me or @j9austin.bsky.social

On the 10th of April, Renata Androvicova, @joellepasman.bsky.social and Karin Verweij will host a workshop on the genetics of sexual violence. Join in person or online to discuss the results of the study on the genetic overlap between sexual violence, reproductive traits, and psychiatric traits!

The BGA meeting in Atlanta will now have a hybrid option! 🌍🎥 We've also reopened abstract submissions for 2 weeks, with a hard deadline of March 14, 2025. Join us in person or virtually for a fantastic meeting! Register here: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st... #BGA2025

Have you ever wondered about nonlinearity in bivariate genetic associations? Or wondered whether global estimators like genetic correlations tell the full story about the relationship between two phenotypes, then check out @michelnivard.bsky.social thread on some work we’ve been doing to model this.

Michel Nivard@michelnivard.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨NEW PAPER! Together with Wuno Akingbuwa (@wonuola.bsky.social) we developed a way to estimate non-linear genetic correlations. It didnt sit well with us that known non-linear relations (e.g. BMI and MDD with a famous U shaped ) are poorly captured in statistical genetics. 🧵

Did you know Elon Musk was a Fellow of the Royal Society? Yes, that Elon Musk. Respect to Profs @deevybee.bsky.social & Andrew Millar who have resigned over his continuing membership. And @scurry.bsky.social who has 1300+ scientists signing his open letter to the Society's President (link below)

Elon Musk remains a Fellow of the Royal Society as he guts US aid and research

The UK's Royal Society was founded in 1660. Among its fellows have been numbered some of the most notable scientists in human history, such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. Electio...

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PhD students in social sciences studying "metascience" and AI: This looks like an *AMAZING* opportunity. Fully funded research postdoc that can be housed at whatever university you can find an appropriate mentor. sloan.org/programs/dig...

Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.

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Latest blogpost on Musk/Royal Society debacle: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve... I look at the reasons that have been given for inaction, and find them wanting. @royalsociety.org

Seven reasons for keeping Elon Musk as a Fellow of the Royal Society

Last November, I wrote a blogpost explaining why I had resigned as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). In brief, over the summer a group ...

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Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over. Please keep signing & sharing. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values

If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...

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Let’s buy California: denmarkification.com

Ireland is now at 84.91% of it's threshold to count as one of the seven #EU countries to get this initiave to ban LGBT conversion "therapy" which means we need 1,383 more signatures here.....#Spéirgorm

Lamhfada@lamhfada.bsky.social · 2y ago

I have signed this #EU initiative to propose a ban on #LGBTQ+ conversion "therapy" which every EU citizen above the age of 16 should be able to sign. #Ireland needs maybe 5,000 more signatures to reach the threshold #Spéirghorm #Spéirgorm eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public . Sign it and share it!