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Emma Johnson

@ecjohnson.bsky.social
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Assistant professor in Psychiatry at WUSM. Interested in behavioral, psychiatric, and population genetics. she/her Lab website: sites.wustl.edu/emmajohnsonlab

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Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG) @ibg.colorado.edu · 23/09/2026
IBG at CU Boulder is hiring 2-3 tenure-track faculty (junior or senior) in statistical genetics, twin/family designs, and computational work. A chance to help shape IBG for decades. Starts fall 2027. More info: colorado.edu/ibg/. Apply by Oct 15. Please repost!
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Luca Sclisizzo @luca-sclisizzo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨 New Preprint out! What if psychosis is not a single, homogeneous construct? "Parsing the functional heterogeneity of psychosis spectrum" addresses this question defining a genetic gradient across the spectrum. 🧬 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Parsing the Functional Heterogeneity of the Psychosis Spectrum: A Clinically Informed Application of Genomic Structural Equation Modeling
Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression vary in their age of onset, cognitive impacts, degree of impairment, and clinical course. However, since psychosis is a transdiagnostic feature th...
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Maggie Clapp Sullivan @mclapps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our new work exploring associations between childhood thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and the big 5 personality PGIs is now preprinted! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Childhood Correlates of Genetic Propensity to Personality Traits
The Big 5 personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness to experience) are moderately heritable correlates of behavior, health, and life outcomes. Character...
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Leslie Brick @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🔔Attention Prospective Grad Students! 🔔 I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks. bricsslab.com
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Abraham Palmer @abepalmer.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Come work with me at UC San Diego! An NIAAA T32 is accepting applications now! Eligibility: * Citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States (or permanent resident) * Must have PhD by Aug 15, 2026 (when the appointment starts) Apply by Dec. 31, 2025: niaaa-t32.sdsu.edu/apply/
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Todd Lencz @toddlencz.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
NOW HIRING #postdocjobs NIH funding for a #postdoc with interest in complex genetics / computation / analysis #GWAS #rarevariants #polygenicriskscores in multiple research contexts: psychiatric genomics; cognitive genomics; embryo screening... acnp.org/wp-content/u...
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Leslie Brick @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🚨 Position Alert! 🚨 I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
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Emma Johnson @ecjohnson.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Excited to share that our manuscript describing a multi-ancestry GWAS of nicotine dependence has now been published: doi.org/10.1017/S003...
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Multi-ancestral genome-wide association study of clinically defined nicotine dependence reveals strong genetic correlations with other substance use disorders and health-related traits | Psychological...
Multi-ancestral genome-wide association study of clinically defined nicotine dependence reveals strong genetic correlations with other substance use disorders and health-related traits - Volume 55
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Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
If you missed out on a spot at the other neuroscience/psychoactive drug GRCs this summer, we still have spots open at the Cannabinoid GRC with an exciting program ranging from clinical to pre-clinical to big data to society! Register today! grc.org/cannabinoid-... RT please!
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Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) @pgcgenetics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) @pgcgenetics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
‪Attending the 2025 @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social Meeting in Atlanta? Be sure to check out some exciting work from members of the PGC-SUD working group:
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Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) @pgcgenetics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
‪Attending the @rsaofficial.bsky.social meeting in New Orleans? Be sure to check out some exciting work from members of the PGC-SUD working group:
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Emma Johnson @ecjohnson.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Going to #CPDD2025 and interested in using the All of Us Research Program for substance use research? Come to our workshop tomorrow at 4:30 pm, where we'll have a demonstration of the researcher workbench & presentation of AoU research. Link to register: forms.office.com/g/JkQqtyztAy
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/04/2025
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
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David Baranger @davidbaranger.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The BEAR Lab will be opening it's doors in July at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and we are looking for our first Research Tech! This position will help with funded MRI studies looking at the brain and alcohol use. More info: bearlab.science/contact/ #neuroscience #psychology #sciencejobs
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We are actively recruiting a Research Technologist! (start date ~7/1/25) Job ad is coming soon. This position will primarily assist with funded studies examining brain function in people who drink …
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Behavior Genetics Association @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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
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Emma Johnson @ecjohnson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I'm looking forward to supporting the future of science at the Stand up for Science rally at the Missouri Capitol this Friday - hope to see lots of my fellow Missourians there! standupforscience2025.org
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
BREAKING: The NIH summer internship program (SIP) has been officially cancelled, across all institutes. It’s a sad loss for the brightest science students in America, for American science, and for future cures for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. 🧪 1/
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David Baranger @davidbaranger.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Are there any lists of which labs are hiring postbacs this year? With the IRTA program down, there are many more undergrads looking for positions! 🧪 🧠 #science #neuroscience #psychology
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Get in dorks, we're going protesting! STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL Because science is for everyone! Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/02/2025
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here? JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply? JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
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Emma Johnson @ecjohnson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Happy to share the preprint of our GWAS of DSM-defined nicotine dependence! Thanks to all my coauthors for their hard work on this, especially co-first author Dongbing Lai & my fellow PGC SUD analysts for their many helpful suggestions.
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Gita Pathak, Genomics of Aging & Psychiatry lab @gitapathak-gapslab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
#Postdoc in #Manhattan! Are you interested in applying large scale #genetic , #EHR, and #Omics ? Sinai provides housing assistance to postdocs. If NYC is on your wishlist, now is the time to apply. careers.mountsinai.org/jobs/3022509... Please spread the word.
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Sarah E Paul @sarahepaul.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Job alert! 🚨 Wash U is hiring THREE new faculty in the clinical science area (senior-level DCT and 2 Assistant Professors)!! I’m a 5th year student in the program and cannot speak highly enough about the support and collegiality found in the department! psych.wustl.edu/available-jo...
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