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Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) @pgcgenetics.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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✨Publication alert!✨The Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC-ED) has, for the first time, identified genetic factors associated with binge eating and compared them to the genetic factors linked to anorexia nervosa. doi.org/10.1038/s442...

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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Maudsley @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New research led by @kingsioppn.bsky.social + @pgcgenetics.bsky.social is the largest genetic study of anorexia nervosa to date, and the first to compare the genetics of people with binge-eating behaviours to those without an eating disorder. www.maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/news/major-i...

Major international study marks step forward in genetic understanding of eating disorders

“This work is really important - we go beyond anorexia nervosa and start to understand the genetics of binge eating, which affects many people with eating disorders. We're hopeful that our findings will allow future research to improve
the lives of people
with all eating
disorders.”

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Frank Harrell @f2harrell.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Very nice article and demonstration. I'd like to see the addition of "chunk tests" that don't try to separate hard-to-separate predictors. @rpsychologist.com

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GWAS Catalog @gwascatalog.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Meet PEGASUS 🧬 A new community standard for reporting predicted effector genes. Making post-GWAS predictions more FAIR, comparable, and reusable across studies. Read the bioRxiv preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #GWAS #Genomics #OpenScience

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Joni Coleman @jonicoleman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Morning. I'm in the Public Science plenary at #BGA2026 @evangiangrande.bsky.social is chairing and introducing the session. First up is Camille Williams and Robbee Wedow discussing the results of the recent public science BGA/ISPG/IBANGS survey

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Joni Coleman @jonicoleman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Day 2 at #BGA2026. Had to catch up on work, so late into the presidential symposium, only caught the end of Deniz Fraemke's talk on differential roles of educational attainment PRS across West/East Germany post unification. But you can read about the work here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Last set of talks for the day at #BGA2026 (I was variously busy with bits for the previous two sessions). I'm starting with Emma Pruin, talking about family history indicators and polygenic scores for depression risk

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Finally, Jeremy Lawrence will discuss Anthropometrically Independent Genetic Architecture of Cardiac Size and Function: Evidence from GWAS-by-Subtraction via Genomic SEM #BGA2026

Next is Anaïs Thijssen, who will follow up Wouter Peyrot's plenary by discussing GDIS in more depth. Psych disorders like depression are heterogeneous. Would be value to separate subtype analysis, could identify meaningful and actionable targets for treatment.

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Next up in this symposium is Jana Hirzinger talking about Disentangling Direct and Mediated Genetic Effects on BMI Using Local Mediation Analysis. #BGA2026

Joni Coleman @jonicoleman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Back at #BGA2026, in the symposium "Untangling the Web", examining the genetic relationship between psychiatric disorders. Sophie Breunig introducing the symposium and talking first about Prioritizing Modifiable Risk Factors for Psychiatric Disorders via Genomic Structural Equation Modeling

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Standard disclaimer: conference bleets are eye-witness accounts and should be treated as such, with all the Loftus effects and reliability concerns that involves: www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-t... I don't bleet Q&As.

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Why Science Tells Us Not to Rely on Eyewitness Accounts

Eyewitness testimony is fickle and, all too often, shockingly inaccurate

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Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) @pgcgenetics.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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

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📢 New publication in @nathumbehav.nature.com from the PGC Anxiety Working Group: the largest GWAS of generalised anxiety symptoms to date, analysing ~700k across 14 cohorts. We found 74 genome-wide significant loci, 39 novel for anxiety.

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International Society of Psychiatric Genetics @ispg.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

You're invited to register for and send in your submissions to #WCPG26! The International Society of Psychiatric Genetics' annual congress will be held in Glasgow, Scotland from 29 September - 3 October. The theme - Understanding Today, Translating Tomorrow - asks us to look forward. Join us.

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Joni Coleman @jonicoleman.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Interested in how mental health develops? If your background is in psychology, biosciences, or a related field, our MSc in Developmental Psychology & Psychopathology at @kingsioppn.bsky.social could be your next step: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... Join us in September – reach out to learn more!

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Developmental Psychology & Psychopathology | King's College London

This course will develop your knowledge about genetic and environmental causes of developmental psychopathology across the lifespan.

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Statistical, Translational, and Analytic Genetics Group (KCL) @coleman-group-kcl.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Are you seeking a PhD in genomics or the application of AI to healthcare and therapeutics? Check out KCL's new PhD programme in Genome Data Science for Therapeutic Target Discovery! Apply by Saturday 28th February 2026, 23:59 GMT Details and projects: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/tar...

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Finally, Jennifer Asimit will discuss leveraging phenotypic similarity and ancestry diversity in cardiometabolic genetics. Multi trait and multi ancestry methods for fine-mapping are emerging but challenging to implement

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There are now flash talks... I will try to keep up. First is Hannah Li talking about atherosclerosis. WES of carotid-intima media thickness min/mean/max. 47k participants. Single variant + gene based rare variant testing. Functional admission and fine-mapping. Compared with previous GWAS.

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Next is Oyesola Ojewunmi discussing foetal haemoglobin (HbF) persistence in sickle cell disease (SCD). SCD is a disease of haemoglobin, with HbA replaced by HbS, causing sickling of the haemoglobin, deforming the blood cell and causing occlusions in vessels and downstream stroke and other sequelae

Dr Giorgia Michelini @giorgiamichelini.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

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📢 Calling UK mental health professionals working with neurodivergent young adults 📢 Please take part in our research on depression in neurodivergent young adults! It involves 1 individual interview and 2 focus groups (all online, £25/hour). Sign-up link: shorturl.at/r3HlO Reposts appreciated 🙏

Research opportunity!

Are you a mental health professional working with neurodivergent young adults aged 18-25?

Are you interested in research on depression in neurodivergent young adults?

To find out more and apply, follow this link https://shorturl.at/r3HlO

Individuals working with patients from minority ethnic backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.

Email e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk
if you have any questions.

This study has been approved by the Queen Mary Ethics of Research Committee
Ref: QME25. 0713

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Back after TOO MUCH COFFEEEE Onto ECR talks. First up is Eyad Elbahtety who will talk about Rare Variants in GWAS. Rare variants are neglected in GWAS because they are hard to measure with sufficient precision given typical sample sizes

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Shai Carmi @shaicarmi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Now Geli Ronald will talk about a genome wide association study of age at onset walking. Why study this age? Critical period for environment, rapid onset of developmental milestones and brain changes. Arguably under appreciated in common variant genetics.

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Nice short preprint proposing a new method to distinguish second degree relatives: half siblings vs niece/nephew avuncular pairs. Both relationships have genomic kinship of 1/4, but they can be distinguished by multiple signals: 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Next is our own Vangelis Vassos talking about the implementation of polygenic scores in psychiatry, and whether we are ready yet

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