Behavior Genetics Association

📸 BGA Banquet, London, England, 29 June 2024 🇬🇧 Don't miss the next one in Atlanta! 🇺🇸 bga.org

🚨 New paper out in @BehaviorGenetic ! We introduce a novel extended pedigree model to isolate and estimate the effects of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) on human traits using extended pedigrees. First authored by my student @LyuXuanyu 🧬📈 doi.org/10.1007/s10519… 🧵👇

Attending the 2025 @BehaviorGenetic Meeting in Atlanta? Be sure to check out some exciting work from members of the PGC-SUD working group:

Our public science committee published its first statement, 'against misuse of behavioral genetics research' on the website. Read it now on the website ⬇️ bga.org/content.aspx?p…

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=/sta… #BGA2025

🚨 Call for Papers: Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science 🧬📃 Exploring the broader impact, misinterpretations, and ethical implications of behavioral genetics research. 🔗 Submit a 300-word abstract by Jan 31, 2025! Full details here: link.springer.com/journal/10519/…

Want to get out of Dodge? Do a postdoc @UniOslo! You will be using @MoBa_study and registers to study intergenerational transmission and GxE for #MentalHealth and #education using @BehaviorGenetic and @PGCgenetics approaches. Please share! jobbnorge.no/en/available-j…

BGA 2025 Annual Meeting – Abstract submission is OPEN! 🗓 Deadline: February 16, 2025 📍 Atlanta, USA 🇺🇸 Submit your symposium, oral presentation, or poster here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/77291/s… Don't miss out – see you there! 🧬🤸‍♀️

Save the date if you're interested in exploring cutting-edge twin research in a stunning island setting! 🌴 🗓 August 10-12, 2025 📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Join us for the 8th World Congress on Twin Pregnancy & 20th ISTS Congress!

🚨Call for submissions!🚨 We're organizing a special issue on "Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science"🧬🌍 Relevant topics include: -Public outreach and education -(Mis)use and (mis)interpretations of BG research -Ethical, legal, and social issues tinyurl.com/bgpublicscience

Behavior Genetics Special Issue alert! 🚨 This special issue explores the broader impact, (mis)understanding, and implications of behavioral genetics research 🧬 Submit your abstract by January 31st 2025. More info in the document below 👇

New study on ADHD with 10,454 twins suggests adult ADHD symptoms (overall heritability ~40%) cluster under a general dimension shaped by unique environmental factors. Inattention and hyperactivity subtypes also show distinct genetic influences 🧬🧠 Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, November 13, 4:00-5:00 PM, US Eastern Time, the BGA Public Science Committee will be co-hosting an online symposium on the misuse of behavioral genetics research with @IBANGStweets 🧬 Registration details will be provided soon 👀

Congrats to Dirk Pelt, Inga Schwabe, Meike Bartels for winning the 2023 Editors’ Choice Award in Behavior Genetics! 🏆 Check out their paper, 'Bias in Gene-by-Environment Interaction Effects with Sum Scores: An Application to Well-being Phenotypes,' here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#AcademicJob 🧬👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Asst/Prof in @BehaviorGenetic / #MolecularGenetics @NTRscience @VUamsterdam! Build yr research line in twin family-based and multi-omics studies, manage omics data, & teach. Permanent staff position! No Dutch required. Deadline 17 Oct. workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/assi…

In June, Prof Peter McGuffin posthumously received the Dobzhansky Award at the @BehaviorGenetic Annual Meeting. The session featured his string quartet composition, performed by @heathquartet, and a eulogy by Prof @anita_thapar1 🔗Watch the recording: kcl.ac.uk/news/professor…

After 23 years, we thank John Hewitt and Christina Hewitt for their extraordinary service as Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of Behavior Genetics ❤️ We warmly welcome Valerie Knopik as our new Editor-in-Chief, and look forward to the next chapter! link.springer.com/article/10.100…