Kerli Ilves
@kerliilv.bsky.social
Junior research fellow in health behaviour genetics • Project manager in applied social sciences research • Behavioural scientist
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University of Tartu • National Institute for Health Development
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University of Tartu • National Institute for Health Development
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Kerli Ilves
@kerliilv.bsky.social
· May 27
Extremely excited to share the first effort of the Revived Genomics of Personality Consortium: A highly-powered, comprehensive GWAS of the Big Five personality traits in 1.14 million participants from 46 cohorts. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Honoured to have had the chance to contribute to this massive effort with such an inspiring team! Let's take genetics x personality to the next level ⚡
Dataset and code are available from OSF. Let’s build similar data-maps as have been done in other fields!
osf.io/8z3b6/?view_...
osf.io/8z3b6/?view_...
OSF
osf.io
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Dataset and code are available from OSF. Let’s build similar data-maps as have been done in other fields!
osf.io/8z3b6/?view_...
osf.io/8z3b6/?view_...
This is the first comprehensive cross-domain personality profile mapping akin to neurosynth.org or epigraphdb.org. We encourage personality scientists to try out our pipeline on their own phenotypes of interest that have published NEO PI facet-level profiles!
Neurosynth
neurosynth.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is the first comprehensive cross-domain personality profile mapping akin to neurosynth.org or epigraphdb.org. We encourage personality scientists to try out our pipeline on their own phenotypes of interest that have published NEO PI facet-level profiles!
We also introduced novel statistical methods to estimate correlation between profiles obtained from different samples, and replicated Vainik et al (2020) correlations between obesity, uncontrolled eating and addictive phenotypes, controlling for varying sample sizes and facet intercorrelations.
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We also introduced novel statistical methods to estimate correlation between profiles obtained from different samples, and replicated Vainik et al (2020) correlations between obesity, uncontrolled eating and addictive phenotypes, controlling for varying sample sizes and facet intercorrelations.
The most prominent phenotypes studied over 30 years of personality psychology are maladaptive profiles, with little representation for a range of healthy or normative profiles. Just like media is prone to negative news, personality psychologists are attracted to problematic phenotypes!
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The most prominent phenotypes studied over 30 years of personality psychology are maladaptive profiles, with little representation for a range of healthy or normative profiles. Just like media is prone to negative news, personality psychologists are attracted to problematic phenotypes!
Each cluster was then compared to an expert-rated ‘healthy’ personality profile obtained from Bleidorn et al (2020), suggesting that three biggest clusters of phenotypes strongly deviate from this desired personality type.
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Each cluster was then compared to an expert-rated ‘healthy’ personality profile obtained from Bleidorn et al (2020), suggesting that three biggest clusters of phenotypes strongly deviate from this desired personality type.
Using hierarchical cluster analysis, we found the most prominent NEO PI profiles to cluster into 5 dominant groups, naming them based on their unique Big Five dynamics and phenotypes they consisted of.
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Using hierarchical cluster analysis, we found the most prominent NEO PI profiles to cluster into 5 dominant groups, naming them based on their unique Big Five dynamics and phenotypes they consisted of.
We systematically collected 311 NEO PI facet-level published profiles across domains, standardised them to Pearson’s r, meta-aggregated duplicates and ran a cluster analysis on resulting 162 distinct phenotypes. The combined sample size of this was about 100 000!
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We systematically collected 311 NEO PI facet-level published profiles across domains, standardised them to Pearson’s r, meta-aggregated duplicates and ran a cluster analysis on resulting 162 distinct phenotypes. The combined sample size of this was about 100 000!
Ever wondered whether we could map personality profiles as we do with genetic or brain data? We applied a similar method to explore similarities and differences of NEO PI profiles in our fresh-out paper. Here’s what we found 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Unity and Diversity of NEO-PI Personality Profiles of 162 Phenotypes - Kerli Ilves, Yueh en Wang, Kenn Konstabel, Ants Adamson, Kersten Kõrge, Aire Raidvee, Alain Dagher, René Mõttus, Uku Vainik, 2025
For over 30 years, detailed personality-phenotype association profiles based on the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI) have been published, yet the phenotype pr...
journals.sagepub.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Ever wondered whether we could map personality profiles as we do with genetic or brain data? We applied a similar method to explore similarities and differences of NEO PI profiles in our fresh-out paper. Here’s what we found 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Vahetasin Med24 intervjuus mõtteid ses osas, et miks pelgalt teadmine sellest, kuidas oleks tervislik käituda tihti tegeliku käitumise muutuseni ei vii..
med24.ee/uudised/kuid...
med24.ee/uudised/kuid...
Kuidas isiksus tervisekäitumist kujundab? Doktorant Kerli Ilves selgitab geeni- ja käitumisteaduse piiril toimuvat
Kuigi teame krooniliste haiguste riskitegurite ja elustiili seoste kohta iga päevaga üha enam, seisavad arstid igapäevaselt silmitsi küsimusega: miks ei vii teadmised muutuseni? Tartu Ülikooli doktora...
med24.ee
December 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Vahetasin Med24 intervjuus mõtteid ses osas, et miks pelgalt teadmine sellest, kuidas oleks tervislik käituda tihti tegeliku käitumise muutuseni ei vii..
med24.ee/uudised/kuid...
med24.ee/uudised/kuid...
⏰ 🎤 Eile sain panna proovile oma teaduskommunikatsiooni oskused - kell läks käima ja mul oli 3 minutit, et selgitada, mida ja miks ma oma doktorantuuris uurin. Väärt kogemus & II koht! 🥈 #3MT
Kui tahaksid ka 3 minutiga teada, millega tegelen, siis👇
uttv.ee/naita?id=38498
Kui tahaksid ka 3 minutiga teada, millega tegelen, siis👇
uttv.ee/naita?id=38498
UTTV
uttv.ee
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
⏰ 🎤 Eile sain panna proovile oma teaduskommunikatsiooni oskused - kell läks käima ja mul oli 3 minutit, et selgitada, mida ja miks ma oma doktorantuuris uurin. Väärt kogemus & II koht! 🥈 #3MT
Kui tahaksid ka 3 minutiga teada, millega tegelen, siis👇
uttv.ee/naita?id=38498
Kui tahaksid ka 3 minutiga teada, millega tegelen, siis👇
uttv.ee/naita?id=38498
Aitäh asjaliku kokkuvõtte eest sel teemal! 🙏
blurbay.com/tavakodanik/...
blurbay.com/tavakodanik/...
BlurBay
blurbay.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Aitäh asjaliku kokkuvõtte eest sel teemal! 🙏
blurbay.com/tavakodanik/...
blurbay.com/tavakodanik/...
Honoured to have had the chance to contribute to this massive effort with such an inspiring team! Let's take genetics x personality to the next level ⚡
Extremely excited to share the first effort of the Revived Genomics of Personality Consortium: A highly-powered, comprehensive GWAS of the Big Five personality traits in 1.14 million participants from 46 cohorts. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Honoured to have had the chance to contribute to this massive effort with such an inspiring team! Let's take genetics x personality to the next level ⚡
Potential break-through in measures of UPF in diet!
Molecules in urine and blood can reveal how much of a person’s diet comes from ultra-processed foods
https://go.nature.com/3YUfWIt
https://go.nature.com/3YUfWIt
How much ultra-processed food do you eat? Blood and urine record it
Nature - Samples could provide an objective measure of diets and help to unravel their contribution to disease.
go.nature.com
May 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Potential break-through in measures of UPF in diet!
Reposted by Kerli Ilves
Very excited to give a virtual talk as part of the
@eshg.bsky.social
webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...
@eshg.bsky.social
webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...
April 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Very excited to give a virtual talk as part of the
@eshg.bsky.social
webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...
@eshg.bsky.social
webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...
Jah, palun! www.err.ee/1609666886/t...
mitte_tallinn: vaikne ja roheline Pariis. "Parem linn" – Edasi - Innustav ja hariv ajakiri
Linnaruumiaktivist mitte_tallinn toob eeskujuks Pariisi, mis on pööranud rohelise ja vaikse linna radadele. Ilmselt on iga lugeja kuulnud […]
edasi.org
April 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Jah, palun! www.err.ee/1609666886/t...
Reposted by Kerli Ilves
This issue is packed with interesting stuff (and not saying that because I have a v short commentary in it!). There's papers on how food environments are changing, food policy and UPFs, the role of corporations etc. Unfortunately, few papers are open access ☹️...
March issue: food environments and human health in focus
www.nature.com/collections/...
www.nature.com/collections/...
March 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This issue is packed with interesting stuff (and not saying that because I have a v short commentary in it!). There's papers on how food environments are changing, food policy and UPFs, the role of corporations etc. Unfortunately, few papers are open access ☹️...
Neat breakdown of the complex nuances in SESxGenetics! Another proof that interdisciplinary skills&knowledge are essential to make sense of this world. Thank you @dr-appie.bsky.social and co!
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 👇🏽
Link: rdcu.be/efacK
Thread below 👇🏽
March 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Neat breakdown of the complex nuances in SESxGenetics! Another proof that interdisciplinary skills&knowledge are essential to make sense of this world. Thank you @dr-appie.bsky.social and co!
I had waited for about a year for this Estonian folktronic bliss to be released, thank you NOËP 🎶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWU-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWU-...
Kodu poole
YouTube video by NOËP - Topic
www.youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I had waited for about a year for this Estonian folktronic bliss to be released, thank you NOËP 🎶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWU-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWU-...
Highly recommended for yet another day of Rgrind! 😌
Finishing up a backlog of committee work by listening to an eight hour set of music to refine to (I hope this does not take me eight hours to finish) youtu.be/JRnDYB28bL8?...
Severance — Music To Refine To feat. ODESZA | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
youtu.be
March 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Highly recommended for yet another day of Rgrind! 😌
More often than not I'm not excited to hit the the gym for my calisthenics and resistance band workouts, but reminders like this help to keep me committed! 💪
🧪#SciComm
Muscle loss is associated with various health issues and accelerated during aging.
The good news is that resistance training can offset muscle loss. Simple tools like resistance bands make this type of exercise accessible.
🔗 https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP091937
Muscle loss is associated with various health issues and accelerated during aging.
The good news is that resistance training can offset muscle loss. Simple tools like resistance bands make this type of exercise accessible.
🔗 https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP091937
February 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
More often than not I'm not excited to hit the the gym for my calisthenics and resistance band workouts, but reminders like this help to keep me committed! 💪
Reposted by Kerli Ilves
📢You are interested in social-science genetics, equality of opportunity, social mobility, and skill formation?
🚨Join us for the 4th ESSGN conference!
👉When? May 22-23, 2025
👉Where? Bristol!
👉More info? essgn.org/essgn-confer...
👉Submissions? cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ESSGN2025/
🚨Join us for the 4th ESSGN conference!
👉When? May 22-23, 2025
👉Where? Bristol!
👉More info? essgn.org/essgn-confer...
👉Submissions? cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ESSGN2025/
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…
essgn.org
February 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
📢You are interested in social-science genetics, equality of opportunity, social mobility, and skill formation?
🚨Join us for the 4th ESSGN conference!
👉When? May 22-23, 2025
👉Where? Bristol!
👉More info? essgn.org/essgn-confer...
👉Submissions? cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ESSGN2025/
🚨Join us for the 4th ESSGN conference!
👉When? May 22-23, 2025
👉Where? Bristol!
👉More info? essgn.org/essgn-confer...
👉Submissions? cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ESSGN2025/
Sel nädalal tähistame nii Naised Teaduses päeva kui sõbrapäeva, mis on mõlemad mu arust väga vinged asjad, mida tähistada! Selle puhul jagasime suurepärase @klehto.bsky.social ja genoomika instituudiga mõne mõtte sõbralikkusest geenides ja keskkonnas 💝
TÜ genoomika instituut
𝟯 𝗺𝗼̃𝘁𝗲𝘁 | 𝗞𝘂𝗶 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗷𝘂 𝘀𝗼̃𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗯 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼̃𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗸𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁? 🧬🩷
🩷𝗜𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗯 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝘂𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝘀𝗼̃𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗸𝘀. Tervisekäitumise geneetika nooremteaduri Kerli Ilvese sõnul on oma isiksuse muutmine...
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February 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Sel nädalal tähistame nii Naised Teaduses päeva kui sõbrapäeva, mis on mõlemad mu arust väga vinged asjad, mida tähistada! Selle puhul jagasime suurepärase @klehto.bsky.social ja genoomika instituudiga mõne mõtte sõbralikkusest geenides ja keskkonnas 💝
Reposted by Kerli Ilves
🧪🍎📃 #medsky
While many know that restrictive diets can cause nutrient deficiencies, not everyone is aware that overeating can too.
This study showed that overweight & obese children and young adults have a higher risk of iron deficiency (but not zinc or vitamin A deficiency).
🔗 shorturl.at/kS7ac
While many know that restrictive diets can cause nutrient deficiencies, not everyone is aware that overeating can too.
This study showed that overweight & obese children and young adults have a higher risk of iron deficiency (but not zinc or vitamin A deficiency).
🔗 shorturl.at/kS7ac
February 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🧪🍎📃 #medsky
While many know that restrictive diets can cause nutrient deficiencies, not everyone is aware that overeating can too.
This study showed that overweight & obese children and young adults have a higher risk of iron deficiency (but not zinc or vitamin A deficiency).
🔗 shorturl.at/kS7ac
While many know that restrictive diets can cause nutrient deficiencies, not everyone is aware that overeating can too.
This study showed that overweight & obese children and young adults have a higher risk of iron deficiency (but not zinc or vitamin A deficiency).
🔗 shorturl.at/kS7ac
Reposted by Kerli Ilves
We addressed the classic 🐔or the🥚question:
Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around.
🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2
Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around.
🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2
<em>Child Development</em> | SRCD Journal | Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to test the directionality of influence between reading comprehension (RC) and print exposure (PE), thereby estimating genetic and environmental effects of this relation...
shorturl.at
January 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
We addressed the classic 🐔or the🥚question:
Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around.
🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2
Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around.
🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2
Reposted by Kerli Ilves
The same in science communication
The most important thing I can tell everyone that I've learned from being a YouTuber who explains how stuff works is that each and every time I thought "this is common knowledge and doesn't need to be explained" I was wrong.
February 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The same in science communication