Kelli Lehto
@klehto.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor in neuropsychiatric genetics
https://genomics.ut.ee/en/research-group-neuropsychiatric-genomics
Mental health | genomics | Estonian Biobank | University of Tartu
https://genomics.ut.ee/en/research-group-neuropsychiatric-genomics
Mental health | genomics | Estonian Biobank | University of Tartu
🎉 Come to see @triinuvarvas.bsky.social poster nr W56 at #wcpg2025 today!
Also, we are recruiting in 2026 and if you are interested in PhD or postdoc positions to work with the fantastic Estonian Biobank data then get in touch or fill out the interest form here ➡️ genomics.ut.ee/en/research-...
Also, we are recruiting in 2026 and if you are interested in PhD or postdoc positions to work with the fantastic Estonian Biobank data then get in touch or fill out the interest form here ➡️ genomics.ut.ee/en/research-...
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🎉 Come to see @triinuvarvas.bsky.social poster nr W56 at #wcpg2025 today!
Also, we are recruiting in 2026 and if you are interested in PhD or postdoc positions to work with the fantastic Estonian Biobank data then get in touch or fill out the interest form here ➡️ genomics.ut.ee/en/research-...
Also, we are recruiting in 2026 and if you are interested in PhD or postdoc positions to work with the fantastic Estonian Biobank data then get in touch or fill out the interest form here ➡️ genomics.ut.ee/en/research-...
I am extremely honored and beyond excited to share that I have been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant! 🚀.🧬 🧠 💻
Grateful for the support of my colleagues and mentors — and excited for the journey ahead!
Grateful for the support of my colleagues and mentors — and excited for the journey ahead!
Are adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) features truly the same as childhood ADHD?
Kelli Letho, a new ERC Starting Grantee at the University of Tartu will dissect the causal mechanisms of adult ADHD features
More 👉 buff.ly/nci5eve
#ERCStG #FontierResearch @klehto.bsky.social
Kelli Letho, a new ERC Starting Grantee at the University of Tartu will dissect the causal mechanisms of adult ADHD features
More 👉 buff.ly/nci5eve
#ERCStG #FontierResearch @klehto.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am extremely honored and beyond excited to share that I have been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant! 🚀.🧬 🧠 💻
Grateful for the support of my colleagues and mentors — and excited for the journey ahead!
Grateful for the support of my colleagues and mentors — and excited for the journey ahead!
Reposted by Kelli Lehto
🎉(1/4) Excited to share that our latest paper is now published!
We investigated genetic factors linked to antidepressant side effects in 13,000 individuals from the @estbiobank.bsky.social , leveraging data from questionnaires and clinical notes using NLP.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We investigated genetic factors linked to antidepressant side effects in 13,000 individuals from the @estbiobank.bsky.social , leveraging data from questionnaires and clinical notes using NLP.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genetic influences on antidepressant side effects: a CYP2C19 gene variation and polygenic risk study in the Estonian Biobank - European Journal of Human Genetics
European Journal of Human Genetics - Genetic influences on antidepressant side effects: a CYP2C19 gene variation and polygenic risk study in the Estonian Biobank
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🎉(1/4) Excited to share that our latest paper is now published!
We investigated genetic factors linked to antidepressant side effects in 13,000 individuals from the @estbiobank.bsky.social , leveraging data from questionnaires and clinical notes using NLP.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We investigated genetic factors linked to antidepressant side effects in 13,000 individuals from the @estbiobank.bsky.social , leveraging data from questionnaires and clinical notes using NLP.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New blog post on inattention problems and life satisfaction links by our team ⬇️📣🧠
𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀🔍 #Inattention isn’t just an #ADHD symptom - it’s a transdiagnostic risk factor. In a study of 80,000 adults, attention problems predicted lower satisfaction with work, health, relationships, and meaningfulness of life
#MentalHealth
👉 Read the full blog: timespan.eu/out-of-focus...
#MentalHealth
👉 Read the full blog: timespan.eu/out-of-focus...
May 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
New blog post on inattention problems and life satisfaction links by our team ⬇️📣🧠
📣 New blog post on our recent paper on #ADHD genetic liability and health outcomes in people without diagnosed ADHD! @timespan-h2020.bsky.social @estbiobank.bsky.social
Recent research @estbiobank.bsky.social revealed that high genetic liability to #ADHD raises risks for 80 health conditions like #COPD (+70%), #obesity (+60%), & type 2 diabetes #T2D (+45%) - even without an ADHD diagnosis. Better screening & awareness for adults is needed!
January 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
📣 New blog post on our recent paper on #ADHD genetic liability and health outcomes in people without diagnosed ADHD! @timespan-h2020.bsky.social @estbiobank.bsky.social
We are delighted to contribute with Estonian Biobank data to this massive collaboration 🎉 So glad to see this work published! @estbiobank.bsky.social
1/n Our multi-ancestry #GWAS meta-analysis of major depression is now published in @cellpress.bsky.social.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A thread 🧵:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A thread 🧵:
January 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We are delighted to contribute with Estonian Biobank data to this massive collaboration 🎉 So glad to see this work published! @estbiobank.bsky.social
Reposted by Kelli Lehto
New study from the @pgcgenetics.bsky.social:
Multi-ancestry GWAS of MDD in over half a million cases and 4 million controls.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Multi-ancestry GWAS of MDD in over half a million cases and 4 million controls.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies
Trans-ancestry GWAS of major depression identifies 697 genetic variants and 308 genes,
implicating neural and molecular mechanisms and drug repurposing opportunities.
www.cell.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New study from the @pgcgenetics.bsky.social:
Multi-ancestry GWAS of MDD in over half a million cases and 4 million controls.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Multi-ancestry GWAS of MDD in over half a million cases and 4 million controls.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Happy to host you @dr-appie.bsky.social ❤️
Check out the presentation I gave in Estonia on the relationship between genetics and playing videogames 🎮🧬
I look forward to sharing more exciting results from this project in 2025!
youtu.be/q6NrDP1_T8s?...
I look forward to sharing more exciting results from this project in 2025!
youtu.be/q6NrDP1_T8s?...
Abdel Abdellaoui - Genetics of Video Games and Their Connections to Various Well-Being Indicators
YouTube video by EstWell
youtu.be
December 5, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Happy to host you @dr-appie.bsky.social ❤️
Happy to contribute with Estonian Biobank data to this important collaborative work on Borderline Personality Disorder 🧠🧬👩🏻💻While BPD is genetically understudied compared to other brain disorders, this paper makes significant contribution to improve the understanding of BPD!
Happy to see this finally online: we investigated the genetic association signal of Borderline Personality Disorder in a GWAS meta-analysis with >12,000 cases. We identified 6 risk loci, and investigated shared genetic risk using genetic correlations and PheWAS
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Genome-wide association study of borderline personality disorder identifies six loci and highlights shared risk with mental and somatic disorders
Environmental and genetic risk factors contribute to the development of borderline personality disorder (BPD). We conducted the largest GWAS of BPD to date, meta-analyzing data from 12,339 cases and 1...
www.medrxiv.org
November 30, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Happy to contribute with Estonian Biobank data to this important collaborative work on Borderline Personality Disorder 🧠🧬👩🏻💻While BPD is genetically understudied compared to other brain disorders, this paper makes significant contribution to improve the understanding of BPD!
Reposted by Kelli Lehto
🚨 This will become a curated list of awesome tools for complex trait genetics, **add yours**! it may become a review in which case those who contribute are invited as co-authors.
GitHub - MichelNivard/awesome-complex-trait-genetics: A list of awesome tools for complex trait genetics.
A list of awesome tools for complex trait genetics. - MichelNivard/awesome-complex-trait-genetics
github.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:21 AM
🚨 This will become a curated list of awesome tools for complex trait genetics, **add yours**! it may become a review in which case those who contribute are invited as co-authors.