(6/6) Dr. @nscorralfrias.bsky.social will discuss the LAGC-MDD’s meta-analytic GWAS efforts, followed by Dr. @roseannpeterson.bsky.social remarks on the importance of including ancestrally diverse populations in psychiatric genomics. #WCPG2025 #LAGC #PsychiatricGenomics

(2/6) Latin America has one of the highest global rates of MDD (~12%) yet remains underrepresented in psychiatric genetics. This session explores new findings addressing that gap through cross-ancestry research. #WCPG2025 #LAGC

Congratulations to #LanieMullins, PhD student #VCU_VIPBG, on receiving the Rising Star Award at #BGA2025 🎉 Her poster using #UKBiobank data linked immune system markers (MLR/NLR) to depression, with NLR emerging as a stronger predictor in older adults.

🚨 New paper out! In a collaboration across MVP, FinnGen & UK Biobank, we conducted a phenome-wide study of sex chromosome trisomies (SCT) in 1.5M participants. Findings reveal shared disease risks across SCT. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New preprint🌍 Our trans-ancestry GWAS in UK Biobank uncovers novel risk loci for major depression, improving genetic insights across populations. 🔗: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... @madhurbsingh.bsky.social @gentyae.bsky.social @pbb319.bsky.social timbigdeli.bsky.social @roseannpeterson.bsky.social

New paper! Led by Kirsten J. M. van Hooijdonk & Jacqueline Vink, this study finds no bidirectional causal link between diet/physical activity & depression/anxiety using triangulation. No strong causal evidence! @zoereed.bsky.social @madhurbsingh.bsky.social
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🚀 New paper by @madhurbsingh.bsky.social on smoking & DNA methylation via twin-based MR using @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social data! Supervised by Mike Neale, @jennyvandongen.bsky.social, & Conor Dolan. Co-authors: @dlapato.bsky.social, @charlesbreeze.bsky.social. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s106...

Thrilled to share some amazing news— @madhurbsingh.bsky.social, supervised by Roseann Peterson, PhD, and Michael C. Neale, PhD, has been awarded VCU VIPBG's Kenneth S. Kendler Award for Excellence in Predoctoral Research!