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

I'm in the London Genetics Network annual meeting. First up is Sanjay Sisodiya, who is talking about genetic complexity in a monogenic epilepsy

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

As we continue to celebrate the life of our colleague, mentor and friend, Prof Dan Stein, we invite our community to share messages, memories, publications, photos etc on his Kudoboard linked below: www.kudoboard.com/boards/LL8Zv... 1/2

Wishing the @pgc-africa.bsky.social community a joyful, restful and peaceful holiday season As we reflect on the year, we are grateful for the collaboration, commitment, and shared vision strengthening psychiatric genetics research across Africa and beyond We wish you a hopeful and impactful 2026

An exciting opportunity is coming up in early January to learn about scientifically accurate and ethically responsible science communication; a crucial topic particularly among underrepresented populations such as those in Africa See the poster below for details #Science #Communication

PGC Africa is deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague, Professor Dan Stein, has passed away. 1/4

As we draw 2025 to a close, we would like to thank all the brilliant @pgc-africa.bsky.social scientists who shared their work with us in the second half of 2025. We look forward to more collaborative and productive exchanges in 2026! 👏🏽🎉 #AzmerawAmare #AnanyoChoudhury #AminaAbubakar

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Prof Amina Abubakar from the Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development join this month's virtual meeting 📆20th November 2025 ⏲️9AM ET | 2PM GMT | 3PM WAT | 4PM SAST | 5PM EAT Details in the flyer below #ADHD #PGCAfrica

Attending the @ldngenenet.bsky.social summer lecture @ucl.ac.uk by Abdel Abdellaoui

🚨PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Dr @olivia-wootton.bsky.social from Dr @hilarycmartin.bsky.social's group @sangerinstitute.bsky.social join the 5th virtual PGCAfrica meeting of 2025 📆 26th June 2025 ⏰ 2PM GMT|2PM WAT|3PM CAT|4PM EAT 📢 Details in the flyer #PGCAfrica

Attending the Genomic Diversity Symposium at @qmullibrary.bsky.social Looking forward to a day of thought-provoking discussions on driving actionable solutions for inclusive genomics.

Our paper on the theoretical properties of SNP heritability in admixed populations is out in Genetics: academic.oup.com/genetics/adv... with @jinguohuang.bsky.social, @nicole-kleman.bsky.social , Saonli Basu, and Mark Shriver

Pleasure to work on the coding team, including introducing eating disorder diagnostic algorithms to @ukbiobank.bsky.social with @topherhuebel.bsky.social & Zhaoying Yu 🕺 Thanks to Katrina Davis & @jonicoleman.bsky.social

"This work is a first step in using health records to define and predict SSRI drug responses." - Professor Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social is Deputy Lead of our Trials, Genomics and Prediction theme, and the research was supported by @nihr.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social 👇

You have my £1 to kickstart the drive 🥲

Pleased to have presented a poster on our work aimed at disentangling the genetics of perinatal depression from MDD at the just concluded #ESHG2025 in beautiful Milan 1/4

New publication alert. Elated to have been part of the coding team for this effort. Thanks to Katrina Davis for the excellent leadership on this. Thanks @jonicoleman.bsky.social too!!

Don't miss out! Happening tomorrow live on Zoom 👇🏽

Justified standing ovation for Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó at #ESHG2025 She shared her adventurous scientific life and life lessons like "If you want to do something, you find a way. If not, you find excuses", and reminded us scientists to thank our near and dear because "they suffer a little bit"

Did you know just how intertwined anxiety and depression can be? Studies show that >60% of people with anxiety also experience depression, and vice versa. This is called #comorbidity (1/4)

Enjoying the last presentations of the day at #eshg25 @eshg.bsky.social,where Fischer and Burgess gave excellent overviews of the foundations, recommendations and pitfalls of Mendelian randomisation (MR).

Please come and visit me at my poster today！

Final day (for me) of #eshg2025. I will be talking on using social media for communication and research at 14.15 - where, according to the agenda, I will have to impersonate @doctorveera.bsky.social!

Group poster today from @jaredgm.bsky.social on genetics of perinatal depression. Jared is a DepGenAfrica postdoc - he is looking for collaborators with African PND data also. Visit poster P018.085D today at 4pm! #eshg2025

Come let’s talk PND and #depression genetics; and importantly #African genetics too, and what we can do to improve our understanding of these phenotypes among African ancestry populations

In Milan, Italy, for a visit to the San Siro stadium, Duomo of Milan, Leonardo’s Last Supper….and importantly the @eshg.bsky.social #ESHG2025 🥳 1/4

Excited to be at #eshg2025 in Milano - come see the posters from my group tomorrow and Monday

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Dr Oliver Matshabane from @suhealthsci.bsky.social join the 4th virtual PGC Africa meeting of 2025 📆 29th May 2025 ⏰ 2PM GMT | 2PM WAT | 3PM CAT | 4PM EAT 📣 More details on the flyer below #Neuroethics #Neuropsychiatry #Africa

Today marks the last day of the @pgc-africa.bsky.social takeover 🥳✨ Thank you for following along over the past two weeks! We hope we have given you a glimpse into the incredible research led by #African researchers living both in Africa 🌍 and around the world. 1/6

Today we highlight work by one of @pgc-africa.bsky.social members, Dr Callistus Akinleye, a senior lecturer in Dept of community medicine at Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria🇳🇬. He is also an epidemiologist & medical statistician 1/13

Don't miss out! Happening tomorrow live on Zoom 👇🏽

As we forge towards increasing #representation in #genomics, I believe we should equally be keen on making genomics literacy #accessible a priority. Let us remember that if the general #public cannot understand what the science means/does, they wont readily consent to studies in the first place. 1/3

🚨Next up is an update by @oviidaniel.bsky.social of @pums-poznan.bsky.social on #stress_related #bipolardisorder 1/7

#GoodFriday! For the remaining period of the @pgc-africa.bsky.social takeover, we will highlight work done by various working groups and members. Please follow @pgc-africa.bsky.social to receive updates from our members beyond this PGC takeover 🎉 1/4

To top it off, two African scientists Dr Niran Okewole and Prof Sian Hemmings were elected as LMIC representatives to the @ispg.bsky.social board on the final day of #WCPG2024 👏🏽 Huge congratulations to both! 6/10

To access the portal; 🔗 Visit: psychgenafrica.org 💡 Join the movement: #PsychGenAfrica #AfricanGenomics #MentalHealthAfrica #PGCAfrica #OpenScience 5/10

Another #WCPG2024 conference highlight was the launch of the new #PsychGenAfrica web portal by Dr Itunu Isewon which we're proud to introduce!🎉; a hub for #African-led research advancing psychiatric genomics across the continent 4/10

These awards highlight the growing impact and visibility of African researchers in global psychiatric genomics. 👏🏽 Congratulations to all! This is African science on the world stage! #PGCAfrica #GlobalRecognition #WCPG2024 #ScienceInAfrica 3/10

We kick off this segment by acknowledging @pgc-africa.bsky.social members who were prize winners at #WCPG2024 conference in Singapore 🏅ECIP Oral Presentation Award-Dr Lerato Majara 🏅ECIP Poster Presentation Award-Dr @nadineparker.bsky.social 🏅Hugh Garling Memorial Award-Megan Campbell 2/10

🎉 In today’s thread we are celebrating exciting achievements from our members, including recent promotions, appointments and grant/conference awards. Stay tuned as we highlight their success stories 👏🏽🌍 #PGCAfrica #ScienceInAfrica 1/10

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Dr Lerato Majara from the Martin Lab @genetisaur.bsky.social, @broadinstitute.org join our 3rd virtual meeting of 2025 📆 24th April 2025 ⏲️ 2PM GMT | 2PM WAT | 3PM CAT | 4PM EAT 📢 More details on the flyer below #Psychosis #Africa #GWAS

🚨 Training materials now open! Missed the #PGCAfricaAI2025 workshop? No problem-you can now access: Introductory slides on AI/ML in genomics Hands-on Python & R tutorials Hands-on tasks on Generative AI models like ChatGPT Ethical reflections in African genomic science 5/6

Today we’re sharing highlights from the @pgc-africa.bsky.social #AI Workshop held during the 15th African Society of Human Genetics Conference and the 1st Ugandan Society of Human Genetics and Bioinformatics Conference in Uganda 🇺🇬 1/6

🎉Hello and welcome to the PGC Africa Working Group takeover 🎉 For the next 2 weeks, we will share with you exciting updates from @pgc-africa.bsky.social brought to you by @jaredgm.bsky.social and Ofure Ubah 1/4

Paper published: first output from our Wellcome Trust Mental Health Award, AMBER, on how UK Biobank participants report on whether antidepressants helped their depression. tl;dr 75% said SSRI antidepressants helped them feel better ➡️ Paper in Psychological Medicine bit.ly/4ifjcWC 🧵

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Dr @nadineparker.bsky.social from Norment, University of Oslo, join the 2nd virtual PGC Africa meeting of 2025 📆27th March 2025 ⏰1PM GMT | 2PM WAT | 3PM CAT | 4PM EAT 📢More details on the flyer below #Africa #Genetics #DrugTreatments

To start 2025 on a cheerful note, the SGDP Centre, @kingsioppn.bsky.social are 'dopamine dressing'. Today - 🟥red, 16th Jan -🟦blue, 23rd Jan - 🟩green, 30th Jan - 🏳️‍🌈any bright colour. Even socks count!

To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay2025 @drniamhryan.bsky.social and @jmkyang.bsky.social have been contacting some of the incredible #WomeninSTEM working in the PGC! Stay tuned as we hear about their research, goals and some of the women who have supported their journeys. #WomenSupportingWomen

We asked three chairs of PGC Working Groups: what is the goal for their research this year? @niamhmullins.bsky.social, Barbara Franke and @egatkinson.bsky.social #womeninSTEM #InternationalWomensDay2025