Aboard the HMS Hardy-Wijnberg with @dr-appie.bsky.social and @margotvdweijer.bsky.social

How much do people know and understand what their administrative and health data is used for? Another story of consent for genetic data use this week.

New pre-print online: Imputing parental genotypes through Mendelian Imputation: Ethical and Legal Considerations osf.io/preprints/ps...

The BGA Public Science committee has published its second statement, 'BGA Statement on Polygenic Embryo Selection'. Read more on the BGA website: bga.org/content.aspx...

New paper out in psychological medicine where we explore the brain volume reductions as a potential mechanism underlying effects of smoking on psychiatric disease liability! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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...

ICYMI: decision to cut 5 international bachelor psychology programs in NL poses serious threat to psych science nationally & internationally, given how much research conducted here has historically punched above its weight in terms of per-capita output. eiko-fried.com/nl-psycholog...

No posts yet but this is a grassroots network of Amsterdam geneticists, crosses disciplines, institutions & career stage. All run out of passion on a shoestring budget. Great way to strike up collaborations!