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Very happy to share a paper from my PhD combining twin and genomic data to test causality. Key message: there appears to be a 2-way (causal) traffic between sexuality-related stress, and psychological distress/risky sexual behaviour. link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s…

Just published: Our YASSER Annual Research Review "Towards a deeper understanding of nature and nurture: combining family-based quasi-experimental methods with genomic data" with coauthors Dr Yasmin Ahmadzadeh @RosaCheesman doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.1…

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Very pleased to share our recent paper showing that sexual minority status causes higher psychological distress through victimisation; and childhood gender nonconformity minimises the feedback effect of psychological distress on sexuality-related stress. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

My The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Therapy about genetics and mental health now released. Enjoyed chatting to Alex Curmi about numbers and psychiatry, and bringing our clinical//research perspectives closer together Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/int… Video: ⬇️

Issue 2 of the SGDP Centre Alumni Newsletter is now out, celebrating our April event at SGDP Centre KCL Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience We awarded PhD Gottesman Shields Prizes to Dr Yasmin Ahmadzadeh & Olakunle Oginni, talks from Peter McGuffin, Essi Viding 📢Join the alumni network forms.office.com/pages/response…

So gutted to have missed graduation for these two. Many congratulations @MegSkelton1 and Alicia Peel, was such a pleasure working with each of you. Hope you had a lovely time celebrating. SGDP Centre KCL Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience King's College London

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We know that mental health issues are more common in the LGBT community. Here Olakunle Oginni discusses how genetic methods can help understand this association. SGDP Centre KCL

In part 2, Grace describes her Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) work with TEDS participants to investigate ways of improving diversity and inclusion in research. Read more here 👇 blogs.kcl.ac.uk/editlab/2023/1…

What a fantastic postdoc opportunity!!

The International Statistical Genetics Workshop, annually held in Boulder, has its video lectures and practicals organized on a user-friendly website accessible to the global community, which will be further expanded as the field evolves 🧬📏 colorado.edu/ibg/isgw-online

To celebrate #PrideMonth we are delighted to publish a piece from Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience academic Dr Qazi Rahman on #mentalhealth in #LGBTQ+ More coming soon… inspirethemind.org/post/understan…

At the BGA dinner - Dr. Valerie Knopik giving a great, touching presidential speech. Calling out kindness to junior colleagues, mentoring and it's importance. #BGA2024

Do children cause the cognitive stimulation they receive? 🧬🧠 Alexandra Starr, Olakunle Oginni, and Hungry Mind Lab model the directions of causality in 15,314 children from the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS): link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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BGA 2025 Annual Meeting – Abstract submission is OPEN! 🗓 Deadline: February 16, 2025 📍 Atlanta, USA 🇺🇸 Submit your symposium, oral presentation, or poster here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/77291/s… Don't miss out – see you there! 🧬🤸‍♀️