New study on ADHD with 10,454 twins suggests adult ADHD symptoms (overall heritability ~40%) cluster under a general dimension shaped by unique environmental factors. Inattention and hyperactivity subtypes also show distinct genetic influences 🧬🧠 Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Behavior Genetics Special Issue alert! 🚨 This special issue explores the broader impact, (mis)understanding, and implications of behavioral genetics research 🧬 Submit your abstract by January 31st 2025. More info in the document below 👇

🚨Call for submissions!🚨 We're organizing a special issue on "Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science"🧬🌍 Relevant topics include: -Public outreach and education -(Mis)use and (mis)interpretations of BG research -Ethical, legal, and social issues tinyurl.com/bgpublicscience

Save the date if you're interested in exploring cutting-edge twin research in a stunning island setting! 🌴 🗓 August 10-12, 2025 📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Join us for the 8th World Congress on Twin Pregnancy & 20th ISTS Congress!

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! 🧬🤸‍♀️

Want to get out of Dodge? Do a postdoc Universitetet i Oslo! You will be using MoBa Study and registers to study intergenerational transmission and GxE for #MentalHealth and #education using Behavior Genetics Association and PGC Consortium approaches. Please share! jobbnorge.no/en/available-j…

🚨 Call for Papers: Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science 🧬📃 Exploring the broader impact, misinterpretations, and ethical implications of behavioral genetics research. 🔗 Submit a 300-word abstract by Jan 31, 2025! Full details here: link.springer.com/journal/10519/…

The BGA meeting in Atlanta will now have a hybrid option! 🌍🎥 We've also reopened abstract submissions for 2 weeks, with a hard deadline of March 14, 2025. Join us in person or virtually for a fantastic meeting! Register here: auth.oxfordabstracts.com/?redirect=/sta… #BGA2025

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?p…

Attending the 2025 Behavior Genetics Association Meeting in Atlanta? Be sure to check out some exciting work from members of the PGC-SUD working group:

🚨 New paper out in Behavior Genetics Association ! We introduce a novel extended pedigree model to isolate and estimate the effects of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) on human traits using extended pedigrees. First authored by my student Xuanyu Lyu 🧬📈 doi.org/10.1007/s10519… 🧵👇