Tinca JC Polderman

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Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.

So that is why I receive 10 review invitations per month, and it takes -by now- *years* to publish. Discouraging!

If you want to know more about autism and the genetics of autism, feel free to visit:

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So excited to share that our systematic review and meta-analysis on the autism polygenic score is now published in JAACAP Open @jaacapjournals.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

A (long) thread of our main findings ⤵️

Thanks to all co-authors for collaborating, it was a true pleasure!

Extremely proud of @mmdewit.bsky.social for leading this comprehensive study on the #autism #polygenic score. Check out the interactive tool to easily find the association with your phenotype of interest!

We are currently looking for new collaborators with genotyping and autism data in order to increase our sample size for our next large-scale genome-wide meta-analyses of autism. Want to contribute? Contact us! 📩

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Host a teach in. Share science with your community....protest style! Calling back to the teach ins of 1965, we are taking to parks, pubs, & churches to tell our neighborhoods about how the budget cuts will impact them.

Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30.

*GASP* 😮

We know, it's a big goal.

If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.

@mmdewit.bsky.social

The genetic basis of human height www.nature.com/articles/s41... (read free: rdcu.be/egGQf) 🧬🖥️🧪

Visit our website to read the latest Letter from the ISPG President, J9. ispg.net/about-us/mes...

In every civilization, people end up sorted into levels of socio-economic status (SES). We explore the history, present, and future of scientific research on the complicated relationship between SES and DNA in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social💰🧬🎓

Link: rdcu.be/efacK

Thread below 👇🏽

What a missed chance for @TU Delft. Congrats dr. Rachel Los!

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The overall silence of major professional scientific societies while all this goes on is also bewildering. By the time they forcefully speak up, much damage will already have been done. 🧪

Genetic counseling community - lots going on in the US that’s negatively impacting us, science/research, patients & communities. Genetic counseling support call Fri 3/14 at 1pm PT. Safe space (not affiliated w/ any org) to share and listen. If you need the link, DM me or @j9austin.bsky.social

Workshop on the genetics of sexual violence Renata Androvicova, Joëlle Pasman, Karin Verweij WHAT: Genetic overlap between sexual violence and reproductive and psychiatric traits GOAL: Discussion of the results and interpretation of the study WHERE: Hybrid - AMC room PA3.102 or online htpps://tinyurl.com/genetics-sexual-violence WHEN: 10th of April 2025, 3:30pm - 5:00pm CET CONTACT: r.androvicova@amsterdamumc.nl

On the 10th of April, Renata Androvicova, @joellepasman.bsky.social and Karin Verweij will host a workshop on the genetics of sexual violence. Join in person or online to discuss the results of the study on the genetic overlap between sexual violence, reproductive traits, and psychiatric traits!

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=/st... #BGA2025

@giacomobignardi.bsky.social

Have you ever wondered about nonlinearity in bivariate genetic associations? Or wondered whether global estimators like genetic correlations tell the full story about the relationship between two phenotypes, then check out @michelnivard.bsky.social thread on some work we’ve been doing to model this.

Elon Musk remains a Fellow of the Royal Society as he guts US aid and research The UK's Royal Society was founded in 1660. Among its fellows have been numbered some of the most notable scientists in human history, such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. Electio...

Did you know Elon Musk was a Fellow of the Royal Society?
Yes, that Elon Musk.

Respect to Profs @deevybee.bsky.social & Andrew Millar who have resigned over his continuing membership. And @scurry.bsky.social who has 1300+ scientists signing his open letter to the Society's President (link below)

Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.

PhD students in social sciences studying "metascience" and AI: This looks like an *AMAZING* opportunity. Fully funded research postdoc that can be housed at whatever university you can find an appropriate mentor. sloan.org/programs/dig...

Seven reasons for keeping Elon Musk as a Fellow of the Royal Society Last November, I wrote a blogpost explaining why I had resigned as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). In brief, over the summer a group ...

Latest blogpost on Musk/Royal Society debacle: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve... I look at the reasons that have been given for inaction, and find them wanting. @royalsociety.org

Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...

Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over.

Please keep signing & sharing.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Let’s buy California: denmarkification.com

Ireland is now at 84.91% of it's threshold to count as one of the seven #EU countries to get this initiave to ban LGBT conversion "therapy" which means we need 1,383
more signatures here.....#Spéirgorm

American chaos: standing up for health and medicine Withdrawal from WHO and the Paris Agreements. USAID shuttered and aid halted, ceasing health programmes globally. A freeze on US$3 trillion worth of federal grants and loans, jeopardising the function...

‘The health community has overcome huge obstacles many times before to make enormous contributions to humanity’s wellbeing’. On the current (chaotic) status of health research and service, and how we should respond: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Hear hear!!
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