PsychGen Kick-off event!
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We would like to invite you to the PsychGen: Center for genetic epidemiology and mental health kick-off event.
The event gathers some of the prominent researchers in the field of genetic epidemiology of mental health and neurodevelopment. The event will focus on the current state of the field and how the PsychGen center will seek to push the field forward through collaboration both within Norway and abroad.
We will present talks within the thematic organization of the center, including within-family processes, methodological triangulation, and co-occurrence and multimorbidity related to neurodevelopment and mental health. The event will also include talks on open science and reproducibility, user involvement and methodological diversity, and the future of the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort (MoBa).
The event is open for all. If you would like to attend, please complete this form: Kick-off seminar for the Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health
Day 1, Thursday 26 Oct (location: Lovisenberggata 21G, Rikke Nissen auditorium)
08:30-09:00 Registration, coffee, and refreshments
09:00-09:20 Official opening of the PsychGen Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health
Gun Peggy Knudsen, PhD, NIPH Director
Alexandra Havdahl, PhD, PsychGen Centre Director
09:20 -10:10 Keynote: Harnessing the power of genetic data to understand neurodevelopment and mental health
Jean-Baptiste Pingault, Professor, University College London
10:10-10:30 Coffee break
Session 1: Within family influences
10:30-10:50 The future and unique potential of MoBa and MoBa Genomics
Ragnhild Brandlistuen, PhD, Scientific Director MoBa
Ragnhild Valen, Leader MoBaGenetics
10:50-11:10 An overview of within-family genomic approaches in psychiatric genetic epidemiology
Neil Davies, Professor, University College London
11:10-11:30 Within-family Mendelian randomization studies offer insights into intergenerational effects of parental education in MoBa
Amanda Hughes, PhD, University of Bristol
11:30-11:45 Getting within the between – gene-environment correlations and children without parents
Eivind Ystrøm, Professor, University of Oslo / PsychGen Centre
11:45-12:00 Coffee break
Session 2: Values and practices in the new PsychGen Centre
12:00-12:10 Producing open and reproducible science
Laurie Hannigan, PhD, Lovisenberg Hospital /NIPH, PsychGen Centre
12:10-12:30 Making user involvement in health research meaningful
Isabelle Ljøsne, PhD, NIPH, PsychGen Centre
12:30-12:50 The value of methodological diversity and innovation
12:50-14:00 LUNCH (provided at Lovisenberggata 8)
Session 3: Lightning talks with PhD students
14:00-14:35 4-minutes lightening talks with PhD students
Tracy Odigie, University College London
Leo Frach, University College London
Anja Hollowell, Birkbeck, University of London
Pia Jensen, NIPH, PsychGen Centre
Johanne Pettersen, NIPH, PsychGen Centre
Nora Refsum Bakken, University of Oslo
Viktoria Birkenæs, University of Oslo
Anastasia Izotova, Lovisenberg Hospital, PsychGen Centre
14.35-14.45: Questions and discussion
14:45-15:10 Coffee break
Session 4: Examples of thematic priorities of the PsychGen Centre
15:10-15:20 Overview of the thematic priorities of the PsychGen Centre
Alexandra Havdahl, PhD, PsychGen Centre Director
15:20-15:40 Developmental trajectories of mental health and their etiology
Robyn Wootton, PhD, University of Bristol / Lovisenberg Hospital, PsychGen Centre
15:40-16.00 Using genetic approaches to understand social inequality and mental health
16:00-16:20 Using genetic epidemiological approaches to explore biological pathways and identify drug targets
16:20-16:30 General questions and discussion
from 18:00 Reception at Månefisken (for pre-registered attendees)
Appetizers will be available starting at 18:00, and the food stations will open at 19:00. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided at the event, and guests will also have the option to purchase alcoholic drinks at the bar. Address: Sagveien 23A, 0459 Oslo
Day 2, Friday 27th Oct. (location: Lovisenberggata 8; NB this is the building in which lunch was served on Day 1)
08:30-09:00 Registration, coffee and refreshments
09:00-09.05 Opening of the second day of the Kick-Off Symposium
Helga Ask, PhD, Co-director PsychGen Centre
09.05–09:55 Keynote: Lifting the lid on the heritability of the infant phenome
Angelica Ronald, Professor, University of Surrey
09:55-10:00 Questions and discussion
10:00-10:20 Coffee break
Session 5: Co-occurrence and multimorbidity
10:20-10:25 Introduction to the co-occurrence and multimorbidity theme
Laurie Hannigan, PhD, Lovisenberg Hospital and NIPH
10.25-11:00 Genetic epidemiological insights into multimorbidity
George Davey Smith, Professor, University of Bristol
11.00-11:30 Multimorbidity and the EarlyCause project
Esther Walton, PhD, University of Bath
11.30-11:50 Coffee break
11:50-12:20 Comorbidity between serious mental illness and cardiovascular disease
Jorien Treur, PhD, Amsterdam UMC
12:20-12:50 Early-life somatic-neuropsychiatric comorbidity in MoBa
Amy Shakeshaft, PhD, Cardiff University
12:50-13:00 Closing remarks
Alexandra Havdahl, PhD, Director PsychGen Centre
13:00-13:30 LUNCH (provided)
The following part of the program is by invitation only:
13:30-16:30 EMERGENT and C-Me project meetings