In my research I use population-level datasets of individuals with psychiatric disorders. I implement, develop and combine novel statistical genetics tools in my quest to understanding the biology and population dynamics of these disorders. To date, my most proud achievement in research is my PhD work (under supervision of Dr. Na Cai at Helmholtz Pioneer Campus in Munich), which I have collected into a thesis called “Complex Polygenic Pathway Interactions of Psychiatric Disorders and Comorbidities”. Ultimately, I aim to improve psychiatric diagnostics and personalise medicine.
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Looking forward to connecting during the poster sessions."},{"id":991,"link":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/new-job-as-postdoc-the-power-of-long-term-networking-in-academia\/","name":"new-job-as-postdoc-the-power-of-long-term-networking-in-academia","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-02-at-17.06.29-edited.png","alt":""},"title":"New job as Postdoc: The Power of Long-Term Networking in Academia","author":{"name":"jolienrietkerk","link":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/author\/jolienrietkerk\/"},"date":"May 23, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-05-23 12:58:53","modifiedDate":"2025-07-25 13:12:36","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-07-25 13:12:36","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/tag\/conference\/' rel='post_tag'>Conference<\/a><a href='https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/tag\/human-genetics\/' rel='post_tag'>Human Genetics<\/a><a href='https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/tag\/major-depressive-disorder\/' rel='post_tag'>Major Depressive Disorder<\/a><a href='https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/tag\/networking\/' rel='post_tag'>Networking<\/a><a href='https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/tag\/psychiatric-genetics\/' rel='post_tag'>Psychiatric Genetics<\/a><a href='https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/tag\/world-congress-of-psychiatric-genetics\/' rel='post_tag'>World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":33},"status":"publish","excerpt":"UPDATE! I am now a postdoctoral researcher with Dr. Peterson and Dr. van Loo in a non-traditional collaborative position. Here's how I got there."},{"id":883,"link":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/talk-wcpg-2024\/","name":"talk-wcpg-2024","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-10-17_111545179.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Closing my PhD with an awe-inspiring trip to Singapore for WCPG 2024","author":{"name":"jolienrietkerk","link":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/author\/jolienrietkerk\/"},"date":"Jul 3, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-07-03 11:33:23","modifiedDate":"2025-01-23 12:49:29","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-01-23 12:49:29","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/category\/conferences\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Conferences<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/category\/conferences\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Conferences<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":13},"status":"publish","excerpt":"I presented my work at the WCPG'24 in Singapore, explored the home-town of my supervisor who was honoured with an early career award!"},{"id":816,"link":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/talk-meet-me-at-bga-2024-london\/","name":"talk-meet-me-at-bga-2024-london","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240628-WA0014-e1720005566313.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Experiencing community at BGA 2024","author":{"name":"jolienrietkerk","link":"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/author\/jolienrietkerk\/"},"date":"Jun 17, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-06-17 13:11:08","modifiedDate":"2024-07-04 08:29:37","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-07-04 08:29:37","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/rietkerk-research.com\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":59},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Attending BGA for the first time was not only a wonderful learning experience, I also felt the most heartwarming welcome into their community."}]
