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  • Presenting at ECNP 2025

    Presenting at ECNP 2025

    I’ve been honoured with an invitation to speak at the ECNP conference in Amsterdam. Find me in symposium S04.01

    August 22, 2025
  • New preprint: Genetic risk effects on psychiatric disorders act in sets

    New preprint: Genetic risk effects on psychiatric disorders act in sets

    I’m very happy to share that our new preprint, ā€œGenetic Risk Effects on Psychiatric Disorders Act in Setsā€, is now online on medRxiv.

    July 24, 2025
  • Attending WCPG 2025

    Attending WCPG 2025

    Excited to present my latest work at the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics 2025 in CancĆŗn! Looking forward to connecting during the poster sessions.

    July 2, 2025
  • New job as Postdoc: The Power of Long-Term Networking in Academia

    New job as Postdoc: The Power of Long-Term Networking in Academia

    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.

    May 23, 2025
  • Closing my PhD with an awe-inspiring trip to Singapore for WCPG 2024

    Closing my PhD with an awe-inspiring trip to Singapore for WCPG 2024

    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!

    July 3, 2024
  • Experiencing community at BGA 2024

    Experiencing community at BGA 2024

    Attending BGA for the first time was not only a wonderful learning experience, I also felt the most heartwarming welcome into their community.

    June 17, 2024
  • Interdisciplinary collaborations at BIOENG24

    Interdisciplinary collaborations at BIOENG24

    Attending the BIOENG24 conference and presenting my work to a wide audience emphasised the importance of translation and collaboration in research.

    May 18, 2024
  • The Doctoral INItiative at Helmholtz Munich

    The Doctoral INItiative at Helmholtz Munich

    My talk at the HPC student seminar inspired me to reflect on my time as part of the DINI at Helmholtz Munich.

    April 4, 2024
  • How to make the most of conferences: ASHG 2023

    How to make the most of conferences: ASHG 2023

    My experience at ASHG2023 and 5 tips on how I make the most of attending conferences.

    December 4, 2023
  • Annual DINI retreat was a success!

    Annual DINI retreat was a success!

    In Brandenbeg, Austria, four members of DINI met to discuss strategy, organisation and representation.

    October 30, 2023
  • World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics 2023

    World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics 2023

    My colleague Lianyun Huang, my supervisor Dr. Na Cai and I traveled to present in MontrƩal, CA at the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics 2023.

    October 19, 2023
  • ExDep Retreat in Gilleleje, Denmark 2023

    ExDep Retreat in Gilleleje, Denmark 2023

    I was invited to attend the retreat of the ExDep consortium, a group of researchers focussed on MDD

    September 21, 2023
  • 2ndĀ Annual workshop at Schneerfernerhaus on top of ZugspitzeĀ 2023

    2ndĀ Annual workshop at Schneerfernerhaus on top of ZugspitzeĀ 2023

    Almost double the attendees and great weather made this second annual workshop at the Schneefernerhaus a complete succes.

    September 10, 2023
  • Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Gordon Research Seminar and Conference 2022

    Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Gordon Research Seminar and Conference 2022

    My colleague Simon Wengert and I were selected to present our work at the Gordon Research Seminar that happened prior to the conference.

    March 5, 2023
  • World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics 2022

    World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics 2022

    Both Lianyun and I had our abstracts accepted to present a poster on our latest work at the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics 2022

    November 15, 2022
  • 1st Annual workshop at Schneerfernerhaus on top of ZugspitzeĀ 2022

    1st Annual workshop at Schneerfernerhaus on top of ZugspitzeĀ 2022

    ‘Work with a view’ got a completely new definition after attending this first annual workshop at the Schneefernerhaus on top of the Zugspitze.

    September 15, 2022
  • Computational Genetics Summer Institute 2022

    Computational Genetics Summer Institute 2022

    Los Angeles: place of palm trees, endless beaches, and Holywood stars! But also, the place for one of the most inspiring experiences a PhD student can wish: CGSI 2022. For a total of 23 days in July in 2022, CGSI (Computational Genetics Summer Institute) consists of a retreat, two short programs and a middle week,…

    August 20, 2022
  • Research visit at Institute of Biological Psychiatry,  Denmark 2022

    Research visit at Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Denmark 2022

    We were invited to the Institute of Biological Psychiatry in Roskilde, Denmark to collaborate and share our work.

    April 10, 2022