03/02/25
09:30 – 17:00
Social Impact Factory Vredenburg

We are excited to announce the upcoming GUTS Genetics Symposium and invite all consortium members and colleagues to join us.

Event Details:

During the GUTS genetics symposium we will organize an inspiring morning with an introduction to genetics and some great keynote speakers.

  • Prof Steve Faraone, is a distinguished Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry, Norton College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He researches childhood mental disorder with a focus on genetic processes related to self-regulation-relevant behaviours.
  • Prof Meike Bartels, is a Dutch psychologist and behavior geneticist known for her research on the genetics of happiness. She holds the chair, Genetics and Wellbeing at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
  • Prof Philipp Koellinger, is professor in social science genetics at  Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His work on the genetics of social science outcomes in general and the work on externalizing behaviours in particular would form an inspiration for our GUTS community.

In the afternoon we will discuss together how your research in GUTS may benefit from genetic research and data. We will learn about polygenic risk scores (PRS), tips and pitfalls and the most recent developments in the field. 

More details, including the agenda and registration information, will be shared with you soon.

For now, please save the date to join us on February 3rd in Utrecht and bring fellow (junior) colleagues for whom this might be of interest to broaden their horizons in the field of genetics!

For any questions or additional information, please contact guts@eur.nl.

Program

February 3, 2025
09:00
Arrival
09:30
The biology behind the genetics (facultative)

An introduction to prepare everyone for the upcoming keynote lectures. Here we will discuss things like genetic snips, GWAS, PRS, how to read a genetics Manhattan plot, what are the most used methods, and some relevant examples on why do we unravel genetics.

10:30
Steve Faraone
11:30
Break
12:00
Meike Bartels
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Philipp Koellinger
15:00
Interactive: how to use polygenic risk scores (PRS) in GUTS and closing
16:00
Drinks