Danielle Posthuma is a Dutch behavior and psychiatric geneticist who specializes in statistical genetics.[1][2] She is a University Research Chair professor at VU University Amsterdam, where she is also head of the Department of Complex Trait Genetics. She has been a member of the Young Academy of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences since 2005.[1][3] She is known for studying the genetics of psychiatric and cognitive traits, including schizophrenia, neuroticism, Alzheimer's disease, insomnia, as well as genetics of intelligence, which she first became interested in researching in the 1990s.[4][5][6] In 2019 Posthuma became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[7]
Danielle Posthuma | |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | VU University Amsterdam |
| Known for | Statistical genetics and GWASs of cognitive and psychiatric traits |
| Awards | 2006 Fuller and Scott Award from the Behavior Genetics Association |
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| Fields | Psychiatry Statistical genetics Behavioural genetics |
| Institutions | VU University Amsterdam |
References
edit- ^ a b "Danielle Posthuma - University Research Chair". Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ Regalado, Antonio (2018-02-02). "A search for insomnia genes involving 1.3 million people is the largest genetic study ever". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Danielle Posthuma". VUMC CTG. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ Zimmer, Carl (2017-05-22). "In 'Enormous Success,' Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ Sample, Ian (2017-05-22). "Scientists identify 40 genes that shed new light on biology of intelligence". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ Gibbons, Ann (2018-06-25). "Hundreds of new genes may underlie intelligence—but also autism and depression". Science. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "KNAW kiest negentien nieuwe leden". KNAW (in Dutch). 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
External links
edit- Faculty profile
- Danielle Posthuma publications indexed by Google Scholar
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