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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Sep 20

Our data analyst @tobylaw.bsky.social
presented at the 13th World Congress of
@DOHaD2025 this past week, sharing her work on #PAE and #depressivesymptoms

Proud to see our team represented on the global stage! 🌍✨

The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Sep 10

Today, the Lussier Lab joins in recognizing #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 💛

The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Sep 6

Work hard, sail hard ⛵️😎Our team enjoyed a sail in the harbor this summer. We are grateful for time to connect outside the lab!

The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Aug 30

Science is serious work, but so is ice cream 🍦
A well-deserved break for our team during this summer!

The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Aug 6

#TBT 🌏 Reflecting on an incredible experience at the #WCPG conference in Singapore, where Dr. Lussier connected with colleagues. It was a great opportunity to share knowledge and explore new insights in psychiatric genetics 🧠

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Jul 12

👏Huge congrats to our PI, [email protected], for his recent talk on “Epigenetic Signatures of Early-Life Adversity” with @mgbresearch.bsky.social‬ Precision Psychiatry, highlighting how #epigenetic changes shape #resilience 🧬

For more info, visit: thelussierlab.com

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Jun 30

Meet Olivia, our new Summer Intern🎉

A rising senior @columbiauniversity.bsky.social studying Medical Humanities, she explores medicine through a literary & multicultural lens. This summer, she’ll dive into childhood #ACEs, #suicidality, & #epigenetics topics with the Lab.

Welcome aboard, Olivia!

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Jun 22

Meet Charlotte, our new Summer Intern🎉

Charlotte studies Physiology & Biotech at Brown University
and is interested in the intersection of #epigenetics, #mentalhealth, & #environmentalexposures. This summer, she’ll dive into #PAE and epigenetic aging with the Lab.

Welcome aboard!

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Alaina Jaster, PhD @jasteralaina.bsky.social · Jun 19

My first policy brief discussing the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.3548/S.1700) and how it can help address health barriers!

Now, more than ever, is the time for scientists to continue to be LOUD about health equity & access.

www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038...

Closing the Care Divide: Policy Recommendations for Advancing Mental Health Treatment Engagement of Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups

Read “Closing the Care Divide: Policy Recommendations for Advancing Mental Health Treatment Engagement of Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups” a Policy Brief from Volume 26, Issue 01 of the Journal ...

www.sciencepolicyjournal.org

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Jun 11

🎓🎉Congrats to our undergrad RA, Aileen Luo, on successfully defending her senior thesis!

We’re so proud of her rigor & commitment to research examining how early social adversity becomes biologically embedded to influence mental health.

#ThesisDefense #Harvard2025 #PsychSciSky #WomenInSTEM

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Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) @therealspr.bsky.social · Jun 9

📢 Call for Papers Special Issue: "Empirically-based Strategies to Address Issues of Diversity and Representation in Psychophysiology"
🔗Submission deadline: November 1st, 2025. Submit here: wiley.atyponrex.com/submission/d...

#AcademicSky
#MedSky
#PsychSciSky
#HigherEdSky
#neuroskyence

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Jun 7

Sometimes the best part of the day isn’t in the data, it’s around the table. #TeamLunch 🍽️

Grateful for the chance to step back, laugh a little, and recharge with the people who make this work meaningful.

Here’s to the team, the mission, and the moments that keep us grounded. 💙

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · May 30

⚠️ Postpartum mental health concerns are among the most common complications after childbirth, but often go unrecognized.

As #MaternalMentalHealthMonth comes to an end, let’s remember: supporting mental well-being is essential to maternal health. #EndTheSilence

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · May 19

🎉 Congratulations to Dailin Luo, our graduate research assistant, on defending her Master's thesis, "Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Mental Health Outcomes" @alussier.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu

We're extremely proud of her hard work and impactful research! 👏📚 #ThesisDefense #ResearchExcellence

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Apr 12

News Alert🚨 Our lab’s data analyst @tobylaw.bsky.social presented a poster at MGH's Celebration of Science this past week on how DNAm profile scores of time-varying childhood adversity predicts depressive symptoms.

#epigeneticsresearch #MentalHealthMatters #ChildhoodAdversity #PredictiveModeling

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Mar 12

🎉Big news🎉

Our PI, Dr. Alex Lussier @alussier.bsky.social, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychology at @massgenbrigham.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social 🧠

We're excited about what's ahead and extremely proud of his commitment to advancing #mentalhealth & #epigenetic research.

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Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH @drerindunn.bsky.social · Feb 24

I love me some GxE work. Give this paper a serious look 👇👇👇. #PurdueSocGen

Felix C Tropf @fctropf.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thrilled to see our study on GxE, neighborhood and education published in @europeansocreview.bsky.social academic.oup.com/esr/advance-... incredible work by @lauisilva.bsky.social and Tobias Wolfram!

Mind the gap: the interplay between genes and neighbourhood context on educational achievement

Abstract. This article expands on previous research on gene-environment (GxE) effects on socio-economic status, by stepping beyond the family dimension and

academic.oup.com

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Feb 6

💡 Myth vs. Fact 💡

MYTH: Experiencing childhood adversity always leads to poor health
FACT: Not always! Biological systems, like gene expression, can adapt and promote resilience, but outcomes depend on support and coping strategies🧬

Learn how DNAm links adversity to health ➡️ tinyurl.com/nxa4rcfu

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · Feb 5

Childhood adversity is linked to need for benefits in adulthood
Childhood adversity, early school leaving and long-term social benefit... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Childhood adversity, early school leaving and long-term social benefit use: a longitudinal mediation analysis of a population-wide study

Childhood adversity has been associated with early school leaving and reliance on social benefits. In this mediation study, we disentangle the contrib…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Leonard Frach @leofrach.bsky.social · Feb 5

New paper by the MoBa PsychGen team on 'direct and indirect genetic effects on early neurodevelopmental traits', led by Laura Hegemann. Now published in JCPP @acamh.bsky.social

with @rosacheesman.bsky.social, @ludvigdb.bsky.social, @bstpourcain.bsky.social et al.

doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...

<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library

Background Neurodevelopmental conditions are highly heritable. Recent studies have shown that genomic heritability estimates can be confounded by genetic effects mediated via the environment (indire.....

doi.org

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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · Jan 26

Signal boost that @neurolatine.bsky.social is on Bsky! We need to support these orgs now more than ever. Plus they’re cool scientists doing cool science things! 🧪 #NeuroSkyence

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Jan 27

Not just the National Institutes of Health, now the National Science Foundation is put on pause.
Reminder: research is a multi-step process. Pausing the peer review panels by itself creates months of delay.

Christina Areizaga Barbieri, Ph.D. @cabarbieri.bsky.social · Jan 27

I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔

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Jenny Zhen-Duan, PhD @drjennyzd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Plz help me repost? 🙏🏽

I’m trying to connect with more health equity scholars & hope this thread can be useful. Feel free to describe your work👇🏽.

I’ve worked on topics related to “minority mental health” for 15 years (mostly Latines) & have an NIH grant to study how Latinx youth embody adversities.

A picture of a grant award announcement for project titled “adverse childhood experiences and alcohol misuse in latino adolescents.”

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The Lussier Lab @thelussierlab.bsky.social · Jan 17

🌟Meet our new Co-op student, Sarah Duval 🌟

She is an undergraduate at @northeasternu.bsky.social studying Mathematics and Psychology. She is interested in exploring how social, biological, and psychological factors, like #ACE, influence #epigenetics & #mentalhealth outcomes.

Welcome to the team!!