Behavior Genetics Association

💼Job opening: A position as a research assistant is available at the Personality Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and Behavioural Genetics (3PAG) Lab at Bielefeld University (Germany). bga.org/content.aspx?p…

📕 Volume 56, Issue 2 of Behavior Genetics is out. Check it out now: link.springer.com/journal/10519/…

Interested in joining for the first time? New mentors and mentees are very welcome too. ✨Gain insights into professional development ✨Strengthen mentoring skills ✨Spark new research ideas and collaborations ⏳ Complete before June 1, 2026 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… [2/2]

BGA ECN Mentorship Program Call Calling all current and future ECN mentors and mentees 📣 If you joined the mentorship program in 2025-2026, please fill out our short survey to share feedback and let us know if you’d like to continue. [1/2]

We are holding rooms for conference guests at the moment, but will slowly release them once we get closer to the conference, so book now!

🛌 Registered for the BGA but haven't booked your hotel yet? You can stay at the conference hotel (hotel CASA) with a special conference fee through this link: app.mews.com/distributor/6f…

📅First meet-up during the ‘New Attendees and Early Career Researchers Reception’ ⏳Sign up before June 1, 2026 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… [2/2]

Whether you’re new to BGA or a returning pro, join the Early Career Network (ECN) Buddy Program and get matched with someone to connect with throughout the conference [1/2]

If you have an accepted abstract as a speaker and are unable to attend, or only plan to attend for one or two days, please email Margot on m.p.vandeweijer@amsterdamumc.nl to let us know.

⚠️  This BGA has turned out to be exceptionally popular with unprecedented numbers of submissions and people wanting to attend. We are now holding a waiting list for non-speakers (this includes symposia Chairs and Discussants) who have not yet registered.

Wouter is a psychiatrist and researcher at the Amsterdam UMC & one of the founders of the Genetics Network Amsterdam. His research capitalises on progress in genetic research to benefit individual patients, by developing novel genetic methods inspired by his work as psychiatrist.

The program is packed with exciting presentations - we can't wait! To get you in the mood, we will be posting some highlights of the program in the coming week. We kick-off with the conference opening: a keynote by local researcher Wouter Peyrot.

Two months until BGA 2026! Have you already taken a look at the program that has been posted on the conference website?: bga.org/content.aspx?p…

💼 Three postdoc positions: Genomics and life paths (Uppsala, Amsterdam and Oslo) bga.org/content.aspx?p…

I'm hiring! Do a postdoc in Oslo on gene-environment interplay in mental health and inequality. You'll be in a consortium with @uppsalauni and Amsterdam MC. Apply by May 4th. Please share! 📢 tinyurl.com/uiolifepaths @dr_appie @BehaviorGenetic @PGCgenetics @ESSGNetwork

✏️ Registration for BGA 2026 has officially opened! You can register using the following link: 174286.aanmelder.nl/registration If you submitted an abstract, you should have received an e-mail on this last week. If this is not the case, please let us know.

Please send nominee’s name and a letter of reference by March 25th (11:59pm GMT) to behaviorgeneticsassociation@gmail.com

[...] have served as an ambassador to the field and our organization, especially through service to BGA. In addition to being a "BGA citizen", additional considerations include years from terminal degree (at least 30 years) and not currently serving on the BGA Executive Committee

❗ Two important announcements ❗ 1. Due to a large number of abstract submissions, the notifications of acceptance and travel funding, the 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 30.