Alex Lussier

Instructor at Harvard and @MassGeneral
Genetics, epigenetics, development, mental health, FASD
Lab website: 🇨🇦

[Alex Lussier @alussier17]

Special thank you to my FANTASTIC postdoc mentor @ErinDunnScD! 🤩

If you’re interested in epigenetics & sociology research, please consider joining Dr. Dunn’s team @LifeAtPurdue! ➡️ https://t.co/tUhFuMU1Mc

Lastly, here is the view-only pdf of the paper: https://t.co/Dkxtj5MInK

[Alex Lussier @alussier17]

🚨New paper out in @NatMentHealth from my work with @ErinDunnScD @MGH_RI! We found that childhood adversity leads to epigenetic changes that can increase OR reduce risk for depression. Let me explain... 🧵(1/7)

Read the paper here: https://t.co/xFNZ4OSyYB

[Alex Lussier @alussier17]

Many thanks @BrookeJoanSmith, Mannan Luo, Jonah Fisher, @JanineCerutti, Lisa Schneper, Trey Smith, @CAM_Cecil, @JanineFF, Colter Mitchell, Dan Notterman, Kerry Ressler, Daniel Schaid, @AndrewSimpkin1, @thatsuderman, @estherwalton18, Andrew Smith, @CO90s, @GenerationR_010, @FFCWS!

[Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH @ErinDunnScD]

Do you have a passion for (epi)genetics & mental health? The Dunn Lab at @PurdueLibArts is hiring a Research Asst./Assoc. Professor to lead research projects, mentor lab members & disseminate findings. #sciencejobs #EpiJobs

Please RT & reach out for info:
https://t.co/jiU52VQKN8

[Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH @ErinDunnScD]

📢 Calling all scientific minds. The Dunn Lab at @PurdueLibArts is hiring a Program Director.

In this role you will work with me to run our wet & dry enterprises & daily ops #GetItDunn

Please RT & reach out for more information. I’m excited to meet you: https://t.co/RZBEpiKaGw

[Isabel Schuurmans @IsabelSchuurma1]

🚀 Exciting news! We've launched the Methylation, Imaging, and NeuroDevelopment (MIND) Consortium, a new global network advancing Neuroimaging Epigenetics. 🧬🧠 (1/5) @CAM_Cecil @EstherWalton18

[Alex Kwong @asfkwong]

Morning #BGA2024 if you’re interested in adolescent depression, later outcomes and genetics (MR), then pop by my poster later today (P1.02). Even if you’re not interested feel free to come over and say hello if I’m standing around looking awkward like you do

[Alex Kwong @asfkwong]

🔔🔔As promised - 2 x new jobs going at @EdinUniMentalH working closely with @mcintosh2001 and myself on genetics and longitudinal data. Please share on 🤗

Postdoc (2 years) - https://t.co/wJR6BS1hya

Research Assistant (2 years) -https://t.co/XcjOKLoodR

More info 👇

[Alex Kwong @asfkwong]

Unveiling genetic underpinnings of depression across adolescence: In our cross-cohort replication, we uncover a robust multi-trait genetic link to persistent symptom trajectories. Diverse data crucial for generalisability in future predictions. Led by @poppyzenzi

[Ella Davyson @elladavyson]

My latest PhD Project is now up on @medrxivpreprint: https://t.co/Tno6ShQeru ! Here, we looked at the association between antidepressant exposure and DNA methylation🧬in 16,536 individuals in @genscot. A 🧵 of our main findings:

[Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH @ErinDunnScD]

Big update to share. After 10+ years at Harvard/Mass General, I am leaving for a new role at Purdue University starting June 1 2024. See below for more details.

I am so grateful to Purdue leadership for making this happen. I'm also grateful to the many mentors and colleagues at Harvard/Mass General and beyond for helping me become the scientist I am.

I will be hiring for MANY roles (in my lab and for the center - admin support, grad students, postdocs, faculty). Reach out if you #ThinkBroadlyLeadBoldly.

BoilerUp!

[Alex Kwong @asfkwong]

We've got a new paper (led by @djsmith_90) in @WellcomeOpenRes, detailing how to create synthetic data to help promote open-science practices within research using longitudinal population-based studies. With ALSPAC (@C090s) as an example: https://t.co/0fu9sVNmxX 1/1

[Alex Lussier @alussier17]

@asfkwong Let’s not wait another four years @asfkwong

[Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH @ErinDunnScD]

Y'all - our session is going to be killer. Come by to check it out if you are attending WCPG. Hope to see you in Montreal. #WCPG2023 #poutine

[Brooke McKenna, PhD @Brooke__McKenna]

Childhood #trauma can have an #intergenerational impact, but not always. Some children are biologically more susceptible than others. Check out our recent paper examining how #epigenetic differences may explain these differences in susceptibility: https://t.co/fZ18Xkeiyk

[Alex Lussier @alussier17]

@DrJennyZD @sarahevictor @LisaJaremka @kareylo8 @NIAAAnews Congratulations!!