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…

We've got a new paper (led by Dan Major-Smith (@djsmith90.bsky.social)) in WellcomeOpenResearch, 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: wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-57/… 1/1

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

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: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Hiring my first full time staff (EVER). Looking for a bilingual person w/ a psych (or related) background who’s interested in working in community engaged quant and qual projects. CRC will publish with me, perfect for a future PhD or MD applicant. Link below, please re-share! 🙏🏽

Take a look at this impactful paper arguing for a new approach to mental health that acknowledges #adolescence as a critical developmental period for early identification and treatment of emerging mental disorders.

nature.com/articles/s4138…

Can scientists be taught how to choose good projects?

I took a fantastic class taught by Michael Fischbach last quarter where the foundational hypothesis is: Yes, they can!

And I continually come back to these core insights as I think about project choice and direction in my 2nd year of…

Childhood adversity is a potent determinant of health associated with altered DNA methylation signatures. Does adversity have persistent epigenetic associations across childhood and adolescence? Alex Lussier CGM at MGH, @colterm UM Population Studies Center UM SRC Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) et al:…

Thanks Dr. Nadine Burke Harris for the call-out on our research (led by Alex Lussier) on sensitive periods for the effects of childhood adversity and health. We hope it inspires others to study developmental timing differences in the effect of ACEs, which can inform policies/interventions.

I can't understate how cool it is to have a commentary written on this work. Great insights and thoughts by Daniel Lin and Valsamma Eapen. Read it here!

thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

Really enjoyed your commentary on our work Daniel Lin. Thank you for some excellent insights!

An important article in the Lancet exploring the association between the timing of childhood adversity and epigenetic patterns across childhood and adolescence, in relation to poor health outcomes. thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

Fantastic to be involved in this excellent work with Alex Lussier Dr Erin Dunn et al.

We know that ACEs profoundly affect health throughout the lifetime. New research suggests early childhood may be a critical period when exposure to adversity can have outsized effects. thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

Very interesting new study on 'Timing of #childhood #adversity is associated with unique #epigenetic patterns in #adolescents ' and an excellent summary🧵.

Congratulations to the authors!

Comprehensive new analysis on developmentally sensitive associations between adversity and methylation. Fantastic work, Alex Lussier and everyone!

Paper out today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health - led by the supremely talented Alex Lussier - reporting on results from #ALSPAC investigating #sensitiveperiods for #adversity on epigenetic patterns. Read it, share your thoughts, and reach out if you want to collaborate in a meta-analysis.