Happy first day of #SRS26! www.suicideresearchsymposium.com #suicideprevention

Epigenetic aging and cognitive performance in general and psychiatric populations: a systematic review and narrative synthesis Epigenetic aging and age-related cognitive decline both show substantial variability across individuals. While a potential link between the two is increasingly studied in both general and psychiatric…

There is encouraging but heterogeneous evidence linking epigenetic age acceleration to worse cognitive performance. More research is needed to establish epigenetic aging tools as premature cognitive aging biomarkers.

Attending the 5th Annual Suicide Research Symposium this week (lnkd.in/gpRjbxDw)? Don't miss the presentation by our brilliant PhD student Valeria Arredondo on Wed, April 15th, on the methylomics/transcriptomics of suicide/bipolar disorder (teaser: long non-coding RNAs!!).
#suicide #bipolardisorder

SRS 2026 We are delighted to announce that the fifth annual Suicide Research Symposium will be taking place April 15-17, 2026. Like previous years, this Symposium will be free and take place virtually. This will be a place where you have the opportunity to: Present recent research findings Stay informed

Still time to register for the Suicide Research Symposium next week! It's such a good conference and it's free so check it out!

Yours truly will be moderating the session on DBT and the session on youth and young adult risk screening!

www.suicideresearchsymposium.com

#suicideprevention #DBT

New publication alert! 🚨
We analyzed the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempt (SA) and ideation (SI) across 13 traits using large-scale GWAS. We found shared loci implicating neurodevelopmental, immune, and metabolic pathways, with distinct signatures for SA vs SI. doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...

This illustration is titled "This World Bipolar Day, we're thinking of anyone who..." and shows a person in the center with various challenges depicted around: problems with sleep, no energy to face the day, side effects from medication, stigma at work, struggling to find words, and difficulty concentrating.

Bipolar is one of the most common mental health diagnoses but still remains hugely misunderstood.

For #WorldBipolarDay, we want that to change.

Can’t wait to see it!!

Interesting results with careful assessment of genetic influence and multiple confounding variables on DNA methylation in a clinical trial for psychotherapy. Wonderful work, @kirahoeffler.bsky.social and colleagues!

TEDxFordham University Returns to Illuminate the Ideas Shaping Our Shared Future Making an impact on the world starts with bold ideas, and at Fordham, those ideas come from a diverse mix of voices, from a reality television star to a philosophy

Extremely excited to give a #TEDx talk on perimenopause & mental health at #TEDxFordhamUniversity on March 26!

now.fordham.edu/university-n...

If you're interested in attending in person, here's the link to register:
fordham.edu/tedx/

Can't wait! 😎 ❤️‍🔥 #WomensHealth @fordham.edu

2026 Klerman Award Winners - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Gabriel R. Fries, PhD | 2026 Young Investigator Award Gabriel R. Fries, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School … Con...

Excited and honored to share that I’ve received the 2026 Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award from DBSA! This recognition means a great deal and reflects the incredible mentors, collaborators, trainees, and research participants who make our work possible.
www.dbsalliance.org/about/gerald...

SfN Neuronline logo. Webinar series: Meet-the-Expert. No Pain, No Gain: Advice for Turbulent Times in Neuroscience Research. Wednesday, February 25, 1–2 p.m. EST. Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD.

Looking for advice on navigating these unprecedented, challenging times in neuroscience research?

Attend this Meet-the-Expert webinar to learn how to seek funding, maintain a work-life balance, and more.

Register now🔗: vist.ly/4rg6g

#neurosky #neuroskyence #academicchatter

Nice to see a secondary analysis of our hippocampal DNAm data (GEO: GSE129428). Ohi et al. show that 🧠 hippocampus-derived methylation risk scores are significantly associated with #bipolardisorder in 🩸 blood, pointing to cross-tissue epigenetic signatures: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Genomic Studies of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Latin American Populations: A Systematic Review Suicide is a leading cause of death globally, with disproportionately rising rates in Latin America. Despite increasing global interest in the biology of suicidal behavior, Latin American and…

"Genomic research on suicidality in Latin America is growing but remains fragmented and underpowered. Increasing representative sampling, implementing ancestry-aware methods, and fostering collaborations are essential to advance research and inform prevention strategies in these populations."

Congratulations, Kira!! 🥳

Why do some individuals with serious mental illness experience earlier age-related decline? 🧬
Our new paper in @npp-journal.bsky.social investigates the role of premature biological aging ⌛ in SMI and what it means for future treatments.
Check it out here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Very excited to share our latest 📖 publication from the Latin American Genomics Consortium Suicide Working Group, now in press in @biologicalpsych.bsky.social, where we systematically review genomic 🧬 studies of suicidality in Latin American populations: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...

Congrats to all new #ACNP Associate Members, and special shoutout to my friend/Science hero @drsarahsperry.bsky.social 🥳🥳

Sad to have missed it! Have a wonderful ACNP, Marija!

Grades are posted, and our Neurobiology and Neuroanatomy course is officially done for the semester!!! 🥳 🧠 @uthealthhouston.bsky.social

Honored to have been part of the 2025 International Summit on Suicide Research in beautiful Boston. #suicide #epigenetics #art

📢 calling colleagues to participate or help with recruitment for study on #depression experienced by #neurodivergent young people

Specifically:
👩‍👧‍👦Parents/carers
💼Mental health professionals
See poster

@ehayashibara.bsky.social
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

🚨New publication alert! We tested the use of blood bulk or L1CAM (of putative 🧠 origin) extracellular vesicles (EVs) to identify #miRNA signatures in #bipolardisorder. Lots of lessons learned and key insights into the use of EVs for biomarker discovery: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 New paper alert on telomeres! 🚨
Something different from the group! Thanks to Yuxin, a talented student in the lab, we used long-reads in 75 human trios to study telomeres and their inheritance.

Good news deserves to be celebrated! 🥳 Happy to share that our lab was recently awarded 1) a Pilot grant from
@mcgovernpeds.bsky.social and 2) a CaDRE award from
UTHealth Psychiatry to develop novel in vitro neuronal models to investigate mechanisms linked to suicide and bipolar disorder 🧠🔬

Updated lab photo from our Department’s Annual Behavioral Health Research Day @uthealthhouston.bsky.social

Are you an international (outside the US) scientist looking to attend the annual @acnporg.bsky.social meeting in January?🌎

Then see below for an opportunity to join us for #ACNP2026 in the Bahamas 😎🏖️👇

Latin America has experienced an increase in suicide rate, contrasting with a global decline. We review possible reasons for this here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Led by Dr. Brenda Cabrera-Mendoza and @renatopolimanti.bsky.social, 1st publication from the LAGC Suicide Working Group.

Could premature aging help explain the variability in Alzheimer's risk in bipolar disorder (BD)? Excited to share our latest findings on the link between epigenetic aging and amyloid biomarkers in BD, now published in the American J of Geriatric Psychiatry: www.ajgponline.org/article/S106...

I recently—for the first time—spoke openly & honestly about my 11+year journey w/ #BipolarDisorder +chronic su!cidality on my friend @UmaRChatterjee podcast @AChatWithUma. Grateful to Uma for creating the opportunity for me to speak truth to stigma. Check out Part 1! (part 2 coming this week!)

Biological age prediction in schizophrenia using brain MRI, gut microbiome and blood data www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...