Welcome to the Statistical Genetics Group at Royal Holloway, University of London!
The SGG is a cross-department group consisting of 20 researchers from the Department of Psychology and the Department of Economics. SGG group members come from diverse academic backgrounds in statistics, psychology, neuroscience and economics and we work collaboratively to make the most of everyone’s expertise. We aim to bring genetically sensitive designs to the curriculum and research at Royal Holloway.
Our areas of interest
- Gene-environment interplay
- Intergenerational transmission
- Risk prediction using polygenic scores and environmental risk factors
- Assessing the contribution of genetic variation to psychiatric disorders and other traits
- Causal interference
Events schedule 2024 – 2025
2nd of October 2024, from 3 – 4pm, Dr Kaili Rimfeld
Royal Holloway
Genetic underpinnings of socio-economic outcomes during and after the Soviet era in Estonia
6th November 2024, from 4 – 5pm, Dr Ziada Ayorech
University of Oslo
Leveraging family based data reveals gene-environment interplay in life course depression
4th December 2024, from 3 – 4pm, Dr Rosa Cheesman
University of Oslo
Genetics and educational inequalities
8th January 2025, from 3 – 4pm, Dr Kelli Lehto
Estonian Biobank
The utility of polygenic scores in psychiatry
5th February 2025, from 3 – 4pm, Dr Giorgia Michelini
Queen Mary University of London
The neurodevelopmental spectrum: a novel dimension for exploring shared underpinnings among neurodevelopmental conditions
5th March 2025, from 3 – 4pm, Dr Michelle Kamp
King’s College London
Genetic and non-genetic predictors of complex disease in diverse populations
9th April 2025, from 3 – 4pm, Dr Andrea Allegrini
UCL
Common and rare variant contributions to developmental psychopathology
7th May 2025, from 3 – 4pm, Dr Patrizia Prezzoli
UCL
Exploring individual differences in victimization through behavioural genetics
4th June 2025, from 3 – 4pm, Dr Isabella Baldini
UCL
Trio GWAS, the value of within-family design in genetic and genomic recearch
Events schedule 2023 – 2024
13th December 2023, Dr Kaili Rimfeld
Royal Holloway
Introduction to statistical genetics methods
13th December 2023, Dr Isabella Vainieri
Royal Holloway
The etiological and predictive association between ADHD and cognitive performance from childhood to young adulthood
5th February 2024, Dr Yasmin Ahmadzadeh
King’s College London
Searching for an answer: Does mothers’ stress during pregnancy have any impact on child outcomes?
4th March 2024, Dr Margherita Malanchini
Queen Mary’s
Gene-environment interplay in the development of noncognitive skills
8th April 2024, Dr Oliver Pain
King’s College London
Improving genomic prediction
13th May 2024, Dr Ryan Arathimos
Our Future Health
Our Future Health project
3rd June 2024, Dr Laurie Hannigan
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Intergenerational transmission of mental health problems
Contact for further information about our research, events and how to join us:
Dr Kaili Rimfeld, Lecturer
Department of Psychology
Royal Holloway, University of London
Kaili.Rimfeld@rhul.ac.uk
X: @KailiRimfeld