Partners

VU - University Amsterdam - Department of Biological Psycology - Project Coordinator - Partner 1

Department of Biological Psychology

Country: Netherlands

VU University Amsterdam is a leading research university in the Netherlands. Since it was founded in 1880, the VU has been known for its distinctive approach to knowledge. Social relevance is a guiding principle. The VU houses 14 interdisciplinary research institutes, 12 faculties, participates in two national research centres of excellence, one as coordinating institution, and is participant in 40 accredited research schools, 6 as coordinating institution. In total, the VU employs over 1,750 research FTE and yearly more than 6,650 academic articles, monographs and books are published and more than 300 doctorates are honoured. The focus of research at the department of Biological Psychology (around 50 FTE) is the analysis of individual differences in health, cognition, normal and abnormal behaviour, by studying the genetic and biological basis of individual differences in human behaviour, e.g. paediatric, adolescent and adult aggression, using approaches from genetic epidemiology, psychophysiology and molecular genetics. The department maintains the Netherlands Twin Register which was established in 1987 (www.tweelingenregister.org). In the NTR-Biobank project biological material (DNA, RNA, cell lines serum, plasma, and urine) is collected in over 10.000 participants.

Who we are

Dorret Boomsma PhD, Professor of Biological Psychology, Head of department E-mail: di.boomsma@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: behavioural, molecular, human genetics, statistics, twin studies; analysis of individual differences.	Meike Bartels PhD, Full Professor, University Research Chair in Genetics and Wellbeing E-mail: m.bartels@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Longitudinal development of child and adolescent psychopathology/ well-being. Behavioural and molecular genetics.
Christel Middeldorp MD, PhD, Associate Professor E-mail: c.m.middeldorp@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Child and adolescent psychiatry, behavioural, molecular, human genetics.	Catrin Finkenauer PhD, Professor of child abuse and interpersonal relationships E-mail: c.finkenauer@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Social, clinical, and developmental psychology; parenting; treatment of children exposed to violence and abuse.
Natasha Stroo Department Manager and Project Manager E-mail: natascha.stroo@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Department Manager & Project Manager for the ACTION Project.	Jenny van Dongen PhD E-mail: j.van.dongen@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Analysis of DNA methylation data in combination with phenotypic and genetic data from twins and families.
Anne Hendriks PhD student E-mail: a.m.hendriks@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Child development, multiple informants.	Fiona Hagenbeek PhD student E-mail: f.a.hagenbeek@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Metabolomics data analysis in combination with genetic or medical data.
Marjolein Vandenbosch Research assistance E-mail: m.m.l.j.z.vandenbosch@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Coordination and collection samples.	Michel Nivard PhD, Post-doc fellow E-mail: m.g.nivard@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: developmental genetic analyses, statistical genetics, psychological research.
Hill Ip PhD student E-mail: h.f.ip@vu.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Genome wide analysis

LUMC - Leiden University Medical Center - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Partner 2

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Country: Netherlands

Official website

The main aim of the LUMC child psychiatry research program is to optimize identification of children in need of psychiatric care, and to monitor the effect of intervention longitudinally. Identification and monitoring includes using traditional diagnostic instruments (self report-questionnaires and interviews) as well as innovative ones, i.e. neurobiological markers. In order to ascertain correct identification of children with disorders, it is essential to focus on first line services (general practitioner, detention centers, child care), as most children will consult these services first. For this purpose, a qualitative and efficient system of diagnostic selection and follow-up (Routine Outcome Monitoring, ROM) is being developed. ROM will not only be helpful for the purpose of identification, but also for measuring the effectiveness of intervention in daily practice. Because psychological conditions related to psychiatric disorders may not always be visible or measurable by means of traditional instruments, innovative assessment methods must be developed. The research program (nr 31401) focuses on two main areas: (1) Patient Selection and Assessment: Child Public Mental Health (CPMH) and Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) and (2) Neuro-imaging. Our research focuses predominantly on the developmental psychopathology of behavioral disorders in children and adolescents. This includes both young children with emerging behavior problems (e.g. children with a first police contact) or adolescents in contact with juvenile justice. For this work, an Academic Workplace has been founded, which focuses in specific on practice based research.

Who we are

Robert Vermeiren PhD, MD, Director Curium-LUMC, Professor child and adolescent psychiatry LUMC, Professor of Forensic Adolescent Psychiatry VUMC E-mail: R.R.J.M.Vermeiren@curium.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Child and adolescent psychiatry; Forensic psychiatry; Clinical epidemiology.	Olivier Colins PhD, Associate Professor LUMC, Scientific coordinator ROMCKAP E-mail: o.colins@curium.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Statistics and data management.
Eva Mulder PhD, Associate Professor LUMC, Coordinating manager Academic Workplace E-mail: Official webpage Relevant expertise: Developmental psychopathology, youth and forensic psychologys.	Peter Roetman PhD candidate E-mail: p.j.roetman@curium.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Developmental psychopathology

QIMR - Queensland Institute of Medical Research - Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory - Partner 3

Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory

Country: Australia

Official website

QIMR is one of the largest medical research institutes in Australia with a mission to deliver “better health through medical research”. Of direct relevance to this application, our philosophy is to “... support scientists who perform world-class medical research aimed at improving the health and well-being of all people”. The 2010 SCImago Institutions Rankings – Health Sciences World Report, provides quantitative data on research in Health Sciences between 2004 and 2008 as collected by the Scopus database. This report, which considered the “2,833 institutions that together are responsible for 80.55% of worldwide scientific output”, found that of the papers published in the 2004-2008 period by QIMR staff, 82.7% were in the top 25% of journals in their category (according to the SCImago Journal Ranking) and 49.3% of these papers involved at least one international collaborator.
The Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory of QIMR under the leadership of Professor Nicholas Martin has a long-standing international reputation for the genetic analysis of complex traits. For over twenty-five years this group has collected a plethora of measures on twins and their families, representing a multimillion investment of national and international research funds. In addition to dense phenotypic data, the collection contains a formidable set of DNA samples from 50,000 individuals. Genome-wide association
data is currently available for over 19,000 of these individuals, making this by far the largest collection of its type in Australia, and one of the largest in the world.

Who we are

Nicholas Martin

PhD, Head of Genetic Epidemiology, Principal Research Fellow

E-mail: Nick.Martin@qimrberghofer.edu.au

Official webpage

Relevant expertise: Genetic epidemiology, Statistical genetics, project oversight.

Sarah Medland

PhD, Head of Quantitative Genetics, Senior Research Fellow

E-mail: Sarah.Medland@qimrberghofer.edu.au

Official webpage

Relevant expertise: Pyschiatric genetics, Statistical genetics, Child and adolescent psychopathology.

KI - Karolinska Institutet - Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics - Partner 4

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Country: Sweden

Official website

Karolinska Institutet (KI) is Sweden's only medical university and accounts for 40% of all medical research at universities in Sweden. It is comprised of 22 departments that span over a broad field of research, from fundamental research in molecular biology to public health research. The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) is one of the largest units for epidemiological research in Europe, employing about 270 staff members.
MEB has facilities to invite subjects/twins for clinical investigations (interviewing, neuropsychological testing, clinical measures, blood sampling), and MEB also runs the core facility of KI biobank, including biological samples from more than 50,000 twins.
Professor Dr. Paul Lichtenstein is the Director of the Swedish Twin Registry and an internationally recognized twin researcher, and is an expert on utilizing the unique possibilities of large register based research that exist in Sweden. His research focuses on psychological and psychiatric problems during human development. Paul Lichtenstein is PI or Co-investigator on several large scale twin and family studies.

Who we are

Paul Lichtenstein PhD, Senior Researcher E-mail: Paul.Lichtenstein@ki.se Official webpage Relevant expertise: Psychological and psychiatric problems during human development.	Isabelle Kizling PhD, Junior Researcher E-mail: isabelle.kizling@ki.se Official webpage Relevant expertise: system development
Yi Lu Post doc E-mail: Lu.Yi@ki.se Official webpage Relevant expertise: Statistical genetics	Sebastian Lundstrom Research assistant E-mail: Sebastian.Lundstrom@neuro.gu.se Official webpage Relevant expertise: Autism spectrum disorders
Gunilla Sonnebring Research administration E-mail: Gunilla.Sonnebring@ki.se Official webpage Relevant expertise: Research administration

University of Helsinki - Department of Public Health - Partner 5

Department of Public Health

Country: Finland

Official website

The University of Helsinki is the largest and best-ranked research university in Finland The Dept of Public Health is strongly profiled in genetic epidemiology and preventive medicine. The Finnish Twin Cohort Study is a core resource of the department with a core staff, 6 PhD students and 4 postdocs. The research topics mental health, personality and other behavioural traits.
We also have facilities to see subjects, do interviewing, neuropsychological testing, clinical measures and blood sampling. An excellent office and computing environment is available at the Twin Study, at the Department of Public Health, with extensive experience in maintaining epidemiological and genetic study bases, coordinating data collection, management and analysis in multiple sites. Wet lab facilities are at the Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM), which has all relevant state-of-the-art equipment and core facilities with state-of-the-art technology and valuable expertise in genotyping, methylation assays and related omics work.

Who we are

Tellervo Korhonen PhD, Senior scientist, Adjunct professor E-mail: tellervo.korhonen@helsinki.fi Official webpage Relevant expertise: Epidemiologist with expertise on behavioural risk factors, including externalizing behaviours and substance use/abuse/dependence.	Jaakko Kaprio MD, PhD, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology E-mail: Jaakko.Kaprio@helsinki.fi Official webpage Relevant expertise: Overall responsibility for twin cohorts, genetic epidemiology.
Alyce Whipp PhD student E-mail: alyce.whipp@helsinki.fi Official webpage Relevant expertise:

King's College London - Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, MRC SGDP Centre - TEDS - Partner 6

MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience (IOPPN)

Country: United Kingdom

MRC SGDP official website
TEDS official website

The Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience has an outstanding international reputation in the field of research. In the most recent UK Research Assessment Exercise (2008), “the IOPPN had the largest number of world leading or internationally excellent research activity units” for Psychiatry. Since its foundation in 1994 the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre has grown into one of the research powerhouses of the IOPPN. The 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise made special mention of the Centre twice in its commentary on the IOPPN: “evidence of world-leading outputs especially with respect to the social, genetic and developmental psychiatry (SGDP)” and “the environment was internationally excellent and in the case(s) of Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP), world leading”.

The Twins Early Development Study is one of the foremost ongoing twin studies of its kind in the world. With the help of over 15,000 families, TEDS researchers and academics are exploring how we develop through childhood and adolescence and what factors contribute to making each of us who we are. In this way, the great wealth of information gathered through the study is providing insights into how both nature (the genetic material and characteristics we inherit from our parents) and nurture (our environment) contribute to individual development in a range of areas, such as cognitive and learning abilities, and behaviour. The study has been going since 1994 and is based at King's College London under the leadership of Professor Robert Plomin, ranked among the 100 most eminent psychologists in the history of science.

Who we are

Robert Plomin PhD, Deputy Director, SGDP Centre E-mail: robert.plomin@kcl.ac.uk Official webpage Relevant expertise: Genetics of behaviour, both quantitative and molecular genetics.	Eva Krapohl MsC, PhD Student E-mail: eva.krapohl@kcl.ac.uk Official webpage Relevant expertise: Statistical expertise in quantitative and molecular genetics.
Saskia Selzam MsC, PhD Student E-mail: saskia.selzam@kcl.ac.uk Official webpage Relevant expertise: Quantitative and molecular genetics and behavioural development.	Ziada Ayorech PhD Student E-mail: ziada.ayorech@kcl.ac.uk Official webpage Relevant expertise: Quantitative genetic analysis; genotype-environment correlation, especially in relation to media use in young adults.
Emily Smith-Wooley PhD Student E-mail: emily.smith-woolley@kcl.ac.uk Official webpage Relevant expertise: Quantitative genetic analysis; pubertal development; public understanding of science.	Margherita Malanchini PhD, Post-doc fellow E-mail: m.malanchini@utexas.edu Official webpage Relevant expertise: Quantitative genetic analyses; longitudinal modeling and developmental methodologies in relation to education and cognition

Erasmus University Medical Centre - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Partner 7

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Country: Netherlands

Official website

Erasmus MC is the largest university medical center in the Netherlands and is known for its high quality and epidemiological and neuroscience research. The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry consists of clinical facilities, teaching and research facilities. research of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry mainly consists of general population and clinical epidemiology and is part of the Netherlands Institute of Health Sciences. The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has a 30-year track of epidemiological research and is internationally known for this work. The main activities pertain to longitudinal epidemiological and research of diagnostic assessments, with anemphasis on assessments of psychopathology from childhood into adulthood. The Department is leading in Europe as far as standardised diagnostic assessment procedures are concerned and is one of the strongests centers in Europe of aetiological epidemiological research in the field of child psychopathology. The Department leads behavioural/cognitive section of a large-scale longitudinal birth cohort, GenerationR, which is internationally known for its innovative methodology and results.

Who we are

Henning Tiemeier

MD, PhD , Professor

E-mail: h.tiemeier@erasmusmc.nl

Official webpage

Relevant expertise: Aetiology of antisocial behaviour.

Koen Bolhuis

MD, PhD student

E-mail: k.bolhuis@erasmusmc.nl

Official webpage

Relevant expertise: Aetiological research of complex phenotypes.

University of Notre Dame - Department of Psychology - Partner 8

Department of Psychology

Country: United States of America

Official website

The Quantitative Psychology Program of the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame is one of the leading quantitative programs in the US. With seven faculties covering expertise in all major areas in behavioural statistics it is also one of the largest programs. Weekly program meetings that regularly feature invited speakers provide an intellectual environment that highly stimulates exchange of expertise and the development of novel statistical approaches.
The Center of Research Computing (CRC) at Notre Dame houses two complementary resources: the High Performance Computing section, providing over 8000 cores of computational power with the associated support infrastructure for both hardware and installed software, and the Cyberinfrastructure section, empowering Faculty and industry partners to develop research environments that support advanced data and information processing services including acquisition, storage, management, integration, mining and visualization of data.

Who we are

Gitta Lubke

PhD, Associate Professor

E-mail: glubke@nd.edu

Official webpage

Relevant expertise: Analyses of complex phenotypes, genome-wide analyses, twin research, variance estimation methods using genetic data, data mining methods.

University of Cagliari - Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine - Partner 9

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section

Country: Italy

Official website

Vassilios Fanos is chief of the following divisions: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute, and Neonatal Section. The research team comprises a clinical pathologist, expert in metabolomics, a biotechnologist, a physicist, a bioinformatics, 5 experts in NMR and GC-MS, 2 fellows. 49 collaborations in metabolomics, including New York, Washington, Calgary, Cambridge, Porto, Lisbon, Athens, Thessaloniki, Maastricht, Utrecht, Ankara, Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur and many Italian centres.
Investigator in research projects funded by public agencies or private agencies or pharmaceutical companies. Last grant obtained: 198.000 Euros from Italian Ministry of Health (1st winner among 545 projects) on metabolomics and neonatal sepsis. Author of more than 30 publications on metabolomics and several abstracts in International Journals on this topic. Among the 17 books published (4 in
English) one is Developmental Nephrology: from embryology to metabolomics with RL Chevalier), Organization of 2 specific International meetings on metabolomics (published as Guest Editor in J Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine). He has given several international lectures on metabolomics: final lecture International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, International Perinatal Collegium Amalfi, World Congress of Twins Florence, European Workshops on Neonatology in Vila do Conte (Portugal), Segovia (Spain), Tallin (Estonia), International Meeting UENPS, International Congress of Neonatology Athens, Invited speaker in Amsterdam Royal Academy of Science 2013, International Congress BDebate Barcelona 2013, World Congress of Perinatal Medicine Moscow 2013.

Who we are

Vassilios Fanos MD, Chief, Full professor E-mail: vafanos@tiscali.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pharmacology, Metabolomics, Sepsis, Drugs, Nephrotoxicity, Post-partum Depression.	Luigi Atzori MD, PhD, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences Associate Professor E-mail: latzori(at)unica.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: “Omics”, namely Metabolomics, NMR, Clinical Pathology, Statistics, Bioinformatics, data management.
Pierluigi Caboni Associate Professor E-mail: caboni@unica.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: Biochemistry, Mass Spectrometry.	Marcella Peri Researcher E-mail: marcellaperi@unica.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: Experimental medicine, Pediatric Laboratory.
Patrizia Baire Administrative and financial manager E-mail: baire@unica.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: Accounting and finance, Management, Communication, Health care administration.	Antonio Noto Researcher E-mail: antonotocagliari@gmail.com Official webpage Relevant expertise: Biotechnologies, Laboratory Medicine, Metabolomics and related data management.
Angelica Dessì MD, Researcher E-mail: angelicadessi@hotmail.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: Clinical research, IUGR, GDM, Metabolomics, Perinatal Programming, Nutrition.	Milena Lussu Fellow E-mail: mlussu@unica.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: Biotechnologies, Laboratory Medicine, Metabolomics.
Matteo Mauri Fellow, Scientific Dissemination and Exploitation E-mail: matteo.mauri@diee.unica.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: Web management and editing, Science Dissemination and Exploitation, Communication and Public Relations.	Sara Corbu Fellow E-mail: sara.corbu@gmail.com Official webpage Relevant expertise: Biology, Nutrition, NMR, Metabolomics.
Mirko Manchia MD, PhD, Fellow E-mail: mirkomanchia@unica.it Official webpage Relevant expertise: Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

GBS - Good Biomarker Sciences - Partner 11

Good Biomarker Sciences

Country: Netherlands

Official website

GBS is a successful spinout organisation from TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research). With over 30 years of experience GBS offers a perfect blend between expertise and cutting edge approaches. GBS holds a longstanding position within international collaborative networks between pharmaceutical companies and universities for scientific research projects. GBS conducts research laboratory services for the study of biomarkers, as well as providing advise on the selection of biomarkers for research protocols and the validation and devising of (new) tests and execution of large (up to 10.000 samples) assay series with state of the art equipment. GBS also works continuously for its own research projects, constantly expanding the capabilities. GBS has a portfolio on urinary markers measured mainly by enzyme immune assays for the detection of haemostasis activation, oxidation status, diabetic conditions and for tubular damage. A biobank of urine samples typed for creatinin and micro-albuminuria is available and used for analytical validation of methods.
GBS performed large series of assays for the Netherlands Twin Register on cytokines, cotinine, liver enzymes and traditional markers of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism en inflammation (CRP) GBS works with Good Clinical Laboratory Practice guidelines and maintains high standards in documentation and customer focus.
Prof Cornelis Kluft (CK) is a biomarker specialist with a major research interest in inflammation and vascular disease- being one of the first leaders to promote the inflammatory hypothesis of vascular disease. He developed the early CRP assays for clinical and research use and has extensive knowledge and expertise of marker analysis in metabolic diseases.

Who we are

Cornelis Kluft

PhD, CEO

E-mail: kluft@euronet.nl

Official webpage

Relevant expertise: Biomarker specialist.

Jacoline Neuteboom

Lab Coordination

E-mail: neuteboom@gbsleiden.nl

Official webpage

Relevant expertise: Coordinating lab analysis and secure GCLP quality.

LU - Leiden University - Division of Analytical Biosciences - Partner 12

Division of Analytical Biosciences

Country: Netherlands

Official website

The Division of Analytical Biosciences at Leiden University is the initiator of the Netherlands Metabolomics Centre (NMC), a multidisciplinary partnership including key academic players, clinical centers, and others (funded by Netherlands Genomics Initiative NWO grant). At Leiden University a world class metabolomics knowledge infrastructure has been created to develop novel analytical methods to analyse metabolites that are relevant for health and diseases, and to characterize the actual metabolic state of a persons. This requires both hardware and software developments supported by a well-established infrastructure of standardized methods and applications. A wide range of separation-techniques (HPLC, UPLC, Micro- and Nano-LC, Capillary electrophoresis and GC) are available next to an array of Mass Spectrometry systems housing a variety of techniques (Triple quadrupole, Ion-trap and ion-trap hybrids with FT-ICR and FT-Orbitrap, Q-ToF, GC-ToF and Maldi-ToF) allowing in-depth MS profiling. Algorithms have been developed for the de-novo identification of metabolites. Protocols and algorithms have been developed for the analysis of larger epidemiological or clinical cohorts of more than 5000 study participants. A large part of the metabolites detected are identified, and a large amount of them are reported as absolute concentrations if reference compounds are available.

Who we are

Thomas Hankemeier PhD, Professor E-mail: hankemeier@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Analytical Biosciences / Metabolomics, Development of systems biology.	Ruud Berger PhD, Professor E-mail: Official webpage Relevant expertise: Metabolic Diseases, experimental design and the biologicalt.
Amy C. Harms PhD, scientist E-mail: a.c.harms@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: Mass Spectrometry / Metabolomics.	Belen Gonzalez Amoros MSc, analyst E-mail: b.gonzalez.amoros@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: LC-MS, Metabolomics
Marian Martinez Zapata Analyst E-mail: j.m.martinez.zapata@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl Official webpage Relevant expertise: GC-MS, quality systems.

Management structure of the project, Scientific Advisory Board, Ethic Advisory Board

The management structure of ACTION has three levels on which decisions are taken. Depending on the kind of decision or its consequences for the consortium, a variable number of partners are involved in the decision making.

Scientific Advisory Board

Bartha Maria Knoppers Full Professor McGill University, Department of Human Genetics. Chair International Ethics Committee of the Human Genome Project E-mail: bartha.knoppers@mcgill.ca Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Ethics, law and biobanks.	James J Hudziak Professor Psychiatry, Medicine, and Pediatrics. Director Vermont Center for Children, Youth, and Families. Thomas M Achenbach Endowed Chair of Developmental Psychopathology University of Vermont College of Mediciner E-mail: James.Hudziak@uvm.edu Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Child Psychiatry, aggression.
Ron de Kloet Royal Netherlands Academy of Science - Academy professor, (em) professor Medical Pharmacology Leiden University and Medical Centreer E-mail: e.kloet@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Metabolomics, brain.	P. Eline Slagboom Professor of Molecular Epidemiology at the Leiden University Medical Center Head of the section of Molecular Epidemiology and a Genotyping Center. E-mail: p.slagboom@lumc.nl Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Epigenetics, population studies.
George Davey Smith Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Scientific Director of ALSPAC (The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children) & MRC CAiTE Centre E-mail: kz.davey-smith@bristol.ac.uk Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Epidemiology and childhood cohorts.	Giuseppe Buonocore Professor of pediatrics and Director of the Unit of Neonatology of the University Hospital of Siena, Italy. President UENPS and President EURAIBI. E-mail: giuseppe.buonocore@unisi.it Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Neonatology, Pediatrics, Neurology.
Frank Spinath Full Professor of Psychology and Managing Director dept of Psychology Saarland University Saarbrucken, Germanyy E-mail: f.spinath@mx.uni-saarland.de Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Behavior Genetics, Twin studies.

Ethic Advisory Board

Bartha Maria Knoppers Full Professor McGill University, Department of Human Genetics. Chair International Ethics Committee of the Human Genome Project E-mail: bartha.knoppers@mcgill.ca Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Ethics, law and biobanks.	Adam Cohen Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at Leiden University director of the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR) E-mail: ac@chdr.nl Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Clinical Pharmacology.
M. C. Ploem Scientific staff member and Academic Lecturer and researcher at Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam E-mail: Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Privacy, data protection law, Legal aspects of genetics.	Guy A. M. Widdershoven Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, head of the Dept. of Medical Humanities at VU University Medical Center E-mail: Official webpage Expertise/Reason: Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine.

Partners

Department of Biological Psychology

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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory

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Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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Department of Public Health

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MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience (IOPPN)

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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Department of Psychology

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section

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Good Biomarker Sciences

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Division of Analytical Biosciences

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Scientific Advisory Board

Ethic Advisory Board

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