Danielle Posthuma#

• 06/2014 - present Head, Dept. Complex Trait Genetics, CNCR, VU Amsterdam
• 01/2014 - present Head, section Complex Trait Genetics, Dept. Clinical Genetics, VUmc Amsterdam
• 01/2016 - present Full Professor 0.5 fte, tenured, University Research Chair, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 01/2011 - present Full Professor 0.5 fte, tenured, ‘Genetics of cognitive function and dysfunction’ – Beta Faculty, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 02/2008 - 01/2016 Associate Professor 0.5 fte, tenured, Department of Clinical Genetics, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 01/2011 - 01/2014 Visiting Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 02/2010 - 01/2011 Associate Professor, tenured, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, section Functional Genomics, VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 07/2006 - 01/2010 Associate Professor, tenured, Department of Biological Psychology, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 07/2003 - 07/2006 Assistant Professor, tenured, Department of Biological Psychology, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• 05/2002 - 07/2003 Post doc, fixed term, Department of Biological Psychology, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• 11/1996 - 05/2002 PhD student, Dept of Biological Psychology, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (0.8 fte from May 1998-May 2002)

• Genome-wide association studies
• Genetics
• Heritability
• Statistical genetics
• Psychiatry
• Polygenic risk prediction
• Alzheimer's disease
• Cognition
• Twin studies

• 2024 Valued Colleague Award (together with Stephan Ripke) from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, for continued commitment to the consortium
• 2021 Mensa Foundation Prize, which is awarded biennially for the best scientific discovery in the field of intelligence or creativity
• 2020 Elected as a member of the Royal Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW). The KHMW is the oldest learned society in the Netherlands. Membership is awarded on the basis of scientific and scholarly achievement, members are appointed for life
• 2019 Lodewijk Sandkuijl award from the Dutch Society of Human Genetics for a researcher who has a proven substantial track record in fields of statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology and the genetic investigation of complex diseases
• 2019 Elected as a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW). The Academy is a learned society of outstanding Dutch scientists and scholars. Membership is awarded on the basis of scientific and scholarly achievement, members are appointed for life
• 2019 European Research Council - ERC Advanced grant
• 2017 Richard Todd Award, from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG) for outstanding contribution to the genetics of child psychiatry
• 2016 University Research Chair, VU Medical Centre
• 2014 NWO–VICI personal grant from Netherlands Organisation of Scientific research (VENI-VIDI-VICI scheme)
• 2010 Listed in national list of 400 most successful women under 38 , category ‘smart’
• 2009 Listed in national list of 400 most successful women under 38, presented by the Dutch Secretary of State of Science and Education, Sharon Dijksma
• 2008 Listed in national list of 400 most successful women under 38, presented by the Dutch Minister of Science and Education, Prof R Plasterk
• 2006 ASPASIA award (NWO) excellent women in science
• 2005 NWO–VIDI awarded, personal grant from Netherlands Organisation of Scienticif research (VENI-VIDI-VICI scheme)
• 2005 JL Fuller & JP Scott Memorial Award for Early Career Outstanding Scientific Accomplishments (Behavior Genetics Association)
• 2005 Elected member of the ‘Jonge Akademie’ of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW). This the young part of the Royal Academy set-up in 2005, members are elected for 5 years
• 1999 Thompson Award for Outstanding Student Presentation (Behavior Genetics Association)

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