Abdel Abdellaoui is Assistant Professor of Genetics in the Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam.
Abdel Abdellaoui is a geneticist who has been involved in a wide range of studies on psychiatric genetics, behavioral genetics, and population genetics. He is particularly interested in how collective behaviors, such as migration and mate choice, influence the genetic makeup of populations and the relationship between genetic risk factors and environmental exposures.
Steve and Abdel discuss:
00:00 Abdel’s background: education, family history, research career
10:23 Abdel’s research focus: polygenic traits, geographical stratification
21:43 Correlations across geographical regions
33:21 Educational Attainment
38:51 Comparisons across data sets
44:48 Longevity
52:04 Reaction to NIH restricting access to data on educational attainment
Abdel Abdellaoui on Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hsyseKEAAAAJ&hl=en
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