Biography
Hi, my name is Sander Lamballais. I am a PostDoc at the Erasmus MC.
My current work:
- I develop methods related to GWAS, polygenic burden, pleiotropy, and cell-free DNA.
- I study the role of genetics in brain development and psychiatric disorders.
- I coordinate two courses in the new Genomics in Society MSc program:
- Research Design (2022 onwards)
- Biological Statistics (2023 onwards)
- I am working on the following short books:
- Bash for Non-Programmers (forthcoming)
- R for Non-Programmers
- Polygenic Scores for Non-Geneticists
Highlights from my previous work:
- I am the lead developer of QDECR, an R package to perform vertex-wise analyses.
- I co-designed and conducted the ORACLE Study, a cohort of 2,000 individuals with neuroimaging, cognitive testing, and more. I trained and led a team of over 20 BSc, MSc, and PhD students.
- I wrote my doctoral thesis on how the brain takes shape across a lifetime.
Feel free to reach out if you:
- Want to collaborate
- Need a peer reviewer
- Want to learn more about genetics or neuroimaging
- Have questions about my work
Interests
- Methodology
- Genetics & Omics
- Neuroimaging
- Epidemiology
Education
PhD in Neuroepidemiology, 2022
Erasmus MC, NL
MSc in Genetic Epidemiology, 2015
Erasmus MC, NL
MSc in Neuroscience, 2014
Erasmus MC, NL
BSc in Psychology, 2012
Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL