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