Zeli Chen
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR)
Department of Complex Trait Genetics
W&N building, Room B-628
De Boelelaan 1085
1081 HV Amsterdam
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| 2023 – present | PhD student | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| 2021 – 2022 | PhD student | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| 2018 – 2021 | M.Sc Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Universiteit van Amsterdam |
| 2014 – 2018 | B.Sc Cognitive Psychology and Psychobiology | University of Padua, Italy |
| 2009 – 2014 | BA Italian Literature | Beijing Foreign Studies, University China |
Research
My Ph.D project aims to find the genetics factors underlying alcohol abuse and its potential links with other psychiatric disorders. We combine statistical genetics with bioinformatic tools to uncover biological pathways that leads to individuals differences in heritability of addiction.
Highlighted publications
Pasman JA*, Chen Z *, Smit DJA, Vink JM, Van Den Oever MC, Pattij T, De Vries TJ, Abdellaoui Aφ, Verweij KJHφ (*shared first author, φ shared last author). The CADM2 Gene and Behavior: A Phenome-Wide Scan in UK-Biobank. Behav Genet. 2022 Sep;52(4-5):306-314. doi: 10.1007/s10519-022-10109-8. Epub 2022 Jul 22. PMID: 35867259; PMCID: PMC9463269.