Preliminary program BGA 2025
BGA Program at a glance
Day 1
- 09:30 – 11:30 | Executive Committee Meeting (Invite only)
- 11:00 - 12:15 | Festschrift Lunch
- 12:15 - 18:00 | Matt McGue Festschrift
- 10:00 – 18:00 | Registration
- 18:30 - 21:00 | Opening Reception - The Trolley Barn
Day 2
Morning
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Opening Plenary Session: Symposium
- 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break (30 min)
- 11:00 - 12:30 | Parallel Sessions
- Track A | Educational Attainment and Cognitive Development –
- Track B | Methodological Advances in Genetic Research
- Track C | Public Understanding and Communication of Genetic Research
- 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break (90 min)
Afternoon
- 14:00 - 15:30 | Parallel Sessions
- Track A | Genetic and Environmental Effects and Interactions
- Track B | Depression and Mental Health
- Track C | Assortative Mating and Population Genetics
- 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break (30 min)
- 16:00 - 17:00 | Special Symposium Plenary
- 17:30 - 19:30 | Poster Session & Reception
Day 3
Morning
- 09:00 - 10:00 | Plenary Session
- 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break (30 min)
- 10:30 - 12:00 | Parallel Sessions
- Track A | Substance Use and Addiction
- Track B | Personality and Psychopathology
- Track C | Child Development and Parenting
- 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break (90 min)
Afternoon
- 13:30 - 15:00 | Symposium Session
- 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break (30 min)
- 15:30 - 17:00 | Parallel Sessions
- Track A | Externalizing Behaviors and Antisocial Traits
- Track B | Early Development and Well-being
- Track C | Genetic Risk Scores and Prediction
Day 4
Morning
- 09:00 - 10:00 | Plenary Session: Dobzhansky Lecture
- 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break (30 min)
- 10:30 - 12:00 | Parallel Sessions
- Track A | Sleep, Aging, and Cognitive Decline
- Track B | Genetics of Specific Health Conditions
- Track C | Methodological Considerations in Genetic Data Analysis
- 12:00 - 14:00 | Business Meeting (90 min)
Afternoon
- 14:00 - 15:10 | Symposium Session
- 15:10 - 15:30 | Coffee Break (20 min)
- 15:30 - 16:40 | Symposium Session 3
- 16:40 - 18:15 | Executive Committee meeting (Invite only)
Closing Banquet – The Chapel on Sycamore