Danielle Posthuma

Prof. Danielle Posthuma is a Full Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, affiliated with the Faculty of Science (Complex Trait Genetics) and Amsterdam Neuroscience. She holds ancillary roles at VUMC (Amsterdam) since 2019. Her research focuses on genetic influences in mental health, neurodevelopmental disorders, and multimodal data integration. Key areas include genome-wide association studies (GWAS), psychiatric genetics, and translational neuroscience.

She has received prestigious awards including the ASPASIA (NWO, 2006) and JL Fuller Memorial Award (2005). Supervised 27 PhD theses and teaches courses like 'Big Data in Biomedical Sciences' and 'Genetics in Neuroscience'. Active in editorial roles for journals like Twin Research and Human Genetics, and frequently engages with media (e.g., Parool, Volkskrant).

Her work addresses UN SDGs related to health and well-being. Collaborations span international networks, with recent studies on alcohol use behaviors, neurodevelopmental disorders in Kenya, and immune-genetic links in schizophrenia.