Biosocial

The Early Career Award from the Behavior Genetics Association acknowledges outstanding early career contributions to the field   more

How does racism experienced in childhood affect our health across a lifetime? Muna Aikins from the MPRG Biosocial is investigating this question. In this interview, she explains how early experiences of racism leave lasting marks on both physical and mental health. As the lead researcher of the Afrozensus research project, she helped deliver the first comprehensive survey capturing the experiences of Black people in Germany.  more

Life is like a pinball game - the chances of health and prosperity are unevenly distributed. If you have a difficult start, success and advancement are difficult to achieve. Those who get off to a good start, on the other hand, achieve top scores. more

An interview with Laurel Raffington about her research
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Children growing up in under-resourced families have epigenetic profiles associated with worse health more