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Dorret Boomsma is a Dutch psychologist and professor of behavioral genetics at the University of Amsterdam. She is known for her research on the genetic and environmental influences on behavior, personality, and mental health. She has published over 200 scientific papers and books, and is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boomsma was born in Huizen, Netherlands, and received her PhD in psychology from the University of Amsterdam in 1985. She then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, San Diego, before returning to the University of Amsterdam in 1988. She was appointed professor of behavioral genetics in 1995. Boomsma's research focuses on the genetic and environmental influences on behavior, personality, and mental health. She has studied the genetic basis of intelligence, personality, and mental health disorders, as well as the effects of environmental factors such as parenting and social environment. She has also studied the genetic basis of addiction and the effects of genetic and environmental influences on educational outcomes. Boomsma has received numerous awards for her research, including the Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific award in the Netherlands, in 2006. She is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 18 November, 1957
Birthday 18 November
Birthplace Huizen, The Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

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2008

In 2008, the European Research Council began awarding grants of about 2.5 million euro (about $3.5 million) to the top scientists and scholars in Europe via a competition that covered all academic disciplines. Due to the large amount of money and complete lack of bureaucracy and restrictions, these were extremely competitive, with a very strong applicant pool and a 13% acceptance rate. Boomsma received one of the ERC grants for a project on the genetics of mental illness. Her research is focusing on three themes:

1994

After receiving her Ph.D., Boomsma received an appointment as an assistant professor at the Vrije Universiteit in the Department of Psychonomics. In 1994 she became associate and in 1998 full professor and head of the Department of Biological Psychology.

1957

Dorret I. Boomsma (born 18 November 1957, Huizen, The Netherlands) is a Dutch biological psychologist specializing in genetics and twin studies.