J.E.R. Rietkerk, MSc
Research interests
Dr. rer. nat. Jolien Rietkerk is a postdoctoral researcher at
the POP-GEM Lab and the Institute of Genomics in Health, State
University of New York - Downstate Health Sciences University and
is integrated within the ‘van Loo’ lab, at the
University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. In her
postdoctoral research she performs statistical genetic analysis of
psychiatric disorders, with a special focus on trans-ancestry and
diverse genetic datasets.
Dr. Rietkerk is a molecular biologist by training with additional
education in applied data science and coding. She further
diversified her education by performing her doctoral research on
epistatic effects in Major Depressive Disorder at Helmholtz Munich
in Germany. Her extensive international network and experience
allow for research that is driven to have a wide societal impact
and utilizes expertise of different disciplines and cultures.
Through her efforts Dr. Rietkerk aims to destigmatize, diversify
and personalize psychiatric care, whilst pushing the boundaries of
statistical genetics methods and big datasets.