scholarly journals Symposium in Honor of Irving I. Gottesman (December 29, 1930–June 29, 2016)

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-284
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
International Society ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Profound Influence ◽  
To Come ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
Academic Positions

The June 2016 death of our esteemed colleague, Dr Irving I. Gottesman, was felt as an extreme loss at so many levels by colleagues, students, friends, and family across the globe. Irv's stellar contributions to the field of twin research will continue to be remembered and cited for many years to come. In commemoration of his life and work, I organized a symposium at the 16th meeting of the International Society for Twin Studies, held in Madrid, Spain, November 16–18, 2017. The panelists included mostly former students, as well as colleagues, who presented their scientific research and personal remarks reflecting Irv's profound influence in shaping their lives and careers. A chronology of Irv's academic positions and honors is included in the introduction to this special issue of Twin Research and Human Genetics, followed by brief sketches of the panel participants; their scholarly papers and personal reflections follow.

scholarly journals Central and Eastern European Special Issue

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 355-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Levente Littvay ◽  
Julia Métneki ◽  
Ádám D. Tárnoki ◽  
Dávid L. Tárnoki
Keyword(s):  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Eastern European Country ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
World Congress ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

From November 16–19, 2014, twin researchers of the world will descend on the lovely city of Budapest, Hungary for the 3rd World Congress on Twin Pregnancy, held in conjunction with the 15th Congress of the International Society of Twin Studies (ISTS). It is the first time a Central and Eastern European country will host the congress. On this occasion, we were honored by the request from the editor of Twin Research and Human Genetics, Nick Martin, to put together a special issue highlighting twin research conducted in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

scholarly journals Twin Family Registries Worldwide: An Important Resource for Scientific Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 427-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon-Mi Hur ◽  
Leonie H. Bogl ◽  
Juan R. Ordoñana ◽  
Jeanette Taylor ◽  
Sara A. Hart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Traits ◽  
Disease Susceptibility ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Assessment Research ◽  
Made In

AbstractMuch progress has been made in twin research since our last special issue on twin registries (Hur, Y.-M., & Craig, J. M. (2013). Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16, 1–12.). This special issue provides an update on the state of twin family registries around the world. This issue includes 61 papers on twin family registries from 25 countries, of which 3 describe consortia based on collaborations of several twin family registries. The articles included in this issue discuss the establishment and maintenance of twin registries, recruitment strategies, methods of zygosity assessment, research aims and major findings from twin family cohorts, as well as other important topics related to twin studies. The papers amount to approximately 1.3 million monozygotic, dizygotic twins and higher order multiples and their family members who participate in twin studies around the world. Nine new twin family registries have been established across the world since our last issue, which demonstrates that twin registers are increasingly important in studies of the determinants and correlates of complex traits from disease susceptibility to healthy development.

An Update on Longitudinal Twin and Family Studies

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meike Bartels
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Behavior Genetics ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Family Studies ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Regular Time ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Age Cohort

AbstractWith the development of large twin-family registers worldwide (see the December 2006 issue of Twin Research and Human Genetics for an overview) new options for research projects become feasible, including longitudinal studies. In this special issue on Longitudinal Twin and Family Studies, several aspects of longitudinal research are highlighted and an overview of results is given from European, Australian and United States twin studies. These studies deal with a time span from birth to adulthood and a wide range of phenotypes is covered. Data collection in some studies is age/cohort driven; in others, subjects are followed from different ages at regular time intervals. Most studies are based on data collection in twins, but adoption and parent–offspring data designs are described as well. The overview of results of current longitudinal projects makes this special issue a reference resource for longitudinal research in developmental behavior genetics.

scholarly journals Twin Registries Worldwide: An Important Resource for Scientific Research

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon-Mi Hur ◽  
Jeffrey M. Craig
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Human Behaviors ◽  
Important Resource ◽  
The Past

Twins can provide unique opportunities to study causal influences on variation in human behaviors, development, and diseases. During the past 10 years, the number of twin registries has increased rapidly across the globe and we thought it timely to bring these to the attention of our readership. In this special issue, we invited papers on twin registries and cohorts from 28 countries representing five continents. Subjects covered include how to establish and maintain twin registries, accurately assess zygosity, collect biospecimens, and other important issues related to twin studies. This special issue shows that over 1.5 million twins and their families are participating in twin studies worldwide. Research interests will be highlighted, with the aim of fostering collaborative research.

scholarly journals The Washington State Twin Registry: 2019 Update

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 788-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen E. Duncan ◽  
Ally R. Avery ◽  
Eric Strachan ◽  
Eric Turkheimer ◽  
Siny Tsang
Keyword(s):  
Human Genetics ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Twin Registry ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Current Special Issue

AbstractIt has been over 5 years since the last special issue of Twin Research and Human Genetics on ‘Twin Registries Worldwide: An Important Resource for Scientific Research’ was published. Much progress has been made in the broad field of twin research since that time, and the current special issue is a follow-up to update the scientific community about twin registries around the globe. The present article builds upon our 2013 Registry description by summarizing current information on the Washington State Twin Registry (WSTR), including history and construction methods, member characteristics, available data, and major research goals. We also provide a section with brief summaries of recently completed studies and discuss the future research directions of the WSTR. The Registry has grown in terms of size and scope since 2013; highlights include recruitment of youth pairs under 18 years of age, extensive geocoding work to develop environmental exposures that can be linked to survey and administrative health data such as death records, and expansion of a biobank with specimens collected for genotyping, DNA methylation, and microbiome based-studies.

scholarly journals Remembering Irving I. Gottesman: Twin Research Colleague and Friend Extraordinaire/Research Studies: Face-Lift Technique Comparison in Identical Twins; Raising Preterm Twins; Fetal Behavior in Dichorionic Twin Pregnancies; Co-Bedding and Stress Reduction in Twins/Public Interest: Identical Co-Twins’ Same Day Delivery; Teaching Twins in Bosnia; Twin Auctioneers; Sister, the Play

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 708-714
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Identical Twins ◽  
Face Lift ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Media ◽  
Personal Reflections

Dr Irving I. Gottesman, a colleague, friend, and long-time member of the International Society of Twin Studies passed away on June 29, 2016. His contributions to twin research and some personal reflections are presented to honor both the man and the memory. This tribute is followed by short reviews of twin research concerning differences between cosmetic surgical techniques, the rearing of preterm twins, behavioral observations of dichorionic fetal twins, and the outcomes of co-bedding twins with reference to stress reduction. Interesting and informative articles in the media describe identical co-twins who delivered infants on the same day, educational policies regarding twins in Bosnia and the United Kingdom, unusual practices of twin auctioneers, and a theatrical production, Sister, featuring identical twins in the leading roles.

New Frontiers of Gemellology

1987 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Luigi Gedda
Keyword(s):  
International Society ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Right

The good result of this congress (the fifth of the series), in terms of quality of papers and number of participants, proves we were on the right track when in 1974 we founded the International Society for Twin Studies, and even more proves that the interest in gemellology is increasing.I wish to thank our many colleagues who contributed to the promotion, construction and success of this field of biomedical research, and particularly Gordon Allen, Ian MacGillivray, Walter Nance, Paolo Parisi, and of course Aldur Eriksson.For my part, I would like to emphasize that going from the title “Study of Twins” given to my book in 1951 to the word gemellology placed in the title of our quarterly Acta Geneticae Medicae et Gemellologiae in 1952, I wanted to affirm: first, that the study of twins is a branch of modern genetics; second, that the study of twins represents a “logos,” that is, a subject composed of acquired concepts, of constant phenomena and specific methods of research on twins in normality, in pathology and in population. With this word, now also adopted by Professor Nance in his Presidential Address, “Introduction to Gemellology,” twin research has become an identified field of science.In order that the Amsterdam Congress may be as fruitful as the previous ones, I believe it useful to look out of the window of the future with you to see some roads which could be new frontiers of gemellology.

scholarly journals Unrelated ART Twins / Tribute: Dr Robert Derom / Twin Research Reviews: Transfusion Syndrome; Discordant MZ-Twin Method / Matched Talents: Tennis Twins: (Mike and Bob Bryan; Sonchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana); Television Twins: (Ellen and Lynda Kahn)

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-622
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
International Society ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Behavioral Research ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Twin Method ◽  
New Research ◽  
Mz Twins

AbstractAunique case of artificially conceived twins is described. The infants involved are unrelated to one another, as well as to the mother who carried them. The question of whether these individuals meet scientific criteria for being twins is considered, as is the issue of whether their parents are really parents of twins. Next, the International Society for Twin Studies acknowledges the life and work of its late esteemed colleague, Dr Robert Derom. His professional accomplishments on behalf of twins and twin research will be remembered, as will his helpfulness and generosity to fellow investigators. This tribute to Dr Derom is followed by reviews of new research on the pathophysiology of the twin transfusion syndrome and the use of discordant MZ twins (co-twin control) in behavioral research. The final section provides a review of the athletic talents of two sets of MZ twin tennis players, and the creative skills of a set of MZ twin designers.

scholarly journals The Intersection of Behavioral Genetics and Political Science: Introduction to the Special Issue

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. Hatemi
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Behavioral Genetics ◽  
Virginia Institute ◽  
Special Edition ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Hands On

The collection of papers in this special edition of Twin Research and Human Genetics represents a major land-mark at the intersection of behavioral genetics and political science. This issue is the fruit of 20 political scientists attending the Behavioral Genetics Association Methods Workshop in Boulder and a hands-on training practicum at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, and includes results from the first wave of political science twin surveys.

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