Theoretical physicist with a PhD in neuroscience. Postdoc in protein-protein interactions. Into art, science, and innovation. Currently: Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Previously: Oslo 🇳🇴, London 🇬🇧, Brussels 🇧🇪https://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3lqknmmwnk22nMade it to @intconfchemstr.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy just in time for the Mike Lynch Award (after about 6 hours of public transport).01 Jun 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqknmmwnk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3lodzkhkul22nBig news! I've received a DKK 2.97 million postdoc grant from the Lundbeck Foundation to kick off my independent research at the University of Copenhagen! https://lundbeckfonden.com/news/young-talents-receive-dkk-68-million-to-launch-an-independent-research-career #neuroscience #postdoc #LundbeckFoundation #mentalhealth04 May 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lodzkhkul22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3lmacs6vkp22nI was very happy to discover Copenhagen has a statue for @janhjensen.bsky.social! 🦉🦉🦉07 Apr 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmacs6vkp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3li5sdju4xk2oHappy Valentine's day! And for all of us who need some extra love today - especially the NIH folks - here's a happy oxytocin molecule! 💞🧪14 Feb 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5sdju4xk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3le5xv7kvz22mI used to share this video on the other place every year at Christmas ... time for a new tradition. Happy holidays BlueSky! https://youtu.be/Etflv7R6NKA?feature=shared25 Dec 2024 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3le5xv7kvz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3ldpypupbic2u🔬 More #SciComm! 🔬 This week’s figure shows how severe mental disorders affect the entire body. 🧠 While these disorders are known for their impact on brain functioning (blue), patients are also disproportionately affected by physical diseases (red). Details 👇!20 Dec 2024 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldpypupbic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3lcuhiwmv522x🔬 Hello, BlueSky! Time for some more #SciComm! 🔬 Last week’s (procrastination 🙈) figure illustrates the frequency spectrum of genetic risk factors for Schizophrenia: common variants (blue), protein truncating variants (red), and copy number variations (green). More 👇!09 Dec 2024 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcuhiwmv522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3lc3kqjy3cc2g🔬 Hello, BlueSky! Time for some #SciComm! 🔬 This week’s figure illustrates the onset and progression of schizophrenia, integrating symptom intensity (blue line), environmental and genetic risk factors (red boxes), and key disease milestones (white boxes) as they unfold across age.29 Nov 2024 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3kqjy3cc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3latem6heu227Cannot overstate how stellar of a job @amelierocks.bsky.social did the past three days! An absolute masterclass. Calm, composed, always human. 💯👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2024 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3latem6heu227https://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3kvygrjjf4o24🚀 Excited to announce that "Bayesian Illumination: Inference and Quality-Diversity Accelerate Generative Molecular Models" is now available! Key takeaway: Bayesian Illumination is 100x more effective than either genetic algorithms or deep generative models. 📊28 Jun 2024 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvygrjjf4o24https://bsky.app/profile/jonasverhellen.bsky.social/post/3kb6ifsmddy26Over the summer, I wrote a blog post series based on my PHD thesis. ✍️ So, whether you are a fellow academic, a curious mind, or simply looking to expand your knowledge, check it out! I'll be republishing announcements here from time to time. ✨ Link: https://jonas-verhellen.github.io/blog-thesis-1.html07 Oct 2023 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:pigkm7dpau4wapybkuv3fbgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb6ifsmddy26