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Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG)
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The Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG) at University of Colorado Boulder focuses on genetics of behavior, psychopathology, brain function, and more.
Check out this write-up in CU Boulder Today about IBG Faculty Member @molaslab.bsky.social and graduate student Elora Williams recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry on the brain's response to fear: www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...
'Jump scare' science: Study explains how the brain responds to fear
Researchers have identified a brain circuit that helps animals swiftly respond to perceived threats—and dial down that response when they learn there’s no real
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October 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
University of Colorado Boulder Department of Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors. This is open to all department areas, including Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Statistical Genetics🧬 jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Assistant Professor
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September 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to IBG Research Professor Dr. Daniel Gustavson for receiving honorable mention as an outstanding postdoc mentor at CU Boulder. Congrats Dan! www.colorado.edu/postdoctoral...
Embracing excellence: CU Boulder honors postdocs and mentors during National Postdoc Appreciation Week
Each year, CU Boulder joins institutions nationwide to recognize the pivotal work of postdoctoral scholars during National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
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September 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Be sure to check out this new publication from @molaslab.bsky.social!!!
August 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New work in Nature Genetics from IBG members lead by @isyfoote.bsky.social (along with @andrewgrotzinger.bsky.social) examining different measures of frailty using Genomic SEM. Findings reveal six genomic factors with unique biological pathways and clinical correlates. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Uncovering the multivariate genetic architecture of frailty with genomic structural equation modeling - Nature Genetics
Multivariate genome-wide association analyses of the latent genetic architecture of frailty identify one general factor of genetic overlap across all frailty deficits and six factors indexing a shared...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Check out this new work from IBG graduate student @breunigsophie.bsky.social that applies Genomic SEM to examine the relationship between genomic factors for immune-mediated diseases and psychiatric disorders. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Examining the genetic links between clusters of immune-mediated diseases and psychiatric disorders - Translational Psychiatry
Translational Psychiatry - Examining the genetic links between clusters of immune-mediated diseases and psychiatric disorders
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July 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🚨📰Check out new CEO magazine interview with Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Massimo Ruzzene on his vision for “research to real-world impact” at CU Boulder and the ways our campus reflects a flagship research university: www.theceomagazine.com/business/exe...
Massimo Ruzzene, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Colorado Boulder
As the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Colorado Boulder, Massimo Ruzzene is out to transform its world-leading research in quantum, space, climate and health in...
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April 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🚨📰New paper from IBG Member Dr. Chandra Reynolds and collaborators that finds prolonged sitting impacts heart health and aging in the Colorado Adoption/Twin Study of Lifespan behavioral development and cognitive aging (CATSLife), even in young adults: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
December 11, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Check out this University of Colorado newsletter that describes work being done by IBG faculty member @dangustavson.bsky.social using the VETSA twin dataset to examine genetic and environmental influences on cognitive decline. www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2...
Detecting cognitive decline before its symptoms start
In his research on the brain, Daniel Gustavson looks for clues about when cognitive decline beginsAccording to Daniel Gustavson, assistant research professor in
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November 15, 2024 at 8:56 PM
📰 New paper out in Nature senior-authored by IBG director Matt Keller describing the scientific value of family-based sampling in biobanks. This includes estimating direct genetic effects 🧬 that have causal interpretation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The importance of family-based sampling for biobanks - Nature
This Perspective discusses the strengths and limitations of future biobank sampling strategies based on oversampling close relatives as opposed to the current population-based approach.
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October 24, 2024 at 10:22 PM
🚨Check out this new molecular autism article first-authored by IBG graduate student @lukas-schaffer.bsky.social
that examines the genetic signal unique to autism spectrum disorder when removing genetic overlap with ADHD. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Characterizing genetic pathways unique to autism spectrum disorder at multiple levels of biological analysis
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by atypical patterns of social functioning and repetitive/restricted behaviors. ASD commonly co-occurs with ADHD and, des...
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October 24, 2024 at 6:10 PM
🚨Check out this recent paper 📰 from IBG graduate student Lydia Rader that finds chronic pain in young adults is related to updating working memory deficits and and that the relationship appears genetic 🧬https://journals.lww.com/pain/fulltext/9900/chronic_pain_is_specifically_associated_with.675.aspx
October 9, 2024 at 9:04 PM
🚨IBG is hiring for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor! Candidates should have a background in neurogenetics, high-content genomics, experience with iPSC-derived neurons and glia and neural organoids, and expertise in neurodegeneration. More details here:
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Tenure Track Assistant Professorship focused on Neurodegeneration at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics
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September 30, 2024 at 5:43 PM
IBG is taking applications for our next Director of Finance and Administration. This position coordinates and supervises the administrative, financial, and research activities of the Institute. Applications are due by October 13, 2024. For more information, please see link below:
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September 27, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Link below for a postdoc position for an NIH project evaluating whether music engagement is protective for adolescent substance use. The project is led by
@dangustavson.bsky.social and focuses on twin/family and polygenic score analyses of existing datasets.
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Postdoctoral Associate
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September 24, 2024 at 3:41 PM