| Name | Title | Department | Phone | |
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Ryan Bachtell Neurogenetics of Drug Addiction |
Assistant Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | Ryan.Bachtell@colorado.edu | 303.492.2305 |
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Jason D. Boardman Gene-environment interactions related to health behaviors |
Associate Professor | Department of Sociology and Institute of Behavioral Science | boardman@colorado.edu | 303-492-2146 |
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Michael Breed The role of cuticular compounds in recognition, and the patterns of inheritance of chemical cuticular signatures |
Professor | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | michael.breed@colorado.edu | 303-492-7687 |
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Gregory Carey Anxiety disorders and the development of externalizing behavior during adolescence. |
Associate Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | Gregory.Carey@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-1658 |
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Al Collins Neurochemical correlates of addiction. |
Professor Emeritus | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Al.Collins@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8752 |
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Don Cooper Adaptations and Impaired neural memory mechanisms associated with depression, addiction and schizophrenia. |
Associate Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | D.Cooper@Colorado.edu | (303)7351355 |
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Marilyn Coors Ethics of human genetic modification, informed consent in genetic research, and the use of genetic information in behavioral genetics. |
Associate Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | marilyn.coors@ucdenver.edu | 303-724-3993 |
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Thomas Crowley Executive cognitive functioning tasks in adolescents with serious substance and conduct problems. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | thomas.crowley@ucdenver.edu | 303-724-3181 |
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John Defries Twin and adoption studies of cognitive abilities and the genetics of learning disabilities. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | john.defries@colorado.edu | 303-492-2839 |
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Richard A. Deitrich Research concerning the molecular mechanism by which ethanol brings about its effects in brain and peripheral tissues. |
Professor Emeritus | Pharmacology & Pharmacogenetics | Richard.Deitrich@uchsc.edu | 303-315-7076 |
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Marissa Ehringer Identification of genetic mechanisms that contribute to alcohol, tobacco, and substance use. |
Associate Professor | Integrative Physiology | Marissa.Ehringer@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-1463 |
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John Hewitt Development of behavior problems in childhood and adolescence. |
IBG Director, Professor, Executive Editor, Behavior Genetics. | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | John.Hewitt@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-0742 |
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Christian Hopfer Longitudinal studies of youth with adolescent-onset antisocial behavior and substance use disorders. |
Associate Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Christian.Hopfer@ucdenver.edu | 303-724-3170 |
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Thomas E. Johnson Genetics dissection of the longevity-enhancing properties of dietary restriction in both the nematode worm and in the mouse. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | johnsont@colorado.edu | 303-492-0279 |
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Matthew C Keller Modeling and simulating genetically informative designs that better enable us to understand the causes of human differences. |
Assistant Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | matthew.c.keller@Colorado.EDU | 303.492-5799 |
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Kenneth S. Krauter Comparative genome analysis and the use of genetic analysis to identify genes involved in complex traits such as behavioral abnormalities. |
Professor | Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | krauter@colorado.edu | 303-492-6693 |
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Chris Link Molecular genetics; modeling of neurodegenerative diseases using transgenic C. elegans. |
Associate Professor | Integrative Physiology | Chris.Link@Colorado.edu | 303-735-5112 |
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Carol B Lynch The genetic basis of evolutionary adaptation and brain mechanisms underlying adaptive behaviors. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Carol.Lynch@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2890 |
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Matt McQueen Development and application of statistical and epidemiological methods geared towards large scale genomic analysis in both family-based and population-based samples. |
Assistant Professor | Integrative Physiology | matt.mcqueen@colorado.edu | 303.735.5158 |
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Richard K. Olson Etiology and remediation of reading disabilities and component processes in reading and language. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | rolson@psych.Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8865 |
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Bruce Pennington Research focus on understanding disorders of cognitive development. |
Professor, Director of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Program, University of Denver. | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | bpenning@nova.psy.du.edu | 303-871-4403 |
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Richard Radcliffe The genetic and molecular basis of drug and alcohol abuse. |
Associate Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Richard.Radcliffe@Uchsc.edu | 303-315-1595 |
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Soo Rhee Etiology and development of childhood disruptive disorders. |
Associate Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | Soo.Rhee@colorado.edu | 303-492-4631 |
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James M. Sikela Genetic factors involved in learning and memory, and the use of evolutionary genomics approaches to identify the genes unique to the human lineage. |
Professor | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics | james.sikela@ucdenver.edu | 303-724-3385 |
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Toni N. Smolen Pharmacogenetics and neuropharmacology. |
Associate Director | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Toni.Smolen@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2342 |
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Andy Smolen Assessment of the contribution of specific candidate genes to complex behaviors. |
Senior Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Andrew.Smolen@colorado.edu | 303-492-8639 |
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Michael C. Stallings ndividual differences in liability to substance abuse and related psychopathology. |
Associate Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | Michael.Stallings@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2826 |
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Jerry Stitzel Underlying biological bases for the behavioral and physiological actions of drugs of abuse with special emphasis on nicotine. |
Associate Professor | Integrative Physiology | stitzel@colorado.edu | 303-735-6173 |
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Boris Tabakoff Focus on the process of neural adaptation in response to ingestion of addictive substances, and, in particular, alcohol. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Boris.Tabakoff@uchsc.edu | 303-315-3125 |
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Jeanne M. Wehner The genetic and biochemical regulation of sensitivity and tolerance to alcohol. |
Professor Emerita | Psychology & Neuroscience | wehner@ibg.colorado.edu | 303-492-2839 |
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Erik Willcutt The development of an optimal nosology of psychiatric disorders across the lifespan. |
Associate Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | willcutt@psych.colorado.edu | 303-492-3304 |
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James R. Wilson The endocrinological and genetic bases of behavioral differences. |
Professor Emeritus | Psychology & Neuroscience | jrawilson@wildblue.net | 303-492-7362 |