Luke Evans

  • Assistant Professor
  • INSTITUTE FOR BEHAVIORAL GENETICS
  • ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Address

Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado Boulder
447 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0447

Dr. Evans is recruiting new students for a fall 2026 start date. Dr. Evans is recruiting post-docs.

Applications are typically due mid November; for exact dates please check the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology website, if you intend to work with Dr. Evans. Additional information is available on IBG's Prospective Students page and the Evans Lab page.

Prospective post-docs should contact Dr. Evans directly.

Research Interests:

Methods for estimating heritability and investigating genomic architecture of complex traits. Recent work focuses on the heritability and genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders.

Active Grants:

  • NIH/NIA 1 R01 AG046938-06 (PI: Reynolds) Colorado Adoption/Twin Study of Lifespan Behavioral Development & Cognitive Aging (CATSLife2). Role: Co-Investigator
  • NIH/NIDA 1 R01 DA044283-01 (PI: Vrieze) Deep sequencing, phenotyping, and imputation in large-scale biobanks: A novel and cost-effective framework to identify rare mutations associated with addiction. Role: Co-Investigator
  • NIH/NIMH 5 R01 MH100141-06 (PI: Keller) Estimating the genetic and environmental architecture of psychiatric disorders. Role: Co-Investigator
  • HEV~NI23013 Hevolution/AFAR. PI Evans. Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research, "Gene-gene interaction associations with frailty to identify core genes of aging and their biological context." Project duration 01/01/2024-12/31/2026. Total award $375,000. Role: Primary Investigator.
  • NIH/NIEHS R21ES035826-01. PI Harry Smolker. Long-term Effects of Developmental Air Pollution Exposure on Adult Mental Health: Sensitive Periods, Neural Correlates, and Genetic Risk Factors. Project duration 04/01/2023-03/31-2025, total award $391,250. Role: Co-Investigator.
  • CU Boulder Research & Innovation Seed Grant. (Hoeffer). 04/01/2024-03/31/2025. “Molecular validation of core genes in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.”  Role: Co-Investigator.

Additional Resources:

Evans Lab Page

EBIO faculty page

Current CV