Institute of Behavioral Genetics
Life Sciences Research Bldgs #1 and #4
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0447
phone: 303-492-2929
fax: 303-492-8063
Research Interests
- The study of aging and stress resistance using the mouse and the nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans) as models.
- The nematode is an excellent system for identifying new longevity and stress resistant genes.
- The mouse studies focus on identifying genes responsible for stress resistance using a novel stem cell approach.
- See our detailed IBG research page for the most up-to-date information.
Personnel
- Director: Thomas E. Johnson, Ph.D.
- Research Associate: James Cypser, Ph.D.
- Professional Research Assistant: Patricia Tedesco, B.A.
- Graduate Student: Breanne Newell, B.S.
- Undergraduate Students: Katie Cartee, Jerome Castillon, Cody Jackson.
- Collaborator: Wallace S. Chick, Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Current Worm Research Projects
- Health Span and Life Span - Examination of the relationship between health span and functional aging versus life span.
- Stress Resistance and Life Span - Examination of the relations between life span and stress resistance, using comparative studies of stress resistance versus longevity, stress reporter lines, and forward genetic screens for stress-resistant mutants.
Current Mouse Research Projects
- Identification of genes influencing stress resistance in the Mouse.
- Identification of disease resistant loci using transposon induced mutant stem cells.