The Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG) is an organized research unit of the University of Colorado Graduate School dedicated to conducting and facilitating research on the genetic and environmental bases of individual differences in behavior.
Founded in 1967, IBG is one of the top research facilities in the world for genetic research on behavior. Data collection and analysis is ongoing for several internationally renowned studies including the Colorado Adoption Project, the Colorado Twin Registry, the National Youth Survey Family Study, the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center, and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. IBG is home to one of the nation's largest DNA repositories for research on human behavior, as well as housing a wide array of behaviorally and genetically defined lines of selected, recombinant inbred, transgenic, and knockout-gene mice. Current research includes studies of aging ( The Johnson Lab, The Link Lab), psychopathology, reading disability, cognition, substance abuse, behavioral development, and evolution.
In addition to our research, we provide training opportunities for graduate students in affiliated programs at the University of Colorado campuses in Boulder and Denver.
IBG receives funding from several federal agencies, principally through
the National Institutes of Health, as well as a broad spectrum of Associations, Foundations and Programs. Welcome to our site, please feel free to contact us with any questions about our research or programs.
Research by Marissa Ehringer's group on human behavioral associations with
polymorphisms in the nicotinic receptor genes is featured prominently in the December edition of NIDA Notes 
Tom Johnson has been elected as a fellow of the American Society for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS)