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Nature paper from IBG's Matthew Keller on family-based samplings for biobanks

Jeff Lessem — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:54:57 +0000

Nature paper from IBG's Matthew Keller on family-based samplings for biobanks Jeff Lessem Mon, 10/28/2024 - 12:54

A new paper published in Nature with Matthew Keller as senior author explores the potential of family-based sampling for future biobanks, emphasizing its advantages in uncovering causal relationships and minimizing confounding factors in genetic research. The study highlights how this complementary approach could provide novel insights into health and disease, complementing the successes of traditional population-based biobanks.

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Lukas Schaffer, IBG graduate student, wins BGA award for best student oral presentation

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:30:04 +0000

Lukas Schaffer, IBG graduate student, wins BGA award for best student oral presentation Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 07/08/2024 - 11:30

At the 2024 BGA meeting in London, UK, Lukas Schaffer won the Outstanding Associate Member Oral Presentation Award for his talk titled "Genetic Pathways for Autism Spectrum Disorder Unique of ADHD at Multiple Levels of Biological Analysis."

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Lydia Rader, IBG grad student, wins Sean Hudson Leadership Award

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:53:29 +0000

Lydia Rader, IBG grad student, wins Sean Hudson Leadership Award Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/15/2024 - 13:53

Lydia Rader is a graduate student in the behavioral, psychiatric, and statistical genetics program. Lydia has shown tremendous leadership both within and outside of the program. Locally, Lydia has been a research award reviewer for the Institute of Cognitive Science as well as recently selected as a Co-Senator between the graduate and professional student government and the ŷ��ڱ��Ƶ Boulder student government. Outside of our program, for multiple years Lydia has been working with an award-winning creative education and outreach organization called Knowing Neurons. This organization involves scientists across multiple countries to make learning Neuroscience and Psychology accessible. As part of Knowing Neurons, she has organized local outreach events for low socioeconomic status high school and undergraduate students. Lydia also works with Project Short, which offers pro-bono pre-grad mentoring to graduate students who face barriers to PhD applications. Further, Lydia works with the National Science Policy Network leadership committee for Science Diplomacy and helps facilitate networking events in the aim of bringing communities of early-career scientists together to apply their expertise to international policy. The committee found her contributions to the home and larger communities outstanding. Congratulations, Lydia!

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Sam Freis, IBG grad student, wins Dosier/Muenzinger Award for Outstanding Contribution to Basic Research

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:50:50 +0000

Sam Freis, IBG grad student, wins Dosier/Muenzinger Award for Outstanding Contribution to Basic Research Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/15/2024 - 13:50

Sam Freis’s work examines the phenotypic and genetic relationship between executive functions and other cognitive processes. She elucidates how these relate to self-regulation and psychopathology. Specifically, her major work makes use of the rich data set of the רCD study to examine developmental questions about the similarities and differences between executive functions, general intelligence, and impulse control. To date, this research has been published in 11 peer-reviewed articles, three of which were first-authored by Sam. In addition to being an outstanding researcher, Sam is also a generous mentor and collaborator for her peers as emphasized by her mentor Naomi Friedman. Congratulations, Sam, for your impactful and intriguing contributions!

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Katie Paulich, IBG grad student, wins Dosier/Muenzinger Award for Outstanding Teaching

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:46:14 +0000

Katie Paulich, IBG grad student, wins Dosier/Muenzinger Award for Outstanding Teaching Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/15/2024 - 13:46

Katie Paulich is poised to graduate with her PhD in behavioral genetics and has shown excellence and dedication to teaching throughout her training. Katie’s nomination was supported by multiple faculty letters of support, including from Drs. Matt Keller and Brooke Huibregtse Ketels, which highlighted her experience, skills, and dedication to teaching a wide variety of courses in our department. The statements and letters all painted a uplifting and compelling picture of Katie as an organized, compassionate, present-focused educator who goes the extra mile to support every student in the room. She was commended for her ability to honor diversity through active support mechanisms and flexibility. The committee was particularly impressed by Katie’s independence with teaching and her experience taking on lead teaching roles at a level that is rare for graduate trainees. Thank you for making a positive impact on the student experience in Psychology and congratulations, Katie!

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PhD student Duffy's opioid use disorder paper published in Genes, Brain & Behavior

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:10:05 +0000

PhD student Duffy's opioid use disorder paper published in Genes, Brain & Behavior Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/11/2024 - 15:10

IBG PhD student Eammon Duffy's paper using a rat model system to study opioid use disorder is published in Genes, Brain & Behavior.

See the full paper here.

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Romero Villela's paper highlighted in Daily Camera

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:05:07 +0000

Romero Villela's paper highlighted in Daily Camera Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/11/2024 - 15:05

IBG PhD Candidate Romero Villela and Professor Ehringer's research on the genetics of smoking highlighted in the Daily Camera.
See the article here.

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Erika Mehrhoff Research Society on Alcohol grant

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 03:14:24 +0000

Erika Mehrhoff Research Society on Alcohol grant Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 03/21/2024 - 21:14

Erika Mehrhoff in the Ehringer lab was awarded $5000 from the Research Society on Alcohol through their Doctoral Students Small Grants Program to support “Identifying Differentially Expressed Genes in the Liver of a GCKR P446L Mouse Model Related to Alcohol Behaviors and Metabolic Conditions”.

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Chandra Reynolds becomes professor at IBG

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:41:39 +0000

Chandra Reynolds becomes professor at IBG Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 08/24/2023 - 13:41

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that long-time collaborator Dr. Chandra Reynolds has officially joined us as a professor at IBG. Dr. Reynolds is a leading expert in life span development and aging with a focus on the role of genes and environment in risk for dementia.

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Professor Andrew Grotzinger won the Fuller and Scott award at the 2023 BGA conference

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:15:19 +0000

Professor Andrew Grotzinger won the Fuller and Scott award at the 2023 BGA conference Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/20/2023 - 16:15

Professor Andrew Grotzinger won the Fuller and Scott Award for outstanding early career contributions to the field of behavior genetics. Andrew is one of the originators of what is debatably the most important methodological innovation in behavioral genetics in the last 10 years (Genomic SEM) and the first author on the paper that introduced it. This itself should have put Andrew in the running for this award, but it’s only the beginning of his many accomplishments. He has published 46 (!) papers since 2015, including first authorship on papers in Psychological Science, Psychological Medicine, Nature Human Behavior, Nature Communications, Nature Genetics, Biological Psychiatry, and Science.

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