Genetics of Substance Use Disorders Laboratory
Institute of Behavioral Genetics
phone: 303-492-1463
fax: 303-492-8063
Research Interests
- Genetics of substance use disorders and related behaviors in humans and rodents.
Personnel
- Director: Marissa A. Ehringer, Ph.D.
- Graduate Students: Eamonn Duffy, Erika Mehrhoff, Myra Bower, Johnson Ajanaku, Luke Hendricks
- Local Collaborators: Ryan Bachtell, Psychology & Neuroscience; Jerry Stitzel, Charles Hoeffer, Institute for Behavioral Genetics; Laura Saba, University of Colorado Medical School.
Johnson Ajanaku, Erika Mehrhoff, Marissa Ehringer, Eamonn Duffy, and Myra Bower (Luke Hendricks is not pictured).
Current Research Projects
- Genetic mapping of oxycodone and related behaviors using inbred rat strains
- Translational studies of human genes associated with alcohol and tobacco behaviors.
- Identification of rare, novel SNPs.
- In vitro functional characterization of human SNPs.
- Behavioral testing of knock-in, CRISPR/Cas9, and inbred selected strains of mice.
Opportunities for Undergraduates
- Our lab does not currently have any openings for undergraduate research assistants.
- The requirements for undergraduate students who want a research experience in our laboratory are:
- A major in IPHY, MCDB, EBIO, PSYCH.
- Either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in IPHY 2800 Introduction to Statistics.
- Enroll in Independent Study (IPHY 4860) for 8-10 hours/week for at least one semester.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher.
- Interested students should complete this application and e-mail it to Marissa.Ehringer@colorado.edu