Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics

Learn psychiatric and statistical genetics at VCU. Only US Citizens and Permanent Residents are eligible to apply.
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Dr. Roberson-Nay accepts assistant dean appointment for Graduate Recruitment and Admissions » Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics Roxann Roberson-Nay, Ph.D. has accepted the appointment as assistant dean for Graduate Recruitment and Admissions. In this capacity, Dr. Roberson-Nay will coordinate recruitment efforts for prospective Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Portal students, serve as the chair of the Biomedical Sciences Doctor...

Featured Faculty: Ruth Brown, Ph.D. » Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics Ruth Brown, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics (VIPBG) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Dr. Brown studies psychometric properties and measure development in patients with intellectual and developmental disabilitie...

The 2018 VIPBG Excellence Awards Announced » Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics The Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics pre- and post-doc awards were announced on December 6, 2018. Annually since 2007, one predoctoral and one postdoctoral trainee are selected to receive the awards. The process requires VIPBG faculty members to first nominate exceptional t...

Postdoctoral Training in Psychiatric and Statistical Genetics » Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics The Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics (VIPBG; vipbg.vcu.edu) is pleased to invite applications for postdoctoral training with a focus in on mental health. The Institute offers a rich interdisciplinary training environment. Institute faculty include leaders in the fields of b...

Featured Faculty: Dr. Nathan Gillespie, Ph.D. - Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics Dr. Nathan Gillespie, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. His interests in behavioral genetics began as an undergraduate majoring in psychology, where he became fascinated by Hans Eyesenck’s research on the genetics of personality. This interest led him to pursue a PhD i...

Featured Postdoc: Lance Rappaport, Ph.D. - Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics Lance Rappaport, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral fellow at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics. He first became interested in the field of behavioral genetics while earning his undergraduate degree in psychology at New York University, where he also studied child and adolescent m...

Featured Student: Chelsea Sawyers - Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics Chelsea Sawyers Rooney is a PhD student in Human and Molecular Genetics with a concentration in quantitative genetics. She has been interested broadly in the field of genetics since middle school, and became interested in psychology during high school. Naturally, these interests led her to double-ma...

Michael Neale, Ph.D. Recipient of VCU Distinguished Scholarship Award - Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics Michael Neale, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine, received the Distinguished Scholarship Award. He has dedicated his research to making connections between how genetic, environmental and behavioral factors interact and contribute to illnesses such as substance abuse and psyc...

VCU honors six at faculty convocation Virginia Commonwealth University President Michael Rao, Ph.D., marked the beginning of the academic year Wednesday by recognizing distinguished faculty. First, he delivered an unwavering message about the university’s values.

University will recognize distinguished faculty at annual convocation event VCU President Michael Rao; and Gail Hackett, provost and vice president for academic affairs; will preside over the ceremony at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts.

Advanced Genetic Epidemiology Statistical Workshop - Oct. 23-27, 2017 - Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics The Advanced Genetic Epidemiology Statistical Workshop (AGES) is designed to provide an overview of advanced statistical methodology for genetic studies of substance use and abuse phenotypes. It covers analytical methods for genetic epidemiological and genomic/ genotype-based studies, multivariate,…