International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society

The IBANGS mission statement is to promote the field of neurobehavioural genetics by:

• organizing annual meetings{{cite journal |author=Crusio WE |author-link=Wim Crusio |title=Using spontaneous and induced mutations to dissect brain and behavior genetically |journal=Trends in Neurosciences |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=100–2 |date=March 1999 |pmid=10199632 |doi= 10.1016/S0166-2236(98)01385-X|s2cid=37264340 }}{{cite journal |vauthors=Williams RW, Dubnau J, Enoch MA, Flaherty L, Sluyter F, Gannon KS, Maxson SC, Riedl CA, Williams KD, Holmes A, Bolivar VJ, Crusio WE |title=Hot topics in behavioral and neural genetics |journal=Genes, Brain and Behavior |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=117–30 |date=May 2002 |pmid=12884982 |doi= 10.1034/j.1601-183X.2002.10207.x|doi-access=free }}{{cite journal |vauthors=Janus C, Dubnau J |title=Modeling behavior: the quest to link mechanisms to function |journal=Genes, Brain and Behavior |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=56–61 |date=February 2003 |pmid=12882319 |doi= 10.1034/j.1601-183X.2003.00010.x|doi-access=free }} to promote excellence in research on behavioural and neural genetics
• publishing a scholarly journal, Genes, Brain and Behavior in collaboration with Wiley-Blackwell{{cite journal |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=188536§ioncode=26 |journal=Times Higher Education |title=The order in a billion sequences |author=Pagel, Mark |date=7 May 2004|access-date=2009-05-09}}{{cite web |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1601183x/homepage/productinformation.html |title=Overview |website=Genes, Brain and Behavior |access-date=2009-04-01 }}

Each year IBANGS recognizes top scientists in the field of neurobehavioral genetics with:{{cite web |url=https://www.ibangs.org/ibangs-awards |title=IBANGS Awards |publisher=International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society |work=Homepage |access-date=2009-04-01}}{{cite web |url=http://rdfunding.org.uk/Queries/ListGrantsFromCharity.asp?CharityID=2276 |title=International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society - Awards listed on RDFunding - The Research and Development Information website |access-date=2009-05-04}}

• The IBANGS Distinguished Investigator Award for distinguished lifetime contributions to behavioral neurogenetics
• The IBANGS Young Scientist Award for promising young scientists
• Travel Awards to attend an IBANGS Annual Meeting for students, postdocs, and junior faculty, financed by a meeting grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism{{cite web |url=http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_details.cfm?aid=7483750&icde=5678131 |title=Project Information |work=NIH Reporter |access-date=2010-10-10}}{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222145121/http://www.researchgrantdatabase.com/g/5R13AA016249-03/IBANGS-Annual-Meeting-Support/ |archive-date=2012-02-22 |url=http://www.researchgrantdatabase.com/g/5R13AA016249-03/IBANGS-Annual-Meeting-Support/ |title=IBANGS Annual Meeting Support | Database for Research Grants |access-date=2009-04-01}}{{cite web |url=http://www.researchcrossroads.org/index.php?view=article&id=50%3Agrant-details&option=com_content&Itemid=37&grant_id=3251340 |title=ResearchCrossroads Research Grant | IBANGS Annual Meeting Support |access-date=2009-04-01}}

A Distinguished Service Award for exceptional contributions to the field is given on a more irregular basis and {{as of|2020|lc=yes}} has been awarded only three times, to Benson Ginsburg (2001), Wim Crusio (2011), and John C. Crabbe (2015).

IBANGS was founded in 1996 as the European Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society, with Hans-Peter Lipp as its founding president. The name and scope of EBANGS were changed to "International" at the first meeting of the society in Orléans, France in 1997.{{cite journal |last1=Belzung |first1=C |last2=Crusio |first2=WE |last3=Gerlai |first3=RT |author3-link=Robert Gerlai |title=Behavioral neurogenetics, the genetic dissection of brain and behavior |journal=Brain Research Bulletin |volume=57 |issue=1 |pages=1–131 |date=January 2002 |doi=10.1016/S0361-9230(01)00629-3 |pmid=11827730|s2cid=9742148 }} IBANGS is a founding member of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies.

The current president is Karla Kaun (2022–2025).{{cite web |url=https://www.ibangs.org/committees-2022 |title=Executive Committee |publisher=International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society |work=Homepage |access-date=2023-01-26}} Previous presidents have been:{{cite web |url=https://www.ibangs.org/past-officers-and-executive-committee-members |title=Past and Present Officers and Members of the Executive Committee |publisher=International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society |work=Homepage |access-date=2023-01-26}}

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• Judy Grisel (2021–2024)
• Karl J. Clark (2020–2022)
• Cathy Fernandez (2019–2020)
• Catharine Rankin (2018–2019)
• Marissa Ehringer (2017–2028)
• Elissa J. Chesler (2016–2017)
• Leo Schalkwyk (2015–2016)
• Lisa Tarantino (2014–2015)
• Abraham Palmer (2013–2014)
• Josh Dubnau (2012–2013)
• Mary-Anne Enoch (2011–2012)
• Richard Brown (2010–2011)
• Jacqueline Crawley (2009–2010)
• Christopher Janus (2008–2009)
• Dan Goldowitz (2007–2008)
• Tamara J. Phillips (2006–2007)
• Hee-Sup Shin (2005–2006)
• Robert W. Williams (2004–2005)
• Mara Dierssen (2003–2004)
• John C. Crabbe (2002–2003)
• Fred van Leuven (2001–2002)
• Douglas Wahlsten (2000–2001)
• Wim E. Crusio (1999–2000)
• Hans-Peter Lipp (1996–1999)

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