The International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS) was founded in 1996. The goal of IBANGS is "to promote the field of neurobehavioural genetics".

Mission

The IBANGS mission statement

Mission statement

A mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making...

 is to promote the field of neurobehavioural genetics by:

• organizing annual meetings to promote excellence in research on behavioural and neural genetics
• publishing a scholarly journal
  Scientific journal
  In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
  
  , Genes, Brain and Behavior
  Genes, Brain and Behavior
  According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2009 impact factor is 4.061, ranking Genes, Brain and Behavior 63rd out of 237 listed journals in the category "Neurosciences" and 6th out of 48 listed journals in the category "Behavioral Sciences"....
  
  in collaboration with Wiley-Blackwell

Awards

Each year IBANGS recognizes top scientists in the field of neurobehavioral genetics with:

• The IBANGS Distinguished Investigator Award for distinguished lifetime contributions to neurobehavioral genetics
• 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
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism , as part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems...
  
  

A Distinguished Service Award for exceptional contributions to the field is given on a more irregular basis.

History

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

Orléans

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 in 1997. IBANGS is a founding member of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies

Federation of European Neuroscience Societies

The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies is an international federation of scientific societies for basic scientists and physicians whose research is focused on the brain and nervous system.- History :...

. The following persons have been president of the society: Richard Brown (2010-2011), Jacqueline Crawley

Jacqueline Crawley

Jacqueline N. Crawley is an American behavioral neuroscientist and an expert on rodent behavioral analysis. She currently is chief of the Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience in the intramural program of the National Institute of Mental Health...

 (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 Crabbe (2002-2003), Fred van Leuven (2001-2002), Douglas Wahlsten (2000-2001), Wim E. Crusio

Wim Crusio

Wim E. Crusio is a Dutch behavioral neurogeneticist and a directeur de recherche with the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Talence, France.- Education and career :...

(1999-2000), and Hans-Peter Lipp (1996-1999). The current president is Mary-Anne Enoch (2011-2012).