Gregg E. Homanics, PhD was recently appointed as an Associate Editor of the journal Genes, Brain and Behavior. This journal was launched in 2002 with the aim of publishing top quality research in behavioral and neural genetics in their broadest sense. The emphasis is on the analysis of the behavioral and neural phenotypes under consideration, the unifying theme being the genetic approach as a tool to increase our understanding of these phenotypes. Genes, Brain and Behavior is the official journal of IBANGS (International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society).