Collaborative Studies On Genetics of Alcoholism

Collaborative Studies On Genetics Of Alcoholism

The Collaborative Studies on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) is a nine-center research project in the United States designed to examine the genetics involved in alcoholism. Research is conducted at University of Connecticut, Indiana University, SUNY Downstate Medical Center at Brooklyn, University of Iowa, Washington University, University of California at San Diego, Rutgers University, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Henri Begleiter, Ph.D. and Theodore Reich, M.D. were founding PI and Co-PI of COGA since its inception. Since 1991, COGA has interviewed more than 10,000 members of families from around the United States. COGA is proud to have one of the largest and most comprehensive bodies of information in existence in this field. This information is particularly valuable because COGA has spoken with people from many backgrounds and experiences.

In studying alcoholism, COGA hopes to find better ways of treating alcoholism and improving the lives of the millions of people who suffer from alcoholism. The COGA project has achieved national and international acclaim for its accomplishments, and numerous articles about the study have been published in scientific journals. This project is funded by the federal government and is one of the largest of its kind to be done in the United States.