Events
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Jan10
ES/GS Result Interpretation & Clinical Correlation @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
NOTE: Rescheduled from October 14, 2025 Presenters: Donald Basel, MD and James Weber, PhD Learning Objectives: Interpret provisional and final genetic test results Discuss importance of clinical correlation when interpreting uncertain genetic findings Discuss challenges and …
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Jan29
Accept Every Offer – In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
This training seminar explores how to improve workplace communication, make more out of meetings, and boost morale.
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Jan30
It's All Relational: The Ethics and Boundaries of Social Inclusion – In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Relationships are what matter most. We all need people and desire to belong. But what does true belonging and social inclusion really mean and look like?
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Feb06
The Double Rainbow: The Intersection of Gender Identity and Neurodivergence – In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Research has shown that rates of LGBTQIA+ identification in the neurodivergent community are higher than in the general population, but little is done to provide increased and inclusive supports to them or to better understand their unique needs.
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Feb07
Seminar - Donna Werling, PhD - "Gene Expression in Brain as a Tool for Identifying Sex-Differential Risk Mechanisms for Autism" @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Donna Werling, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Profile About the Speaker: Donna Werling, PhD, is interested in the mechanisms by which genetic variation and sex-differential biology influence risk for neuropsychiatric conditions, with a major focus on …
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Feb14
Seminar - Jeffrey Neul, MD, PhD - "Gene Discovery to Clinical Trials: How Clinical and Basic Research Have Intersected to Develop and Test New therapies for Rett Syndrome" @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Jeffrey Neul, MD, PhD Vanderbilt University Profile About the Speaker: Jeffrey Neul received his medical degree and PhD in developmental biology from the University of Chicago. He subsequently then completed child neurology residency at Baylor College …
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Feb18
Managing Threatening Confrontations - In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation.
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Feb21
Seminar - Aislinn Williams, MD, PhD - Topic: Understanding the Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms by which Genetic Risk Factors Contribute to Psychiatric Disease @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Aislinn Williams, MD, PhD University of Iowa Profile About the Speaker: Aislinn Williams, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa and a member of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute. Her …
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Feb22
Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Autism @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am
21st Annual Event Details When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Where: In Person – At the Waisman Center – Friends of the Waisman Center Auditorium Virtual – Register to obtain …
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Feb26
Whose Life Is It, Anyway? – In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
In this training session we will look at power and control in support relationships. Many people being supported feel that others are too often telling them what to do.
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Feb28
Seminar - Carla Mazefsky, PhD - Topic: Identifying the Mechanisms of Emotion Dysregulation in Autistic People @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Carla Mazefsky, PhD University of Pittsburgh Lab Website About the Speaker: Carla Mazefsky is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed her …
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Mar07
Seminar - Zuhang Sheng, PhD - "Energy Matters: Reprogramming of Mitochondrial Transport and Energy Metabolism to Power Synaptic Transmission and Neuron Regeneration" @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Zuhang Sheng, PhD National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Lab Website About the Speaker: Dr. Sheng received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1993 and completed his …
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Mar08
Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Down Syndrome @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am
15th Annual | In-Person and Virtual Register Here Event Details When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Refreshments at 8:30 a.m for in-person attendees. Where: In Person – At the John …
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Mar14
Seminar - Gabriel Corfas, PhD - "Understanding the Roles that Interactions Between Neurons and Glia Play In Nervous System Development" @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Gabriel Corfas, PhD University of Michigan Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Gabriel Corfas received an MSc in biological sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a PhD in neurobiology from the Weizmann Institute …
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Mar21
Seminar - Sandesh Nagamani, MBBS, MD - Topic: Collaborative Translational and Clinical Research @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Sandesh C.S. Nagamani, MBBS, MD Baylor College of Medicine Profile About the Speaker: Sandesh Nagamani, MBBS, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chair for Research-Clinical in Molecular and Human Genetics at the Baylor College of …
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Apr04
Seminar - Ruth Carper, PhD - Topic: Neuroimaging in Aging Adults with Autism @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Ruth Carper, PhD San Diego State University Lab Website About the Speaker: Dr. Ruth Carper is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology from San Diego State University, and is also Co-Director of the …
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Apr11
Seminar - Harley Kornblum, MD, PhD - Topic: The Genetic and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Healthy and Abnormal Brain Development @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Harley Kornblum, MD, PhD University of California-Los Angeles Profile About the Speaker: Harley Kornblum, MD, PhD, is currently a Professor of Psychiatry, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at …