Events
Events
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Oct 23Seminar – Anand Swaroop, PhD – “Genetic Variants, Genome Topology, and Complex Traits: Making Sense of Genetics of AMD and Glaucoma”
Anand Swaroop, PhD National Eye Institute Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Anand Swaroop obtained his M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore–both in India. After completing his postdoctoral training at Yale University in molecular biology and human genetics, …
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Nov 5Down Syndrome Poster Fair and Symposium
Poster Fair Thursday, November 5, 2026 3:00-5:00 p.m., John D. Wiley Conference Center Breakout Space, Second Floor, North Tower Catered reception and bar service. Symposium Friday, November 6, 2026 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Friends of the Waisman Center Auditorium, First Floor, West Annex Tentative Schedule 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions/Presentation of gift …
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Nov 6Seminar – Michael S. Rafii, MD, PhD – “The Current State of Clinical Trials for Down Syndrome Associated Alzheimer’s Disease”
Michael S. Rafii, MD, PhD University of Southern California Profile About the Speaker: Michael S. Rafii, MD, PhD, is Medical Director of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) and Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He earned his MD and PhD degrees from Brown University, conducted neurogenetics research at …
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Dec 4Terry Dolan Memorial Lecture – Judith Steen, PhD – Topic: Cell Types Within the Visual Cortex and the Encoding of Visual Information Within the Brain
Judith Steen, PhD Boston Children’s Hospital Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Steen is a Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, a member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and the Director of the Neuroproteomics Laboratory in the F. M. Kirby Neuroscience Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her laboratory works to understand neuro-regeneration and neurodegenerative diseases …
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Dec 11Seminar – Brian O’Roak, PhD – Topic: Understanding the Molecular Basis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Brian O’Roak, PhD Oregon Health & Science University Profile About the Speaker: Brian O’Roak is originally from California’s Central Valley. After earning a B.S. in Biology at CSU Fresno, he did his PhD studies at Yale University working with Dr. Matthew W. State in the Department of Genetics. He then went on for postdoctoral training in …
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Feb 5Seminar – Harrison Gabel, PhD – “Dissecting Disruption of Gene Regulatory Mechanisms in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Harrison Gabel, PhD Washington University in St. Louis Profile About the Speaker: Harrison Gabel is an associate professor of neuroscience at Washington University in St Louis. Since establishing his laboratory in 2015, he has studied mechanisms of gene regulation in the brain and investigated how disruption of these mechanisms can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders. His group …
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Apr 2Seminar – Lauren T. Ptomey, PhD, RD, LD – “Lifestyle Change and Brain Health in Individuals with Down Syndrome”
Lauren T. Ptomey, PhD, RD, LD University of Kansas Medical Center Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Lauren Ptomey is an Associate Professor for the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Ptomey’s primary research focus is the promotion of weight management and physical activity in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, …
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Apr 9Seminar – Francisco Quintana, PhD – “Astrocytic Epigenetic Memory Promotes Pathological States in the Central Nervous System”
Francisco Quintana, PhD Harvard University Profile About the Speaker: Francisco J. Quintana, Ph.D. is a Professor of Neurology at the Center for Neurologic Diseases, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and an Associate Member at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. Dr. Quintana, a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires (1999, Argentina), …
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Apr 16Seminar – Anne Wheeler, PhD – Topic: Family and Maternal Well-Being Among Those Raising a Child With Special Health Care Needs
Anne Wheeler, PhD RTI International Profile About the Speaker: Anne Wheeler, PhD, has more than 20 years of clinical service and research experience focusing on behavior and development profiles of children and adolescents with special needs. She has conducted multiple studies focused on outcomes for individuals with genetic conditions and other special health care needs. She …
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Apr 30Seminar – Peter Tsai, MD, PhD – Topic: The Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse and Neural Circuit Development
Peter Tsai, MD, PhD UT-Southwestern Profile About the Speaker: Originally from Houston, Peter Tsai graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in Biochemical Sciences before migrating west to the University of California – Los Angeles – where he completed his M.D./Ph.D. There, he worked in the laboratory of Dr. Hong Wu, M.D., Ph.D. where he investigated …