Midweek Movies: Rising Phoenix
Zoom 1500 Highland Ave, Madison, WIEvent Details Midweek Movies Presents: Rising Phoenix Live via Zoom When: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Where: Live Online via Zoom - Register to obtain Zoom code Registration: Click here …
Seminar – Carlos Portera-Cailliau, MD, PhD – “Cortical Circuits in Neurodevelopmental Disorders”
John D. Wiley Conference CenterDr. Carlos Portera-Cailliau investigates synaptic and circuit changes in the mouse model of Fragile X syndrome in his lab at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, where he is on faculty. He has received grants from the NIH, the Dana Foundation, the March of Dimes Foundation, the Simons Foundation, and the John Merck Fund. From 2013 to 2021 he was the co-director of the UCLA-Caltech medical Scientist Training Program. He still sees patients in the movement disorders clinic.
ECHO AAC – TBD
1500 Highland Ave, Madison, WITitle: TBD Presenter: TBD Zoom information will be available at a later date.
Seminar – Jonathan Santoro, MD – “Down Syndrome Regression Disorder: Neuroinflammation and Response to Immunotherapeutics”
John D. Wiley Conference CenterDr. Santoro serves as the Director of Neuroimmunology and Demyelinating Disorders Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is also an assistant professor of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Santoro has been instrumental in identifying systemic vascular abnormalities in persons with Down syndrome and moyamoya disease, a rare stroke disorder which affects persons with Down syndrome 26 times more frequently than the general population. Santoro also has clinical research expertise in inflammation as it related to cerebrovascular disease and neurocognitive disorders such as Down syndrome regression syndrome, of which he spoken on internationally.
Seminar – Stephen Scherer, PhD, DSc FRSC – Understanding the Composition of the Human Genome for Studies of Genetic Disease
John D. Wiley Conference CenterDr. Stephen Scherer’s research includes understanding the composition of the human genome for studies of genetic disease built around three themes: 1) gene copy number and structural variation in the human genome, 2) determining the genetic architecture in autism spectrum and related- disorders and using this information to help families, and 3) developing infrastructure and capacity in Canada for translational genomics research.
Seminar – Junmin Peng, PhD – High-Throughput Proteomics of Human Diseases
John D. Wiley Conference CenterDr. Peng is a member of both the Structural Biology and Developmental Neurobiology departments at St. Jude and serves as the director of the Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics. His research involves using mass spectrometry-based proteomics, metabolomics and systems biology to understand mechanisms of human disease.
Midweek Movies: UNSTUCK: An OCD Kids Movie
Zoom 1500 Highland Ave, Madison, WIEvent Details Midweek Movies Presents: UNSTUCK: An OCD Kids Movie Live via Zoom When: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Where: Live Online via Zoom - Register to obtain Zoom code …
Seminar – Brenna Maddox, PhD – Topic: Improving Community Services for People on the Autism Spectrum Across the Lifespan
John D. Wiley Conference CenterDr. Maddox is an assistant Professor in the department of psychiatry. As the implementation scientist at TEACCH, her work focuses on improving community services for people on the autism spectrum across the lifespan.
Waisman Whirl Run, Walk & Roll for All Abilities 2022
Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave, Madison, WIJoin us for the 8th annual Waisman Whirl Run, Walk, & Roll for All Abilities Sunday, October 9, 2022 5k run, walk or roll, and 1 mile walk or roll courses Proceeds benefit individuals and families …
ECHO AAC – AAC Funding
1500 Highland Ave, Madison, WITitle: AAC Funding Presenter: Lewis Golinker, Esq., Advocacy Director, USSAAC Zoom information will be available at a later date.