Events
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Oct 16Seminar – Scott Soderling, PhD – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Proximity as a Driver of Synaptic Signaling in Health and Disease”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Scott Soderling, PhD Duke University Profile About the Speaker: Scott Soderling, Ph.D., is a George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology at Duke University School of Medicine. He is an expert in molecular mechanisms of neuronal cell biology and dysfunction linked to human brain disorders. His lab has …
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Oct 17Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Cerebral Palsy 2026In Person - Wiley Conference Center, Second Floor, North Tower & Virtual
In-Person and Virtual Event Details When: Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Complimentary coffee & bagels at 8:30 a.m for in-person attendees. Where: In Person – At the Waisman Center – Wiley Conference Center, Second Floor, North Tower Virtual – A Zoom webinar link will be sent after registration. About: Learn …
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Oct 23Seminar – Anand Swaroop, PhD – “Genetic Variants, Genome Topology, and Complex Traits: Making Sense of Genetics of AMD and Glaucoma”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
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 SymposiumPoster Fair Thursday, November 5, 20263:00-5:00 p.m., John D. Wiley Conference Center Breakout Space, Second Floor, North TowerCatered reception and bar service. Symposium Friday, November 6, 20268:30 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 to Dewey family …
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Nov 6Seminar – Michael S. Rafii, MD, PhD – “The Current State of Clinical Trials for Down Syndrome Associated Alzheimer’s Disease”Friends of the Waisman Center Auditorium, First Floor, West Annex John D. Wiley Seminar Series
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 BrainJohn D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
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
John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
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 DisordersJohn D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Harrison Gabel, PhDWashington University in St. LouisProfile 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 has identified …
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Apr 2Seminar – Lauren T. Ptomey, PhD, RD, LD – “Lifestyle Change and Brain Health in Individuals with Down Syndrome”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Lauren T. Ptomey, PhD, RD, LDUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterProfile 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, including Down …
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Apr 9Seminar – Francisco Quintana, PhD – “Astrocytic Epigenetic Memory Promotes Pathological States in the Central Nervous System”
John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Francisco Quintana, PhDHarvard UniversityProfile 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), obtained his …