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October 2020
Virtual Seminar – Han Wang, PhD – “Genetic and Neural Dissection of Sleep in C. elegans”
Han Wang, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison About the Speaker: Han Wang, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at UW-Madison. Han received a bachelor's degree in biology from Tsinghua University. Han…
Find out more »Virtual Seminar – Steven Kernie, MD – “Mechanisms Underlying Injury-Induced Neurogenesis”
Steven Kernie, MD Columbia University About the Speaker: Dr. Steven Kernie is a professor of pediatrics (in neurology) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs and Chief of Critical…
Find out more »November 2020
Virtual Seminar – Michael Gandal, MD, PhD – “Brain Gene Networks Link Complement Signaling with Convergent Synaptic Pathology in Schizophrenia”
Michael Gandal, MD, PhD UCLA About the Speaker: Dr. Gandal is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. He received…
Find out more »WARF Therapeutics Drug Discovery Virtual Seminar – Craig Erickson, MD – “Refining Treatment Development in Neurodevelopmental Disorders”
WARF Therapeutics Drug Discovery Seminar Series Craig Erickson, MD Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center About the Speaker: Dr. Erickson has worked to obtain continuous federal, foundation, internal, and industry funding supporting his and his collaborators' research…
Find out more »Virtual Seminar – Elizabeth Norton, PhD – “Assessing the Brain and Behavior in Parents and Toddlers during Naturalistic Interaction: Insights into Autism, Language Delay, and Typical Development”
Elizabeth Norton, PhD Northwestern University About the Speaker: Elizabeth Norton is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Director of the Language, Education and Reading Neuroscience (LEARN) Lab. Her research…
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Virtual Seminar – Brady Maher, PhD – “Defects in Myelination are a Common Pathophysiology in Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Brady Maher, PhD Lieber Institute for Brain Development About the Speaker: Brady J. Maher, Ph.D. is a lead investigator in the Developmental Neurobiology and Functional Genomics division of the Lieber Institute and an Associate Professor…
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Seminar – Christina Nicolaidis, MD – “Using Participatory Research Approaches to Improve the Rigor and Impact of Research on Autism in Adulthood”
Christina Nicolaidis, MD Portland State University About the Speaker: As a general internist and health services researcher, Dr. Nicolaidis uses participatory research to improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. Many of her current…
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Dolan Lecture – Connie Kasari, PhD – “Personalization of Interventions for Children with ASD: What We Can Learn from Research”
Terrence R. Dolan Lecture Connie Kasari, PhD Connie Kasari, PhD University of California, Los Angeles About the Talk: Behavioral interventions have been critical for improving the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Notable…
Find out more »Seminar – Christopher Gregg, PhD – Topic: Genetic and Epigenetic Programs Shaping Brain Function and Disease
Christopher Gregg, PhD University of Utah School of Medicine About the Speaker: Dr. Gregg is currently a tenured associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy and Human Genetics at the University of Utah…
Find out more »Seminar – Kris Kroll, PhD – Topic: Studying Neurodevelopmental Disorders Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cell
Kris Kroll, PhD Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis About the Speaker: Our research focuses on defining gene regulatory networks (GRNs) that control neural cell specification, neurogenesis, and the generation of specific neuronal…
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