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October 2019
Seminar – Sandy Magaña, PhD – “Identifying and Reducing Disparities for Latino Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Magaña’s research focus is on the cultural context of families who care for persons with disabilities across the life course. Her current research includes investigating racial and ethnic disparities among children with autism and developmental disabilities and developing culturally relevant interventions to address these disparities.
Find out more »Waisman Lecture – Paul Hagerman, MD, PhD – “FXTAS: An Older Face of the Fragile X Gene”
Hagerman is a molecular geneticist with a principal interest in understanding the basis for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. In particular, the Hagerman lab has made a number of important observations related to the mechanism of gene expression of the fragile X (FMR1) gene. Mutations of the FMR1 gene give rise to fragile X syndrome, the leading heritable form of mental impairment and autism.
Find out more »November 2019
Seminar – Qiongshi Lu, PhD – “Transcriptome-Wide Transmission Disequilibrium Analysis Identifies Novel Risk Genes for Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Qiongshi Lu, PhD Qiongshi Lu, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison About the Talk: Large-scale genetic studies have identified numerous point mutations and copy number variants implicating risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, these genetic…
Find out more »Seminar – Brian Scholl, PhD – “Let’s See What Happens: Dynamic Events as Foundational Units of Representation for Seeing and Thinking”
Brian Scholl is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Cognitive Science Program at Yale University, where he also directs the Perception & Cognition Laboratory.
Find out more »December 2019
Seminar – Sara Jaffee, PhD – “Exposure To Violence And Children’s Development: Who Is Most Vulnerable?”
Sara Jaffee, PhD Sara Jaffee, PhD University of Pennsylvania About the Speaker: Sara Jaffee graduated from Oberlin College in 1994 and received a PhD in developmental psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2001. Having…
Find out more »January 2020
Seminar – Bennett Novitch, PhD – “Integrative Modeling of Human Brain Development and Neurodevelopment Disorders”
Novitch’s research seeks to determine the molecular pathways that direct the differentiation of neural stem cells, and assembly of neural circuits. Using a variety of approaches including organoid technologies, he and his team are investigating the underlying causes of neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders.
Find out more »Seminar – Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD – “Translational Studies of Maternal Stress during Pregnancy and Its Impacts on Offspring Brain and Behavior”
Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD Oregon Health & Science University About the Speaker: My laboratory focuses on mechanisms and principles that underlie the developing brain. The majority of this work uses functional MRI and resting state…
Find out more »February 2020
Rescheduled to 2/28/20 – Seminar – Aviad Hai, PhD – “New Strategies for Accessing the Mammalian Nervous System with Minimal Invasiveness”
Aviad Hai, PhD This seminar is rescheduled to 2/28/20. Aviad Hai, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison About the Talk: There is currently a concerted effort to develop the necessary technologies to record and stimulate neural…
Find out more »Seminar – Chad Pearson, PhD – “Trisomy 21 Alters Microtubule Organization for Primary Cilia Formation and Signaling”
Chad Pearson, PhD Chad Pearson, PhD University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus About the Speaker: Our lab is focused on the structural and molecular events for centriole biogenesis. Electron microscopy studies performed a half…
Find out more »Seminar – Laura Grofer Klinger, PhD – “Transition to Post Secondary Education and Employment: Supporting Positive Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Laura Grofer Klinger, PhD Laura Grofer Klinger, PhD University of North Carolina Chapel Hill About the Speaker: Laura Grofer Klinger is a clinical psychologist, a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in…
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