Past Event Category: John D. Wiley Seminar Series
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Dec 5Seminar – Haley Dresang, PhD – “Neuroplasticity in Aphasia: Toward Precision Language Rehabilitation”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Haley Dresang, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison Profile About the Speaker: Haley Dresang, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is a PI at the Waisman Center, where she directs the NeuroLAND Lab, investigating the neuroscience of language and acquired neurological disorders that affect communication. …
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Nov 21Seminar – Anand Swaroop, PhD – **CANCELED** “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 14Seminar – Jeffrey K. Moore, PhD – “Tubulinopathies in Early Cortical Development”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Jeffrey K. Moore, PhD University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Profile About the Speaker: Jeffrey K. Moore, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He received his PhD from the University of Rochester and completed his postdoctoral training in Cell Biology at Washington University …
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Nov 7Seminar – Jessica Klusek, PhD, CCC-SLP – “Unraveling the FMR1 Premutation in Women: From Genes to Clinical Care”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Jessica Klusek, PhD, CCC-SLP University of South Carolina Lab Website About the Speaker:Jessica Klusek, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina. Her research addresses the clinical effects of the FMR1 premutation and full mutation, with a focus on cognitive, language, and social phenotypes and the influence …
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Oct 24Seminar – Sandra Juul, MD, PhD – “Neonatal Epo Neuroprotection: Lessons Learned”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Sandra Juul, MD, PhD University of Washington Profile About the Speaker: Professor Sandra Juul, MD, PhD is Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington. Dr. Juul leads a translational neonatal neuroscience research program and has been continuously NIH funded for over 25 years. The focus of her research is …
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Oct 10Seminar – Melissa Bauman, PhD – “Understanding How Changes in the Prenatal Environment Increase Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disabilities”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Melissa Bauman, PhD University of California, Davis Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Melissa Bauman is a professor in the Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology and a faculty member of the MIND Institute at UC Davis. She has a robust research portfolio and extensive experience leading large-scale interdisciplinary research and team-science approaches to complex biomedical research …
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Oct 3Seminar – Judith Van De Water, PhD – “Maternal Autoantibody Reactivity, Gestational Inflammation, and Child Neurodevelopment”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Judith Van De Water, PhD University of California, Davis Profile About the Speaker: Judy Van de Water is a professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine, and Associate Director for Biological Sciences at the MIND Institute. She is an internationally recognized immunologist who has conducted ground-breaking research …
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Sep 26Seminar – Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH – “Testing and Evaluating the Implementation of Autism Intervention”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH UMass Chan Medical School Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Sarabeth Broder-Fingert is a professor of pediatrics and implementation scientist who studies early diagnosis and treatment for autistic children as well as children with other developmental, behavioral, and/or mental health disorders. She is Executive Director at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at …
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Sep 12Seminar – Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L – “Health Outcomes Among Autistic Older Adults in the US: Findings from Nation-wide Medicare Data”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L The Ohio State University Profile About the Speaker: Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L, is an Associate Professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University. Dr. Hand’s research centers on optimizing health service delivery and patient health outcomes among adults on the autism spectrum and a variety of …
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May 16Dolan Memorial Lecture – Zuhang Sheng, PhD – “Energy Matters: Reprogramming of Mitochondrial Transport and Energy Metabolism to Power Synaptic Transmission and Neuron Regeneration”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Zuhang Sheng, PhD National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Lab Website About the Speaker: Dr. Sheng received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1993 and completed his postdoctoral research with William Catterall at the University of Washington in 1996. He joined the National Institute of Neurological Disorders …