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Seminar – Xue-jun Li, PhD – “Uncovering the Mechanisms of Motor Neuron Development and Degeneration Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells”
John D. Wiley Conference CenterDr. Li's research includes combining cellular, molecular, bioengineering and system approaches, research in her lab aims to understand the pathogenic mechanisms underlying motor neuron and axonal degeneration, and to develop therapeutics for the treatment of these debilitating diseases.
Free
Seminar – Timothy LaVaute, PhD – Topic: NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing Program
John D. Wiley Conference CenterDr. LaVaute oversees the NINDS P30 Neuroscience Cores Grant Program, is the NINDS point of contact for the NIH's Regenerative Medicine Innovation Project, and the NIH Common Fund's Somatic Cell Genome Editing Program.
Free
Seminar – Robert Krencik, PhD – “Neuromodulation of Bioengineered Organoids with Reactive Human Astrocytes”
John D. Wiley Conference CenterDr. Krencik's specific research goals are to uncover the mechanisms by which human astrocytes modulate neuronal activity during healthy and diseased states.