Terrence R. Dolan Lecture 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 achievements include the …
John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Seminar – Junmin Peng, PhD – Topic: Proteomics Analysis of Neurological Diseases
Junmin Peng, PhD St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital About the Speaker: Our mission is to develop novel mass spectrometry-based proteomics and metabolomics technologies, systems biology approaches, and to apply these tools to biomedical challenges …
WARF Therapeutics Drug Discovery Seminar – Craig Erickson, MD – “Enhancing Translational Medicine 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 …
Seminar – Karen Adolph, PhD – “Learning to Move and Moving to Learn”
Karen Adolph, PhD New York University About the Speaker: Karen E. Adolph is Professor of Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Neural Science at New York University. She uses observable motor behaviors and a variety of …
Seminar – Heather Bortfeld, PhD – Topic: Language Processing in Children During Typical Development and with Cochlear Implants
Heather Bortfeld, PhD University of California, Merced About the Speaker: Heather Bortfeld is a Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of California, Merced. She completed her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at SUNY, Stony Brook, …
Mayor H. Paul Memorial Lecture – Cathy Binger, PhD – Topic: Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Child Language
Binger’s primary research interests are twofold: developing and evaluating effective approaches to support the sentence development of children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and working with key communication partners (such as parents and educators) to improve AAC services.
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 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 the University of North …
Seminar – Chad Pearson, PhD – Topic: The Functions of Centrosome and Cilia and Their Implications in Human Diseases
Chad Pearson, PhD University of Colorado Anshcutz Medical Campus About the Speaker: Our lab is focused on the structural and molecular events for centriole biogenesis. Electron microscopy studies performed a half a century ago …
Seminar – Aviad Hai, PhD – Topic: Engineering Tools For Studying Physiology and Circuit of the Nervous System
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 activity from the entire volume of the mammalian brain. …
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 …