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 spent 11 years …
John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Seminar – Brian Scholl, PhD – Topic: Visual Cognition and Its Implication in Human Disease
Brian Scholl is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Cognitive Science Program at Yale University, where he also directs the Perception & Cognition Laboratory.
Seminar – Paul Hagerman, MD, PhD – Topic: Pathogenesis of FXTAS
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.
Seminar – Sandy Magaña, PhD – Topic: Understanding and Treating Developmental Disabilities
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.
Seminar – Christine Wu Nordahl, PhD – “Pediatric Neuroimaging Approaches to Exploring the Heterogeneity of Autism”
Dr. Nordahl’s research interest is in understanding the neural basis for autism spectrum disorders. She utilizes structural and functional neuroimaging to investigate alterations in brain structure and connectivity in very young children with autism.
Seminar – Kapil Bharti, PhD – “Translating RPE Biology into Disease Treatment Using iPS Cells”
Kapil Bharti, PhD National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health About the Speaker: Dr. Bharti holds a bachelor’s degree in biophysics from the Panjab University in Chandigarh, India, where he graduated with highest …
Seminar – Jeffrey Max, MD – “Psychiatric Aspects of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury”
Dr. Max is recognized internationally for his research in pediatric traumatic brain injury and also pediatric stroke.
Seminar – Joshua A. Weiner, PhD – “The Ins And Outs of Protocadherins in Neural Development”
Joshua A. Weiner, PhD
The University of Iowa
My laboratory is focused on identifying the fundamental molecular mechanisms that control neuronal differentiation and neural circuit formation during brain development.
Waisman Lecture – Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD – “Mechanism-Based Biomarker and Treatment Trials in Tuberous Sclerosis”
Mustafa Sahin is a developmental neurobiologist and a pediatric neurologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his Sc.B. degree from Brown University, his M.D. and Ph.D. from Yale School of Medicine.
Seminar – Fraser Sim, PhD – “Overcoming Obstacles Limiting Human Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Recruitment and Differentiation in the Demyelinated Brain”
About the Speaker: My lab investigates the molecular control of cell fate and homeostasis of resident stem and progenitor cells in the human brain. Using a combination of multicolor cell sorting techniques and whole genome analysis, we are characterizing the signaling pathways which regulate the formation and fate of human oligodendrocyte progenitor cells. We are testing the functional significance of these pathways using both pharmacological and viral methods in culture and animal-based models of myelination and demyelination.