Dr. Ranum began her research career in human molecular genetics in 1989 at the University of Minnesota and is currently the Founding Director of the Center for NeuroGenetics and Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Florida. Over the past 25 years her laboratory has identified the mutations for a number of neurological disorders including spinocerebellar ataxia types 5 and 8 (SCA5, SCA8), and myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2). Her laboratory has developed and uses mouse models to understand how these and other mutations cause disease. Most recently, the Ranum lab created a mouse model of the C9orf72 ALS/dementia mutation that has generated wide interest in the scientific community studying ALS.
John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Seminar – Jane Roberts, PhD – “Physiological Mechanisms Underlying ASD and Anxiety Symptoms in Fragile X”
Jane Roberts, PhD University of South Carolina About the Speaker: Dr. Jane Roberts joined the faculty at USC in 2008. She is a school psychologist who received her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina …
Seminar – Robert Berman, PhD – “Mouse Models of Fragile X‐Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome: Defining Critical Periods and Molecular Targets”
Robert Berman, PhD University of California, Davis About the Speaker: Dr. Berman, a neuroscientist whose research focuses on cellular mechanisms of brain injury, is currently examining the effects of neonatal toxin exposure on brain development …
Seminar – Suzanne Jackowski, PhD – “Coenzyme A Regulation and Neurological Disease”
Suzanne Jackowski, PhD St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital About the Speaker: Suzanne Jackowski is a member of the faculty at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Following her Ph.D. dissertation in Biomedical Science …
Seminar – Heather Hazlett, PhD – “How Does Early Brain Development Differ In Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?”
Heather Hazlett, PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill About the Speaker: Dr. Hazlett is a licensed psychologist with a background in child neuropsychology and with research interests in neurodevelopmental disorders. During the last ten years, …
Seminar – Andrew Imparato, JD – “Translating Research Findings for Policymakers: Lessons from Inside the Belly of the Beast”
Andrew Imparato, JD Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) About the Talk: Andy Imparato, executive director of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and a 25 year DC veteran who served as disability …
Seminar – Xuejun (June) Li, PhD – “Modeling Motor Neuron Diseases with Human Pluripotent Stem Cells”
Xuejun (June) Li, PhD University of Illinois–Chicago, College of Medicine at Rockford About the Speaker: Degeneration of motor neurons, large projection neurons controlling the movement of muscles, underlies many debilitating diseases. One of the research focuses …
Seminar – Toni Pak, PhD – “Estrogen Receptor β and the Aging Brain: Towards a Molecular Rationale for Hormone Replacement Therapy”
Toni Pak, PhD Loyola University Chicago Health Science Division, Stritch School of Medicine About the Speaker: The central theme of our research focuses on the molecular signaling mechanisms and target genes of nuclear steroid …
CANCELED: Seminar – Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD – “Translational Studies of Maternal Stress during Pregnancy and Its Impacts on Offspring Brain and Behavior”
My laboratory focuses on mechanisms and principles that underlie the developing brain. The majority of this work uses functional MRI and resting state functional connectivity MRI to assess typical and atypical populations.
Seminar – Ari Rosenberg, PhD – “Neuro-Computational Underpinnings of Individual Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Ari Rosenberg, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison About the Talk: Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests as a heterogeneous set of social, cognitive, motor, and perceptual symptoms. This system-wide pervasiveness suggests that, rather than narrowly …