October 2018
Seminar – Stewart Anderson, MD – “Using Stem Cell Derived Cortical Interneurons to Study Development and Treat Disease”
I am a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia-based faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at UPenn. The focus of my laboratory concerns the molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern the development of the mammalian forebrain. We use mouse genetics, forebrain slice and dissociated culture techniques, as well as mouse and human pluripotent stem cells in cell culture and transplantation experiments to study the fate determination of interneurons of the cerebral cortex.
Find out more »November 2018
Town Hall Meeting: Supporting the Safety of Patients, Staff and Visitors to the Waisman Center
The Waisman Center Presents: Title: Supporting the Safety of Patients, Staff and Visitors to the Waisman Center Speakers: Sarah Marshall, CCC-SLP and Erin Thomson, MSW, LCSW - Co-leads for the Clinics Behavioral Emergency Response Team…
Find out more »Seminar – Zachary Warren, PhD – “Improving Systems of Care for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: From Screening to Lifespan Treatment”
Dr. Warren received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 2005 from the University of Miami and is currently an associate professor of pediatrics, psychiatry, and special education at Vanderbilt University. He is the executive director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s (VKC) Treatment and Research Institute on Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD), autism clinical services within the Division of Developmental Medicine at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, and serves as co-PI of the Autism Speaks – Autism Treatment Network at Vanderbilt.
Find out more »Seminar – Elizabeth Head, MA, PhD – “Down syndrome, Aging and Alzheimer disease: Role for Cerebrovascular Pathology”
Dr. Head received her B.Sc., MA and PhD in neuroscience from the University of Toronto, Canada. She completed a postdoctoral position at the University of California at Irvine and remained as an assistant professor in residence, where she was the Director of the Brain Tissue Repository and served as Co-Leader of the Alzheimer Disease Center Neuropathology Core. The Head laboratory is dedicated to the understanding of aging and Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome.
Find out more »Seminar – Zhaolan (Joe) Zhou, PhD – “‘Seq-ing’ Insights into the Pathophysiology of Autism and Rett Syndrome”
Zhaolan (Joe) Zhou, PhD Zhaolan (Joe) Zhou, PhD University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine About the Speaker: Zhaolan (Joe) Zhou, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman…
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Seminar – Jayshree Samanta, MBBS, PhD – “Role of GPNMB in Neural Stem Cells”
Jayshree Samanta, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. Jayshree Samanta, MBBS, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison About the Speaker: My lab focuses on how neural stem cells generate myelin in the brain during development as well as during recovery from a…
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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…
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Seminar – Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD – Topic: Neural Imaging in Normal Development and Developmental Psychiatric Disorders
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.
Find out more »Seminar – Toni Pak, PhD – Topic: The Functions of Nuclear Steroid Receptors
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…
Find out more »Seminar – Xuejun (June) Li, PhD – Topic: Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Disease Modeling and Therapeutic Development
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…
Find out more »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…
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Seminar – Heather Hazlett, PhD – Topic: Neuroimaging in Neurodevelopment Disorders
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,…
Find out more »Seminar – Suzanne Jackowski, PhD – Topic: Regulation of Coenzyme A in Health and 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…
Find out more »Seminar – Robert Berman, PhD – Topic: Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS)
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…
Find out more »Seminar – Jane Roberts, PhD – Topic: Mechanisms Underlying Cognitive and Behavioral Functions in Individuals with Developmental Disorders
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…
Find out more »Seminar – Sara Jaffee, PhD – Topic: Normal and Abnormal Development in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Using Multidisciplinary Approaches
Sara Jaffee, PhD University of Pennsylvania For Further Information: Contact Teresa Palumbo at 608.263.5837 or palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu The seminar series is funded by the John D. Wiley Conference Center Fund, the Friends of the Waisman…
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Dolan Lecture – Laura Ranum, PhD – Topic: The Neurogenetic Basis of Repeat Disorders
Laura Ranum, PhD. University of Florida. Topic: The Neurogenetic Basis of Repeat Disorders
Find out more »Seminar – Fraser Sim, PhD – Topic: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Myelination and Demyelination
Fraser Sim, PhD University at Buffalo For Further Information: Contact Teresa Palumbo at 608.263.5837 or palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu The seminar series is funded by the John D. Wiley Conference Center Fund, the Friends of the Waisman…
Find out more »Waisman Lecture – Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD – Topic: Fragile X Syndrome and Autism
Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD Boston Children's Hospital For Further Information: Contact Teresa Palumbo at 608.263.5837 or palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu The seminar series is funded by the John D. Wiley Conference Center Fund, the Friends of the…
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