Events
Upcoming Lectures
New research results from the Australian Autism Biobank study
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Affiliate Professor, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
On May 12, 2021, Jake Gratten and Naomi Wray will present findings from the Australian Autism Biobank study, an initiative to establish an Australian resource of biospecimens, phenotypes and genomic data for autism research.
Past Lectures
Clinical trials and cyclic AMP in fragile X syndrome: A life journey
Elizabeth Berry-Kravis discussed refinements in clinical trial design and outcome measures that contributed to the success of a recent phase II trial for fragile X syndrome.
Rare variants and the genetics of autism
Evan Eichler discussed his research on the genetics of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions.
Phenotyping sleep
Emmanuel Mignot discussed sleep biology as well as sleep disorders and their impact. He presented a link to what is known on the genetics of sleep and sleep disorders. He emphasized the need for large scale objective sleep recording studies with genomic and proteomic analysis to better understand the molecular pathways regulating sleep and circadian biology.
From parent advocate to nonprofit chief science officer, to biotherapeutic company cofounder — A personal journey through drug development for Angelman syndrome
Allyson Berent discussed the journey that led her to becoming chief science officer of the largest research funding foundation for Angelman syndrome in the world (Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics [FAST]), and the cofounder and chief operating officer of GeneTx Biotherapeutics — a biotech company solely focused on developing an antisense oligonucleotide for the treatment of Angelman syndrome — after her daughter was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome at 5.5 months old.
Progress in understanding the genetic basis of mental health
Associate Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associated Researcher, Broad Institute
Benjamin Neale discussed progress in mapping genetic risk factors for autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Autism, autisms, or neurodevelopmental disorders?
Adjunct Scientist, Mouse Imaging Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Professor in Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
On January 29, 2020, Jason Lerch explored this question: What do modern ways of looking at brains and genes tell us about autism – or autisms – and its relation to attention deficit disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other related disorders of brain development?