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  • April 2021

  • Thu 29

    ICNG Seminar: “Cell-type specific transcriptional networks related to cognition”

    April 29, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Genevieve Konopka, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience Jon Heighten Scholar in Autism Research UT Southwestern Medical Center

  • June 2021

  • Thu 3

    CNG Workshop: “An Overview of Single Cell RNA Sequencing: From Soup to Nuts”

    June 3, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    The Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics will be hosting a computational workshop: “An Overview of Single Cell RNA Sequencing from Soup to Nuts.” Speakers include Drs. Mike Gandal, Dan Geschwind, Chongyuan Luo, Tim Stuart, Brie Wamsley, and Ms. Yi Zhang. While this event is provided as part of the Training Program in Neurobehavioral Genetics, it is […]

  • September 2021

  • Thu 30

    ICNG Seminar: “Wrangling Dimensional Neuropsychiatric Phenotypes for Genome-Wide Analyses”

    September 30, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Robert Bilder, PhD Professor Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Genetics UCLA

  • October 2021

  • Tue 5

    NBG Journal Club: A human forebrain organoid model of fragile X syndrome exhibits altered neurogenesis and highlights new treatment strategies

    October 5, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: A human forebrain organoid model of fragile X syndrome exhibits altered neurogenesis and highlights new treatment strategies Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-021-00913-6 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 7

    ICNG Seminar: “Cerebellar Ataxia: Strategies for Improving Genomic Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Disease”

    October 7, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Brent Fogel, PhD Associate Professor Department of Neurology UCLA

  • Tue 19

    NBG Journal Club: Prognostic value of polygenic risk scores for adults with psychosis

    October 19, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Prognostic value of polygenic risk scores for adults with psychosis Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01475-7 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • November 2021

  • Tue 2

    NBG Journal Club: Spatially mapped single-cell chromatin accessibility

    November 2, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Spatially mapped single-cell chromatin accessibility Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21515-7.pdf Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 4

    ICNG Seminar: “Understanding Neural Stem Cell Fate Specification in the Developing Human Brain”

    November 4, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Aparna Bhaduri, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biological Chemistry UCLA

  • Tue 16

    NBG Journal Club: Early-life inflammation promotes depressive symptoms in adolescence via microglial engulfment of dendritic spines

    November 16, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Early-life inflammation promotes depressive symptoms in adolescence via microglial engulfment of dendritic spines Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089662732100427X?via%3Dihub Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 18

    ICNG Seminar: “Coordination of escape and spatial navigation circuits orchestrates versatile flight from threats”

    November 18, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Avishek Adhikari, Ph.D.  Assistant Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience Department of Psychology UCLA

  • December 2021

  • Thu 2

    ICNG Seminar: “Myogenesis: What’s neural got to do with it?”

    December 2, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    April Pyle, Ph.D. Professor and Vice Chair Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (MIMG) UCLA George and Nouhad Ayoub Centennial Chair for Life Science Innovation UCLA

  • January 2022

  • Tue 18

    Call for 2022 Postdoc Applications

    Featured January 18, 2022 - March 18, 2022

    The Training Program in Neurobehavioral Genetics, directed by Drs. Roel Ophoff and Carrie Bearden, is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Trainees. Earliest funding is expected to begin 5/1/2022. In keeping with the program's goals, preference will be given to applicants who are trained in psychiatry, neurology, or psychology, although we also seek outstanding applicants with other […]

  • Tue 18

    NBG Journal Club: Polygenic risk for depression, anxiety and neuroticism are associated with the severity and rate of change in depressive symptoms across adolescence

    January 18, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Polygenic risk for depression, anxiety and neuroticism are associated with the severity and rate of change in depressive symptoms across adolescence Article Link: https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jcpp.13422 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • February 2022

  • Tue 1

    NBG Journal Club: Coding of social novelty in the hippocampal CA2 region and its disruption and rescue in a 22q11.2 microdeletion mouse model

    February 1, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Coding of social novelty in the hippocampal CA2 region and its disruption and rescue in a 22q11.2 microdeletion mouse model Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-020-00720-5 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 3

    ICNG Seminar: “Analysis of Genomic Copy Number Variation and Their Interaction With Polygenic Risk Scores Across Psychiatric Disorders”

    February 3, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Marieke Klein, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Psychiatry UCSD

  • Tue 15

    NBG Journal Club: Demographic history mediates the effect of stratification on polygenic scores

    February 15, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Demographic history mediates the effect of stratification on polygenic scores Article Link: https://elifesciences.org/articles/61548 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 17

    ICNG Seminar: “The ubiquity of pleiotropy in neuroimaging phenotypes”

    February 17, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Chun Chieh Fan, PhD Assistant Adjunct Professor Radiology UCSD

  • March 2022

  • Tue 1

    NBG Journal Club: A comprehensive map of genetic relationships among diagnostic categories based on 48.6 million relative pairs from the Danish genealogy

    March 1, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: A comprehensive map of genetic relationships among diagnostic categories based on 48.6 million relative pairs from the Danish genealogy Article Link: https://www.pnas.org/content/119/6/e2118688119 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 3

    ICNG Seminar: “Neural mechanisms mediating social attachment in health and disease”

    March 3, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Devanand S. Manoli, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Weill Institute for Neurosciences UCSF

  • Tue 29

    NBG Journal Club: Make war not love: The neural substrate underlying a state-dependent switch in female social behavior

    March 29, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Make war not love: The neural substrate underlying a state-dependent switch in female social behavior Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627321009958 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 31

    ICNG Seminar: “Lysosome regulationand lipid signaling in Alzheimer’s disease”

    March 31, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Hui Zheng, PhD Professor & Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair in Aging Director, Huffington Center on Aging Baylor College of Medicine

  • April 2022

  • Tue 12

    NBG Journal Club: Modeling assortative mating and genetic similarities between partners, siblings, and in-laws

    April 12, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Modeling assortative mating and genetic similarities between partners, siblings, and in-laws Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28774-y Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 14

    ICNG Seminar: “Towards holistic imaging and rapid phenotyping of complex biological systems”

    April 14, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Kwanghun Chung, PhD Department of Chemical Engineering Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) Picower Institute for Learning and Memory MIT

  • Tue 26

    NBG Journal Club: Large-scale deep multi-layer analysis of Alzheimer’s disease brain reveals strong proteomic disease-related changes not observed at the RNA level

    April 26, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic:Large-scale deep multi-layer analysis of Alzheimer's disease brain reveals strong proteomic disease-related changes not observed at the RNA level Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-021-00999-y Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • May 2022

  • Tue 10

    NBG Journal Club: Exome sequencing of individuals with Huntington’s disease implicates FAN1 nuclease activity in slowing CAG expansion and disease onset

    May 10, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Exome sequencing of individuals with Huntington’s disease implicates FAN1 nuclease activity in slowing CAG expansion and disease onset Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-022-01033-5 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Tue 24

    NBG Journal Club: Transcriptional and imaging-genetic association of cortical interneurons, brain function, and schizophrenia risk

    May 24, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Transcriptional and imaging-genetic association of cortical interneurons, brain function, and schizophrenia risk Article Link: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/tge/files/transcriptional_and_imaging-genetic_association_of_cortical_interneurons_brain_function_and_schizophrenia_risk.pdf Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • June 2022

  • Tue 7

    Trainee Research Talk: Investigation of mitochondrial dysfunction mechanisms in Rett syndrome neurons

    June 7, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    In lieu of our typical Journal Club meeting, we will have a predoctoral trainee present on the research they have been conducting under the Training Program in Neurobehavioral Genetics. Research Topic: Investigation of mitochondrial dysfunction mechanisms in Rett syndrome neurons Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 9

    ICNG Seminar: “Power and specificity in genetic studies on Major Depressive Disorder using biobank data”

    June 9, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Na Cai, PhD Principal Investigator Helmholtz Pioneer Campus Helmholtz Zentrum München

  • Thu 23

    Fall 2022 Call for Predoc Applications

    Featured June 23, 2022 - August 1, 2022

    The Training Program in Neurobehavioral Genetics, directed by Drs. Roel Ophoff and Carrie Bearden, is accepting applications for Predoctoral Trainees. Earliest funding is expected to begin 9/1/2022.  Proposed projects must have relevance to neurobehavioral genetics. A trainee’s appointment is contingent upon their mentor’s commitment to providing supplemental funding for Years 1 and 2 of the […]

  • September 2022

  • Tue 27

    NBG Journal Club: Causal effects on complex traits are similar across segments of different continental ancestries within admixed individual

    September 27, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Causal effects on complex traits are similar across segments of different continental ancestries within admixed individual Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.08.16.22278868 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • October 2022

  • Tue 11

    NBG Journal Club: Treating early postnatal circuit defect delays Huntington’s disease onset and pathology in mice

    October 11, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Causal effects on complex traits are similar across segments of different continental ancestries within admixed individual Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq5011 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 13

    ICNG Seminar: “Elucidating the genetic architecture of the cortex and links to psychiatric disorders through genetically-informed brain atlases”

    October 13, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Carolina Makowski, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar Department of Radiology UCSD

  • Tue 25

    ICNG Seminar: “What has 20 years of imaging genetics taught us about the brain?”

    October 25, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    David Glahn, PhD Associate Chief for Research Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director, Tommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research Boston Children’s Hospital Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry Harvard Medical School

  • Tue 25

    NBG Journal Club: Genetic heterogeneity shapes brain connectivity in psychiatry

    October 25, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Genetic heterogeneity shapes brain connectivity in psychiatry Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322322015529 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 27

    ICNG Seminar: “Multiscale Neurogenomics: Mapping Gene Dosage Disorders Across Phenotypic Layers”

    October 27, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Armin Raznahan, MD, PhD Senior Investigator, NIMH Intramural Research Program Chief, Section on Developmental Neurogenomics, Human Genetics Branch

  • November 2022

  • Tue 8

    NBG Journal Club: Integrated analysis of genomics, longitudinal metabolomics, and Alzheimer’s risk factors among 1,111 cohort participants

    November 8, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Integrated analysis of genomics, longitudinal metabolomics, and Alzheimer's risk factors among 1,111 cohort participants Article Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31104335/ Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 10

    ICNG Seminar: “Publishing insights from an Editor’s Perspective”

    November 10, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Laura Zahn, PhD Editor in Chief Cell Genomics

  • December 2022

  • Thu 1

    ICNG Seminar: “Becoming unwell with psychosis in Latin America: a neuroimaging perspective”

    December 1, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Nicolas Crossley, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

  • January 2023

  • Tue 10

    NBG Journal Club: Genetic studies of accelerometer-based sleep measures yield new insights into human sleep behaviour.

    January 10, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Genetic studies of accelerometer-based sleep measures yield new insights into human sleep behaviour. Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09576-1 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

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