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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

    Call for 2022-23 Postdoc Applications

    Featured October 27, 2022 - January 31, 2023

    The Training Program in Neurobehavioral Genetics, directed by Drs. Roel Ophoff and Carrie Bearden, is now accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellows. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 5 PM (PT). Per NIH Grants Policy 11.3.2.6, candidates must be U.S citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY, […]

  • 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

  • Tue 24

    NBG Journal Club: Autism genes converge on asynchronous development of shared neuron classes

    January 24, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Autism genes converge on asynchronous development of shared neuron classes Article Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8852827/ Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 26

    ICNG Seminar: “Psychiatric Polygenes: Discovery and Description with an aim to Deployment (all in Denmark)”

    January 26, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Andrew Schork, PhD Research Leader Mental Health Services Institute of Biological Psychiatry (IBP)

  • February 2023

  • Tue 7

    NBG Journal Club: A biomarker-authenticated model of schizophrenia implicating NPTX2 loss of function

    February 7, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic:A biomarker-authenticated model of schizophrenia implicating NPTX2 loss of function Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abf6935 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 9

    ICNG Seminar: “Swab-Seq: COVID-19 Testing Leveraging Computational Genomics and Genomics Technology”

    February 9, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Moss Auditorium A2-342 Marion Davies Children's Center, 805 Tiverton Ave, Los Angeles

    Eleazar Eskin, PhD Professor and Chair Dept of Computational Medicine Professor Depts of Computer Science and Human Genetics UCLA

  • Thu 23

    ICNG Seminar: “CRISPR Genome Editing in the Central Nervous System and Beyond”

    February 23, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Erik Sontheimer, PhD Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research Professor and Vice Chair, RNA Therapeutics Institute UMass Chan Medical School

  • March 2023

  • Tue 7

    NBG Journal Club: Brainstem ADCYAP1+ neurons control multiple aspects of sickness behaviour

    March 7, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic:Brainstem ADCYAP1+ neurons control multiple aspects of sickness behaviour Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05161-7 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 9

    ICNG Seminar: “Biological insights into bipolar disorder from GWAS and beyond”

    March 9, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Illumination Room, UCLA Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Niamh Mullins, PhD Assistant Professor Depts. of Psychiatry, Genetics and Genomic Sciences Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • Thu 23

    ICNG Seminar: “Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations (NeuroGAP): A Multi-country Research and Training Program”

    March 23, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Bizu Gelaye, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Dept of Epidemiology Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School

  • April 2023

  • Tue 4

    NBG Journal Club: Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors

    April 4, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf0435 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 6

    ICNG Seminar: “ENIGMA, Big Data & the Human Brain: Worldwide Neuroimaging and Genetics of 30 Brain Diseases in 100,000 Individuals from 45 Countries”

    April 6, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Paul Thompson, PhD Professor Depts. of Neurology, Psychiatry, Engineering, Radiology & Ophthalmology Imaging Genetics Center Stevens Institute for Neuroimaging & Informatics University of Southern California (USC)

  • Tue 18

    NBG Journal Club: Novel Alzheimer Disease Risk Loci and Pathways in African American Individuals Using the African Genome Resources Panel

    April 18, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic:Novel Alzheimer Disease Risk Loci and Pathways in African American Individuals Using the African Genome Resources Panel Article Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2771828 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • May 2023

  • Tue 2

    NBG Journal Club: Mapping of clonal lineages across developmental stages in human neural differentiation

    May 2, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Mapping of clonal lineages across developmental stages in human neural differentiation Article Link: https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(23)00044-9 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Wed 3

    Seminar: “THE MAMMALIAN METHYLATION CONSORTIUM: DATA AND MODELING APPROACHES”

    May 3, 2023 @ 3:30 pm
    CHS 33-105

    Steve Horvath, Ph.D. Professor Human Genetics and Biostatistics UCLA

  • Tue 16

    NBG Journal Club: Neural Mechanism of Prosocial Comforting Behavior

    May 16, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Neural Mechanism of Prosocial Comforting Behavior Article Link: N/A Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 18

    ICNG Seminar: “Epigenomic and chromosomal architectural reconfiguration in developing human frontal cortex and hippocampus”

    May 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Chongyuan Luo, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Human Genetics UCLA

  • Tue 30

    NBG Journal Club: Neuroimmune transcriptome changes in patient brains of psychiatric and neurological disorders

    May 30, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Neuroimmune transcriptome changes in patient brains of psychiatric and neurological disorders Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01854-7.pdf Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • June 2023

  • Thu 1

    ICNG Seminar: “Mechanisms of human cortical development and neuropsychiatric disease.”

    June 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Luis de la Torre-Ubieta, PhD Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA

  • Thu 15

    ICNG Seminar: “How to Build Sustainable Research and Training Collaboration: Perspectives from a LIMIC Country (Ethiopia)”

    June 15, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Solomon Teferra, MD, PhD Professor Department of Psychiatry Addis Ababa University Ethiopia

  • October 2023

  • Thu 5

    ICNG Seminar: “Interneurons, Circuits, Behavior in Fragile X mice”

    October 5, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Carlos Portera-Cailliau, MD, PhD Professor Departments of Neurology & Neurobiology UCLA

  • Tue 17

    ICNG Seminar: “Progress in Precision Psychiatry”

    October 17, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    William Meyerson, MD, PhD Resident Physician Psychiatry Duke University

  • Tue 17

    NBG Journal Club: Assembloid CRISPR screens reveal impact of disease genes in human neurodevelopment

    October 17, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Assembloid CRISPR screens reveal impact of disease genes in human neurodevelopment Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06564-w Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 19

    ICNG Seminar: “Accelerated accumbens social representational drift in a model of autism”

    October 19, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Peyman Golshani, MD Professor-in-Residence Neurology UCLA

  • November 2023

  • Tue 14

    NBG Journal Club: BrainGENIE: The Brain Gene Expression and Network Imputation Engine

    November 14, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: BrainGENIE: The Brain Gene Expression and Network Imputation Engine Article Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/article-abstract/2811397 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 16

    ICNG Seminar: “(Machine) Learning to Tell The Time: Integrating molecular and wearable device data to model circadian rhythms”

    November 16, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Rosemary Braun, PhD  Associate Professor Department of Molecular Biosciences Northwestern University

  • Tue 28

    NBG Journal Club: Shared Genetic Risk in the Association of Screen Time With Psychiatric Problems in Children

    November 28, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Shared Genetic Risk in the Association of Screen Time With Psychiatric Problems in Children Article Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/article-abstract/2811397 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 30

    ICNG Seminar: “Breaking Barriers in human genetics research: Novel mechanisms and Diversity efforts”

    November 30, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Janitza L. Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Division of Human Genetics Yale School of Medicine

  • January 2024

  • Tue 16

    NBG Journal Club: Genetic correlates of social stratification in Great Britain

    January 16, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Genetic correlates of social stratification in Great Britain Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-019-0757-5 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 18

    ICNG Seminar: “Promises and caveats of polygenic scoring for precision medicine”

    January 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Bogdan Pasaniuc, PhD Professor Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine UCLA

  • Tue 30

    ICNG Seminar: “Genomic analyses on two Brazilian admixed cohorts: novel variants, effect size modulation and PRS transferability”

    January 30, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Michel Naslavsky, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology University of São Paulo (USP)

  • Tue 30

    NBG Journal Club: Effect of schizophrenia common variants on infant brain volumes: cross-sectional study in 207 term neonates in developing Human Connectome Project

    January 30, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Discussion Topic: Effect of schizophrenia common variants on infant brain volumes: cross-sectional study in 207 term neonates in developing Human Connectome Project Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-023-02413-6 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • February 2024

  • Thu 1

    ICNG Seminar: “Comparing living and postmortem human brain biology”

    February 1, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Alexander Charney, MD, PhD Associate Professor Departments of Psychiatry and Genetics & Genomic Sciences Director, Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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