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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

  • Wed 15

    Call for 2023-24 Postdoc Applications

    Featured November 15, 2023 - February 29, 2024

    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 Thursday, February 29, 2024, 5 PM (PT). Per NIH Grants Policy 11.3.2.6, candidates must be U.S citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Per UCLA Appointment Criteria […]

  • 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

  • Tue 13

    NBG Journal Club: Relationship Between Sleep Duration and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Analysis of NHANES and UK Biobank GWAS Data

    February 13, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Relationship Between Sleep Duration and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Analysis of NHANES and UK Biobank GWAS Data Article Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10998004241230325?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 15

    ICNG Seminar: “Genetic approaches to understanding substance use disorder and other behaviors: integrative studies using humans and rats”

    February 15, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Neuroscience Research Bldg Auditorium (NRB 132) 635 Charles E Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Abraham Palmer, PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research Department of Psychiatry UC San Diego

  • Wed 21

    ICNG Seminar: “Autophagy and neurodegeneration”

    February 21, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    David C Rubinsztein MB ChB, BSc(Hons), PhD, FRCPath, FMedSci, FRS Professor of Molecular Neurogenetics Deputy Director, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research UK Dementia Research Institute Professor Honorary Consultant, Department of Medical Genetics Cambridge Institute for Medical Research

  • Tue 27

    NBG Journal Club: Heart-brain connections: Phenotypic and genetic insights from magnetic resonance images

    February 27, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Heart-brain connections: Phenotypic and genetic insights from magnetic resonance images Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn6598 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 29

    ICNG Seminar: “Sleep architecture predicts behavioral outcomes to stress”

    February 29, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Ketema Paul, PhD Professor Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology UCLA

  • March 2024

  • Tue 12

    NBG Journal Club: Characterization of altered molecular mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease through cell type-resolved multiomics analyses

    March 12, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Characterization of altered molecular mechanisms in Parkinson's disease through cell type-resolved multiomics analyses Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo2467 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 14

    ICNG Seminar: “Gene-environment interplay in psychiatric risk and resilience”

    March 14, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Karmel Choi, PhD Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Director, Precision Prevention Program, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

  • April 2024

  • Tue 2

    NBG Journal Club: Cell subtype-specific effects of genetic variation in the Alzheimer’s disease brain

    April 2, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic:Cell subtype-specific effects of genetic variation in the Alzheimer’s disease brain Article Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-01685-y Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 4
    Flyer for Ralda Nehme's ICNG Seminar scheduled on 4/4/2024, 12-1pm, Gonda 1357

    ICNG Seminar: “Unraveling the complexity: biological insights from human cellular models of psychiatric disorders”

    April 4, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Ralda Nehme, PhD Associate Director Stem Cell Program Broad Institute

  • Tue 16

    NBG Journal Club: Topic A new agenda for personality psychology in the digital age?

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

    Discussion Topic: A new agenda for personality psychology in the digital age? Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886919302132#bb0385 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 18

    ICNG Seminar: “Using Genetics and Development to Parse Heterogeneity in Schizophrenia”

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

    Jen Forsyth, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychology University of Washington

  • Tue 30

    NBG Journal Club: Vision-dependent specification of cell types and function in the developing cortex

    April 30, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: Vision-dependent specification of cell types and function in the developing cortex Article Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)01485-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867421014859%3Fshowall%3Dtrue Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • May 2024

  • Thu 2

    ICNG Seminar: “Partitioning cell type-specific heritability in scRNA-seq data”

    May 2, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Andy Dahl, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of Chicago

  • Tue 14

    NBG Journal Club: The impact of assortative mating, participation bias and socioeconomic status on the polygenic risk of behavioural and psychiatric traits

    May 14, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: The impact of assortative mating, participation bias and socioeconomic status on the polygenic risk of behavioural and psychiatric traits Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01828-5 Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • Thu 23

    ICNG Seminar: “Comparative methods offer powerful insights into the evolution of the ‘social brain'”

    May 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Sarah Kocher, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Princeton University  

  • Tue 28

    NBG Journal Club: Topic TBD

    May 28, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103

    Discussion Topic: TBD Article Link: TBD Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu

  • June 2024

  • Thu 6

    ICNG Seminar: “High-Throughput Molecular and Synaptic Connectivity Phenotyping of Neurodevelopmental Disorder Models Using Viral Genomic Technology”

    June 6, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Arpy Saunders, PhD  Assistant Professor Vollum Institute Oregon Health & Science University

  • August 2024

  • Tue 6

    Call for 2024-25 Predoc & Postdoc Applications

    Featured August 6, 2024 - August 30, 2024

    The Training Program in Neurobehavioral Genetics, directed by Drs. Roel Ophoff and Carrie Bearden, is now accepting applications for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, August 30, 2024, 5 PM (PT) PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: Per NIH Grants Policy 11.3.2.6, candidates must be U.S citizens or permanent residents. Per UCLA Appointment Criteria, candidates must not have […]

  • October 2024

  • Thu 10

    ICNG Seminar: “Organization and Function of Cortical Circuits Underlying Long Term Memory”

    October 10, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Laura DeNardo, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physiology David Geffen School of Medicine

  • Thu 24

    ICNG Seminar: “Towards an atlas of human vulnerability using cell villages”

    October 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Michael Wells, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Human Genetics David Geffen School of Medicine

  • November 2024

  • Thu 7
    Flyer for Rebecca Shafee's ICNG Seminar scheduled on 11/07/2024, 12-1pm, Gonda 1357

    ICNG Seminar: “Sex differences in the common genetic architecture of the human brain anatomy”

    November 7, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Rebecca Shafee, PhD Research Fellow Section on Developmental Neurogenomics National Institute of Mental Health

  • Thu 21
    Flyer for Harry Orr's ICNG Seminar scheduled on 11/21/2024, 12-1pm, Gonda 1357

    ICNG Seminar: “Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, a CAG Triplet Disorder: Disease mechanisms and links with Huntington Disease”

    November 21, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Harry Orr, PhD Professor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Minnesota School of Medicine

  • December 2024

  • Thu 5
    Flyer for Nelson Freimers' ICNG Seminar scheduled on 12/05/2024, 12-1pm, Gonda 1357

    ICNG Seminar: “Digital Phenotyping for Depression and Anxiety”

    December 5, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Nelson Freimer, MD Professor, Psychiatry and Human Genetics Director, Depression Grand Challenge

  • January 2025

  • Thu 30

    ICNG Seminar: “Genetics, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease in black communities”

    January 30, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Kacie D. Deters, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology University of California Los Angeles

  • February 2025

  • Thu 13

    ICNG Seminar: “Future-proofing Neural Morphology”

    February 13, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Giorgio Ascoli, PhD Professor Bioengineering & Neuroscience Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study George Mason University

  • Thu 27

    ICNG Seminar: “Connecting electrophysiological measures from schizophrenia patient-derived neurons to the donor’s clinical status and cognitive performance”

    February 27, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Brady J. Maher, PhD Lead Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Associate Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  • March 2025

  • Thu 13

    ICNG Seminar: “Developing Insights into Schizophrenia and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders”

    March 13, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Rebecca Birnbaum, MD Assistant Professor Genetics and Genomic Sciences Mount Sinai

  • April 2025

  • Thu 3

    ICNG Seminar: “Changing mental health trajectories through early identification and intervention”

    April 3, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Joshua Roffman, MD Director, Mass General Early Brain Development Initiative Director, Clinical Neuroscience Research and Training, MGH Psychiatry Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

  • Fri 18

    ICNG Seminar: “Pediatric neuroimaging, neurogenetics, and neurobehavior: from Small Data to Big Data and back again”

    April 18, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Aaron Alexander-Bloch, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

  • May 2025

  • Thu 1

    ICNG Seminar: “Integration of estimated regional gene expression with neuroimaging and clinical phenotypes at biobank scale”

    May 1, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Tony Capra, PhD Professor Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute University of California, San Francisco  

  • Thu 15

    ICNG Seminar: “The allelic architecture of rare variants in autism”

    May 15, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Jack Fu, PhD Instructor Neurology Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital

  • June 2025

  • Thu 12

    ICNG Seminar: “Child and Adolescent Psychosis in Focus: Contributions of Brain, Genes, and Environment”

    June 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    David Glahn, PhD Research Chief | 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

  • Fri 13

    Call for 2025-26 Predoc & Postdoc Applications

    Featured June 13, 2025 - July 18, 2025

    The Training Program in Neurobehavioral Genetics, directed by Drs. Roel Ophoff and Carrie Bearden, is now accepting applications for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 18, 2025, 5 PM (PT) PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: Per NIH Grants Policy 11.3.2.6, candidates must be U.S citizens or permanent residents. Per UCLA Appointment Criteria, candidates must not have […]

  • October 2025

  • Thu 9

    ICNG Seminar: “Social-Science Genomics: Incorporating Genetic Data into Social-Science Research”

    October 9, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Daniel Benjamin, PhD Professor Anderson School of Management and Human Genetics University of California Los Angeles

  • Thu 16

    ICNG Seminar: “Developmental Emergence of Personality”

    October 16, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Bassem Hassan, PhD Scientific Director & Deputy Executive Director, Institut du Cerveau – Paris Brain Institute

  • November 2025

  • Thu 6

    ICNG Seminar: “Prefrontal Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Depression and Its Treatment”

    November 6, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Scott Wilke, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Penske Family Chair in Neuromodulation Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

  • Thu 20

    ICNG Seminar: “Cognitive Genomics: A Cell Type-Specific Perspective”

    November 20, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Genevieve Konopka, PhD Professor & Chair Department of Neurobiology UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

  • December 2025

  • Thu 4

    ICNG Seminar: “Single-Nucleus Epigenomic Dysregulation Unmasks Genetic Risk-Associated Neurodegenerative Cell States”

    December 4, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Jessica Rexach, MD, PhD John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Endowed Chair Department of Neurology Division of Neurogenetics University of California, Los Angeles

  • January 2026

  • Thu 22

    ICNG Seminar: “Schizophrenia Risk Convergence in Gene Co-Expression Networks”

    January 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Giulio Pergola, PhD Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Professor of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience, University of Bari Aldo […]

  • February 2026

  • Thu 5

    ICNG Seminar: “Multi-Omic integration of iPSC Brain Cell Types to Investigate H1/H2 Haplotype”

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

    Timothy Chang, MD, PhD Augustus S. Rose Chair in Neurology Alzheimer’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program Director, Amyloid Immunotherapy Care Program Director, Chang Lab Director, UCLA California Alzheimer's Disease Center

  • Thu 19

    ICNG Seminar: “Is Addiction Genetics Ready for Precision Medicine?”

    February 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual (Zoom): https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/96577774556

    Sandra Sanchez-Roige, PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine UC San Diego Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • March 2026

  • Thu 5

    ICNG Seminar: “Pan-NeuroDegeneration Analysis (PanNDA): Deep Proteomics of 2000 Human Samples and Mouse Models”

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

    Junmin Peng, PhD Professor Department of Structural Biology Department of Developmental Neurobiology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  • Thu 19

    ICNG Seminar: “Minding Our Gut Microbes: Uncovering Mechanisms & Applications for Microbiome-Nervous System Interactions”

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

    Elaine Hsiao, PhD Associate Professor Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology Goodman Luskin Endowed Chair in Microbiome Research Director, UCLA Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center Director, UCLA Gnotobiotic Animal Core Facility

  • April 2026

  • Thu 2

    ICNG Seminar: “Sex and the Single Cell: A Role for Sex Chromosome Dosage in Cardiometabolic Disease”

    April 2 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Karen Reue, PhD Professor, Human Genetics Vice Chair, UCLA Department of Human Genetics Associate Director, UCLA/Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program

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