UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics

Trainee Research Talk: Investigation of mitochondrial dysfunction mechanisms in Rett syndrome neurons
2022-06-07 17:00 - 17:30 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Power and specificity in genetic studies on Major Depressive Disorder using biobank data"
2022-06-09 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Na Cai, PhD
Principal Investigator
Helmholtz Pioneer Campus
Helmholtz Zentrum München

Fall 2022 Call for Predoc Applications
2022-06-23 - 2022-08-01
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 program.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022, 5 PM (PT)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

NBG Journal Club: Causal effects on complex traits are similar across segments of different continental ancestries within admixed individual
2022-09-27 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

NBG Journal Club: Treating early postnatal circuit defect delays Huntington’s disease onset and pathology in mice
2022-10-11 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Elucidating the genetic architecture of the cortex and links to psychiatric disorders through genetically-informed brain atlases"
2022-10-13 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Carolina Makowski, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Radiology
UCSD

ICNG Seminar: "What has 20 years of imaging genetics taught us about the brain?"
2022-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, 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

NBG Journal Club: Genetic heterogeneity shapes brain connectivity in psychiatry
2022-10-25 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

Call for 2022-23 Postdoc Applications
2022-10-27 - 2023-01-31
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, JANUARY 31, 2023, 5 PM (PT)
VIEW APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

ICNG Seminar: "Multiscale Neurogenomics: Mapping Gene Dosage Disorders Across Phenotypic Layers"
2022-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Armin Raznahan, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator, NIMH Intramural Research Program
Chief, Section on Developmental Neurogenomics, Human Genetics Branch

NBG Journal Club: Integrated analysis of genomics, longitudinal metabolomics, and Alzheimer's risk factors among 1,111 cohort participants
2022-11-08 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Publishing insights from an Editor’s Perspective"
2022-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Laura Zahn, PhD
Editor in Chief
Cell Genomics

ICNG Seminar: "Becoming unwell with psychosis in Latin America: a neuroimaging perspective"
2022-12-01 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Nicolas Crossley, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

NBG Journal Club: Genetic studies of accelerometer-based sleep measures yield new insights into human sleep behaviour.
2023-01-10 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

NBG Journal Club: Autism genes converge on asynchronous development of shared neuron classes
2023-01-24 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Psychiatric Polygenes: Discovery and Description with an aim to Deployment (all in Denmark)"
2023-01-26 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Andrew Schork, PhD
Research Leader
Mental Health Services
Institute of Biological Psychiatry (IBP)

NBG Journal Club: A biomarker-authenticated model of schizophrenia implicating NPTX2 loss of function
2023-02-07 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Swab-Seq: COVID-19 Testing Leveraging Computational Genomics and Genomics Technology"
2023-02-09 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Moss Auditorium, A2-342 Marion Davies Children's Center, 805 Tiverton Ave, Los Angeles, 90024
Eleazar Eskin, PhD
Professor and Chair
Dept of Computational Medicine
Professor
Depts of Computer Science and Human Genetics
UCLA

ICNG Seminar: "CRISPR Genome Editing in the Central Nervous System and Beyond"
2023-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Erik Sontheimer, PhD
Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research
Professor and Vice Chair, RNA Therapeutics Institute
UMass Chan Medical School

NBG Journal Club: Brainstem ADCYAP1+ neurons control multiple aspects of sickness behaviour
2023-03-07 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Biological insights into bipolar disorder from GWAS and beyond"
2023-03-09 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Illumination Room, UCLA Luskin Conference Center, 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Niamh Mullins, PhD
Assistant Professor
Depts. of Psychiatry, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

ICNG Seminar: "Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations (NeuroGAP): A Multi-country Research and Training Program"
2023-03-23 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, 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

NBG Journal Club: Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors
2023-04-04 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "ENIGMA, Big Data & the Human Brain: Worldwide Neuroimaging and Genetics of 30 Brain Diseases in 100,000 Individuals from 45 Countries"
2023-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, 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)

NBG Journal Club: Novel Alzheimer Disease Risk Loci and Pathways in African American Individuals Using the African Genome Resources Panel
2023-04-18 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

NBG Journal Club: Mapping of clonal lineages across developmental stages in human neural differentiation
2023-05-02 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

Seminar: "THE MAMMALIAN METHYLATION CONSORTIUM: DATA AND MODELING APPROACHES"
2023-05-03 15:30 UTC | CHS 33-105
Steve Horvath, Ph.D.
Professor
Human Genetics and Biostatistics
UCLA

NBG Journal Club: Neural Mechanism of Prosocial Comforting Behavior
2023-05-16 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Epigenomic and chromosomal architectural reconfiguration in developing human frontal cortex and hippocampus"
2023-05-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Chongyuan Luo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Genetics
UCLA

NBG Journal Club: Neuroimmune transcriptome changes in patient brains of psychiatric and neurological disorders
2023-05-30 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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
