ICNG Seminar: "Interneurons, Circuits, Behavior in Fragile X mice"
2023-10-05 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Carlos Portera-Cailliau, MD, PhD
Professor
Departments of Neurology & Neurobiology
UCLA

ICNG Seminar: "Progress in Precision Psychiatry"
2023-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
William Meyerson, MD, PhD
Resident Physician
Psychiatry
Duke University

NBG Journal Club: Assembloid CRISPR screens reveal impact of disease genes in human neurodevelopment
2023-10-17 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Accelerated accumbens social representational drift in a model of autism"
2023-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Peyman Golshani, MD
Professor-in-Residence
Neurology
UCLA

NBG Journal Club: BrainGENIE: The Brain Gene Expression and Network Imputation Engine
2023-11-14 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

Call for 2023-24 Postdoc Applications
2023-11-15 - 2024-02-29 | CA
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 and must not have exceeded 4 years of postdoctoral experience (at UCLA and at other institutions, combined) at the time of application.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2024, 5 PM (PT)
VIEW APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

ICNG Seminar: "(Machine) Learning to Tell The Time: Integrating molecular and wearable device data to model circadian rhythms"
2023-11-16 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Rosemary Braun, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Northwestern University

NBG Journal Club: Shared Genetic Risk in the Association of Screen Time With Psychiatric Problems in Children
2023-11-28 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Breaking Barriers in human genetics research: Novel mechanisms and Diversity efforts"
2023-11-30 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Janitza L. Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Human Genetics
Yale School of Medicine

NBG Journal Club: Genetic correlates of social stratification in Great Britain
2024-01-16 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Promises and caveats of polygenic scoring for precision medicine"
2024-01-18 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Bogdan Pasaniuc, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
UCLA

ICNG Seminar: "Genomic analyses on two Brazilian admixed cohorts: novel variants, effect size modulation and PRS transferability"
2024-01-30 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Michel Naslavsky, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology
University of São Paulo (USP)

NBG Journal Club: Effect of schizophrenia common variants on infant brain volumes: cross-sectional study in 207 term neonates in developing Human Connectome Project
2024-01-30 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
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

ICNG Seminar: "Comparing living and postmortem human brain biology"
2024-02-01 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, 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

NBG Journal Club: Relationship Between Sleep Duration and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Analysis of NHANES and UK Biobank GWAS Data
2024-02-13 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Genetic approaches to understanding substance use disorder and other behaviors: integrative studies using humans and rats"
2024-02-15 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Neuroscience Research Bldg Auditorium (NRB 132), 635 Charles E Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Abraham Palmer, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research
Department of Psychiatry
UC San Diego

ICNG Seminar: "Autophagy and neurodegeneration"
2024-02-21 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, 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

NBG Journal Club: Heart-brain connections: Phenotypic and genetic insights from magnetic resonance images
2024-02-27 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Sleep architecture predicts behavioral outcomes to stress"
2024-02-29 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Ketema Paul, PhD
Professor
Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
UCLA

NBG Journal Club: Characterization of altered molecular mechanisms in Parkinson's disease through cell type-resolved multiomics analyses
2024-03-12 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Gene-environment interplay in psychiatric risk and resilience"
2024-03-14 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, 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

NBG Journal Club: Cell subtype-specific effects of genetic variation in the Alzheimer’s disease brain
2024-04-02 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Unraveling the complexity: biological insights from human cellular models of psychiatric disorders"
2024-04-04 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Ralda Nehme, PhD
Associate Director
Stem Cell Program
Broad Institute

NBG Journal Club: Topic A new agenda for personality psychology in the digital age?
2024-04-16 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Using Genetics and Development to Parse Heterogeneity in Schizophrenia"
2024-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Jen Forsyth, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Washington

NBG Journal Club: Vision-dependent specification of cell types and function in the developing cortex
2024-04-30 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Partitioning cell type-specific heritability in scRNA-seq data"
2024-05-02 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Andy Dahl, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Chicago

NBG Journal Club: The impact of assortative mating, participation bias and socioeconomic status on the polygenic risk of behavioural and psychiatric traits
2024-05-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

ICNG Seminar: "Comparative methods offer powerful insights into the evolution of the 'social brain'"
2024-05-23 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Gonda (Goldschmeid) Center, Room 1357, 695 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Sarah Kocher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics
Princeton University

NBG Journal Club: Topic TBD
2024-05-28 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual (Zoom) : https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2970582103
Discussion Topic: TBD
Article Link: TBD
Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu
