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
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
Steve Horvath, Ph.D. Professor Human Genetics and Biostatistics UCLA
Discussion Topic: Neural Mechanism of Prosocial Comforting Behavior Article Link: N/A Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu
Chongyuan Luo, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Human Genetics UCLA
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
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 […]
Solomon Teferra, MD, PhD Professor Department of Psychiatry Addis Ababa University Ethiopia
Carlos Portera-Cailliau, MD, PhD Professor Departments of Neurology & Neurobiology UCLA
William Meyerson, MD, PhD Resident Physician Psychiatry Duke University
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
Peyman Golshani, MD Professor-in-Residence Neurology UCLA
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
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 […]
Rosemary Braun, PhD Associate Professor Department of Molecular Biosciences Northwestern University
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
Janitza L. Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Division of Human Genetics Yale School of Medicine
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
Bogdan Pasaniuc, PhD Professor Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine UCLA
Michel Naslavsky, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology University of São Paulo (USP)
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 […]
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
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
Abraham Palmer, PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research Department of Psychiatry UC San Diego
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 […]
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
Ketema Paul, PhD Professor Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology UCLA
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
Karmel Choi, PhD Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Director, Precision Prevention Program, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Ralda Nehme, PhD Associate Director Stem Cell Program Broad Institute
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
Jen Forsyth, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychology University of Washington
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
Andy Dahl, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of Chicago
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
Sarah Kocher, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Princeton University
Discussion Topic: TBD Article Link: TBD Zoom URL: Provided upon request from CNGT32@mednet.ucla.edu
Arpy Saunders, PhD Assistant Professor Vollum Institute Oregon Health & Science University
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 […]
Laura DeNardo, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physiology David Geffen School of Medicine
Michael Wells, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Human Genetics David Geffen School of Medicine
Rebecca Shafee, PhD Research Fellow Section on Developmental Neurogenomics National Institute of Mental Health
Harry Orr, PhD Professor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Nelson Freimer, MD Professor, Psychiatry and Human Genetics Director, Depression Grand Challenge
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