ICNG Seminar Series
The Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series aims to cover a diverse array of topics relevant to neurogenetics through presentations of unpublished results by our Training Program’s mentors and research talks by speakers outside of UCLA. Topics range from the genetic architecture of autism to microglial activity in neurodegenerative disorders to diet-microbiome interactions.
The series is hosted biweekly throughout the academic year and co-sponsored by the Brain Research Institute (BRI) and the Semel Institute for Neurobehavioral Genetics at UCLA. Seminars are typically scheduled on a Thursday, 12 pm – 1 pm.
In the Winter Quarter, we offer the NS215 Course “Current Research Topics in Neurobehavioral Genetics” to allow Neuroscience graduate students, predoctoral trainees, and postdoctoral trainees the opportunity to delve more deeply into the work of each speaker.
Upcoming Seminars & Workshops
Past Seminars & Workshops
Recordings of past seminars hosted on Zoom are available for viewing through UCLA Health Box. Please note access is restricted to UCLA faculty, staff, and students with a valid UCLA Logon ID.
ICNG Seminar: “The allelic architecture of rare variants in autism”
Jack Fu, PhD Instructor Neurology Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Integration of estimated regional gene expression with neuroimaging and clinical phenotypes at biobank scale”
Tony Capra, PhD Professor Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute University of California, San Francisco
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Pediatric neuroimaging, neurogenetics, and neurobehavior: from Small Data to Big Data and back again”
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
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Changing mental health trajectories through early identification and intervention”
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
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Developing Insights into Schizophrenia and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders”
Rebecca Birnbaum, MD Assistant Professor Genetics and Genomic Sciences Mount Sinai
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Connecting electrophysiological measures from schizophrenia patient-derived neurons to the donor’s clinical status and cognitive performance”
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
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Future-proofing Neural Morphology”
Giorgio Ascoli, PhD Professor Bioengineering & Neuroscience Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study George Mason University
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Genetics, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease in black communities”
Kacie D. Deters, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Digital Phenotyping for Depression and Anxiety”
Nelson Freimer, MD Professor, Psychiatry and Human Genetics Director, Depression Grand Challenge
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
ICNG Seminar: “Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, a CAG Triplet Disorder: Disease mechanisms and links with Huntington Disease”
Harry Orr, PhD Professor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
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