Session One (9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
Genetics of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Anthony P. Monaco, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
University of Oxford
Fragile X Syndrome: A Locus of Many Lessons
David L. Nelson, Ph.D.
Cullen Foundation Professor
Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Behavioral Phenotyping Strategies for Mouse Models of Autism
Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D.
Chief, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience
Intramural Research Program
National Institute of Mental Health
Lunch Break (11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
Session Two (1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
Of Flies and Mice: What has Drosophila Taught Us About Drug Addiction?
Ulrike Heberlein, Ph.D.
Professor of Anatomy, UCSF
DNA Instability and Individual Differences in Brain and Behavior
Elizabeth A. D. Hammock, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Break (2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.)
Session Three (2:50 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.)
The Role of Rare Structural Variants in Schizophrenia
Jonathan Sebat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Genomic Approaches to Sleep and Its Disorders
Allan I. Pack, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.
John Miclot Professor
Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |