PGTRS is a weekly series examining the latest research in the field, sponsored by the Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit.
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010 Schedule:
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2009 | Randy Gollub |
“Imaging biomarkers for neuropsychiatric disorders - how close are we? ” |
| 9/15/2009 | Dara Manoach |
“Distinct neural signatures of executive function deficits in schizophrenia and autism. ” |
| 9/22/2009 | David Coursin |
“Investigating the Biological Roots of Psychiatric Diagnosis ” |
| 10/6/2009 | Jes Fagernes |
“ Current Strategies for Optimizing Genomic Research – Adding Power, Controlling Admixture, Measuring Methylation ” |
| 10/13/2009 | Robert Stickgold |
“Sleep, Memory and Dreams: Roles in Psychiatric Illness? ” |
| 10/20/2009 | Naomi Simon & Sharon Sung |
“Complicated Grief: issues in Identification, diagnosis and treatment ” |
| 10/27/2009 | Jessica Agnew-Blais |
“Folate and the Brain: Can a diet high in folate help prevent dementia? ” |
| 11/10/2009 | Alice Carter |
“Disruptive behavior phenotypes in early childhood ” |
| 12/1/2009 | Katie Handwerger |
“An fMRI study of emotional memory in posttraumatic stress disorder ” |
| 12/8/2009 | Ben Reis |
“Intelligent Histories: Predicting abuse risk from longitudinal records ” |
| 12/15/2009 | Lauren McGrath |
“Gene x Environment Interactions in Reading and Related Phenotypes: The Puzzle of Opposite Interactions ” |
| 1/5/2010 | Darin Dougherty |
“Neurotherapeutic Interventions In Psychiatry ” |
| 1/12/2010 | Evelyn Stewart |
“Translational genomic studies of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Are we there yet? ” |
| 1/19/2010 | Marty Teicher |
“How Exposure to Early Stress Might Interact with Genetic Susceptibility to Result in Psychopathology: Sensitive Periods and Effects of Abuse on Trajectories of Brain Development ” |
| 1/26/2010 | Lee Cohen |
“Course and Treatment of Psychiatric Illness in Pregnancy and the Postpartum ” |
| 2/9/2010 | Alexandra Shields |
“Ethical Dimensions of Genomics Research Practice: Implication for Health Disparities ” |
| 2/23/2010 | Jennifer Stone |
“An Introduction to Illumina’s Technology for Whole-genome and Custom Genotyping Including the 2010 GWAS Roadmap. ” |
| 3/9/2010 | Marty Shenton |
“MRI and DTI Findings in Schizophrenia ” |
| 3/16/2010 | Matthew Nock |
“Why do people hurt themselves? Advances in the understanding of suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury ” |
| 4/13/2010 | Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc |
“Hot Flashes: Neuro-anatomic Predictors and Effects on Sleep and Mood ” |
| 4/20/2010 | Josh Roffman |
“Folate and schizophrenia: from epidemiology to epigenetics (and back again?) ” |
| 5/4/2010 | Larry J. Seidman, Ph.D. |
“From endophenotypes to imaging genetics in ADHD and schizophrenia ” |
| 5/11/2010 | Mark Pollack |
“DCS: A new paradigm for combination treatment in the anxiety disorders ” |
| 5/18/2010 | Anne Becker |
“Eating pathology: Evidence of social and cultural mediation of phenomenology and risk ” |
| 5/25/2010 | Phil Lee |
“Uncovering the shared genetic etiology of schizophrenia, major depression and bipolar disorder using pathway analysis ” |
| 6/7/2010 | Helen B Tager-Flusberg |
“Language in ASD: From Behavioral Phenotypes to Neurobiology and Genetics ” |
