Research
2009-2010 Distinguished Lecturer Series
2009-2010 Distinguished Lecturer Series
The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute’s Distinguished Lecturer Series will begin its eighth season of public lectures by nationally and internationally-recognized researchers in neurodevelopmental disorders on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 beginning at 4:30p.m. (except for November which has been moved to Monday, November 9th).
The presentations are intended for both specialists and community. All lectures are free and open to the public and no reservations are necessary. For more information about the Distinguished Lecturer Series, contact Laura Lacy at (916) 703-0254.
Simon Baron-Cohen, Ph.D. from Cambridge University will be presenting on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. |
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Simon Baron-Cohen, Ph.D.
Cambridge University
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Lecture Topic: The Androgen Theory of Autism
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Matthew W. State, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Lecture Topic: Recent Insights into the Genetics of Tourette Syndrome
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Marsha Mallick Seltzer, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Lecture Topic: Psychosocial and Biological Markers of Stress in the Lives of Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with ASD
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Lecture Topic: Mouse Models of Autism to Discover Causes and Develop Treatments
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
John N. Constantino, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Lecture Topic: The Genetic Epidemiology of Autism
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Jay N. Giedd, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Lecture Topic: Imaging the Developing Brain
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
S. Jill James, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Lecture Topic: Oxidative Stress and the Metabolic Pathology of Autism
Completed - Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Steven F. Warren, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Lecture Topic: Automatically Mapping the Language Learning Environment of Young Children with Autism:
Implications for assessment and intervention