2008-2009 Distinguished Lecturer Series
June 10, 2009
Adele Diamond, Ph.D.
University of British Colombia
- 4 p.m. Prefrontal Cortex and Developmental Neuropsychology:
Genetic and Environmental Influences - 6 p.m. Cognitive Control in Young Children and Ways to Improve It
2008-09 Distinguished Lecturer Series
May 13, 2009
Thomas Bourgeron, Ph.D.
Institut Pasteur
- 4 p.m. Synaptic and clock genes in autism spectrum disorders
- 6 p.m. Toward a better understanding of the genetic susceptibility
to autism spectrum disorders
April 8, 2009
Andrew W. Zimmerman, M.D.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
- 4 p.m. Effects of fever in autism: clues to pathogenesis and treatment
- 6 p.m. The “fever effect” and search for the Holy Grail in autism
March 11, 2009
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, M.D.
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC
- 4 p.m. The epidemiology of autism: a global perspective
- 6 p.m. Autism spectrum disorders: perspectives on
surveillance, research, and early intervention
February 11, 2009
John L.R. Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
- 4 p.m. Patterning in the frontal cortex
- 6 p.m. Insights into developmental mechanisms that
contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders
January 14, 2009
Pat Levitt, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
- 4 p.m. Translational studies on the MET tyrosine kinase
receptor system in the autisms - 6 p.m. Where are we with the autisms: an update on
genetics and neuroscience advances
December 10, 2008
Susan E. Levy, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- 4 p.m. Are complementary and alternative medical treatments
for children with autism evidence-based? - 6 p.m. How do or should parents and caregivers choose treatments
for children with autism?
November 12, 2008
Eric Hollander, M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- 4 p.m. Neuropsychopharmacology of social deficit and
repetitive behavior domains in autism spectrum disorder - 6 p.m. New developments in autism disorders
October 8, 2008
Ann M. Graybiel, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 4 p.m. Learning and memory mechanisms of the basal ganglia
- 6 p.m. Our habitual lives: how the brain makes and breaks habits

