ResearchDistinguished Lecturer Series
2012-2013 Distinguished Lecturer Series
2011-2012 Distinguished Lecturer Series
2010-2011 Distinguished Lecturer Series
2009-2010 Distinguished Lecturer Series
2008-2009 Distinguished Lecturer Series
2007-2008 Distinguished Lecturer Series
2006-2007 Distinguished Lecturer Series
2005-2006 Distinguished Lecturer Series
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2012-13 Distinguished Lecturer Series
Presenter: Stephen W. Scherer, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Affiliation: Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Title: Detection of Clinically Relevant Variants in
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Date: June 12, 2013
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:22:40
Presenter: Craig J. Newschaffer, Ph.D.
Affiliation: A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Title: Autism Outcomes and Risk Factors: What Can We Learn from Health Care Claims?
Date: May 8, 2013
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:01:14
Presenter: Bradley L. Schlaggar, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine
Title: Development of the Brain’s Functional Networks
Date: April 10, 2013
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 59:21
Presenter: Catherine E. Lord, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical College
Title: Longitudinal Studies of Autism Spectrum Disorder:
From 2 to 22
Date: February 13, 2013
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:07:46
Presenter: Wendy L. Stone, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Washington
Title: From Early Detection to Early Intervention: Bridging the Gap in Autism Services
Date: January 9, 2013
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 58:00
Presenter: Helen Tager-Flusberg, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine
Title: On the Origins and Development of Language and Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Date: December 12, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:01:50
Presenter: R. Richard Grinker, Ph.D.
Affiliation: The George Washington University
Title: Culture and Autism: Anthropological Perspectives on the U.S., Korea, and South Africa
Date: November 14, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:18:31
Presenter: Roger H. Reeves, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: From Mice to Mind, Translational Studies in Down Syndrome
Date: October 10, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 58:18
Presenter: Judith H. Miles, M.D.
Affiliation: University of Missouri
Title: Autism Subtypes: Impact on Research and Clinical Care
Date: June 13, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:24:11
Presenter: Steven F. Maier, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Colorado
Title: Aging-induced cognitive vulnerability to infection and injury: Role of microglia.
Date: May 9, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:07:32
Presenter: F. Xavier Castellanos, M.D.
Affiliation: New York University Medical Center
Title: The Restless Brain: Spontaneous brain fluctuations and increased variability in ADHD
Date: April 11, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:18:35
Presenter: Joel Nigg, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University
Title: ADHD: Phenotype and Etiology
Date: March 14, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:23:08
Presenter: Ricardo Dolmetsch, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Stanford University
Title: Using Stem Cells to Study Autism
Date: February 8, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:12:16
Presenter: Evan Eichler, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Washington
Title: Developmental Delay and Copy Number Variation
Date: January 11, 2012
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:14:13
Presenter: Carla J. Shatz, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Stanford University
Title: Releasing the Brake on Synaptic Plasticity: Immune genes moonlighting in neurons
Date: December 14, 2011
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:02:50
Presenter: Nora D. Volkow, M.D.
Affiliation: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Title: ADHD: An Attention and Motivation Deficit Disorder
Date: November 9, 2011
Bio: Click for Bio
Length: 1:21:17
Presenter: Connie Kasari, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Title: Engaging Autism: Developmental Implications for Early Intervention
Date: October 12, 2011
Synopsis:Click for Abstract
Length: 1:02:23
Presenter: Elisabeth M. Dykens, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
Title: New Insights from Prader-Willi and Williams Syndromes
Date: June 8, 2011
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:10:20
Presenter: Joseph D, Buxbaum, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Title: Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders: From Genes to Novel Therapeutics
Date: May 18, 2011
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 43:49
Presenter: David C. Bellinger, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Harvard University
Title: Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and Predictors
Date: April 13, 2011
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:13:54
Presenter: Helen J. Neville, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Oregon
Title: Experiential, Genetic and Epigenetic Effects on Neurocognnitive Developement
Date: March 9, 2011
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:19:47
Presenter: Daniel S. Pine, M.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health
Title: Research on Pediatric Anxiety
Date: February 9, 2011
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:16:38
Presenter: Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley
Title: Attention Deficits and Impulse Control Problems
Date: January 12, 2011
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:25:47
Presenter: Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, M.D.
Affiliation: University of Alberta
Title: Early Developmental Trajectories in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Date: December 8, 2010
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:07:47
Presenter: Mark F. Bear, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Title: Fulfilling the Promise of Molecular Medicine in a Developmental Brain Disorder
Date: November 10, 2010
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:19:02
Presenter: Kevin A. Pelphrey, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Yale University
Title: Neural Signatures of Atypical Brain Development in Autism
Date: October 13, 2010
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:18:39
Presenter: S. Jill James, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Title: Oxidative Stress and the Metabolic Pathology of Autism
Date: June 9, 2010
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:23:42
Presenter: Jay N. Giedd, M.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health
Title: Imaging the Developing Brain
Date: May 12, 2010
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:25:08
Presenter: John N. Constantino, M.D.
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine
Title: The Genetic Epidemiology of Autism
Date: April 14, 2010
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:13:40
Presenter: Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health
Title: Mouse Models of Autism to Discover Causes and Develop Treatments
Date: March 10, 2010
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:15:46
Presenter: Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Title: Psychosocial and Biological Markers of Stress in the Lives of Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with Autism
Date: February 10, 2010
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:23:18
More Information: To learn about all the exciting family studies work being done as part of the Lifespan Family Research Program by Seltzer and others at the Waisman Center at UW Madison, click here.
Presenter: Simon Baron-Cohen, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Cambridge University
Title: The Foetal Androgen Theory of Autism
Date: December 9, 2009
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:14:38
Presenter: Alexis L. Reyes, M.D., FPPS, FPSDBP
Affiliation: University of the Philippines
Title: Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Philippine Experience
Date: December 4, 2009
Synopsis: Special guest lecturer discussing autism issues in the Philippines.
Length: 1:07:30
Presenter: Betty A. Diamond, M.D.
Affiliation: Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Title: Antibodies and the Brain: Lessons from Lupus
Date: November 9, 2009
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:05:07
Presenter: Steven F. Warren, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Kansas
Title: Automatically Mapping the Language Learning Environment of Young Children with Autism: Implications for Assessment and Intervention
Date: October 14, 2009
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
Length: 1:14:34
Presenter: Adele Diamond, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of British Columbia
Date: June 10, 2009
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Prefrontal Cortex and Developmental Neuropsychology: Genetic and Environmental Influences
4PM Length: 1:24:05
6PM Lecture: Cognitive Control in Young Children and Ways to Improve It
6PM Length: 1:23:58
Presenter: Thomas Bourgeron, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Institut Pasteur - Paris
Date: May 13, 2009
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Synaptic and Clock Genes in Autism Spectrum Disorders
4PM Length: 59:50
6PM Lecture: Toward a Better Understanding of the Genetic Susceptibility to Autism Spectrum Disorders
6PM Length: 1:20:03
Presenter: Andrew Zimmerman, M.D.
Affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Date: April 8, 2009
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Effects of Fever in Autism: Clues to Pathogenesis and Treatment
4PM Length: 54:08
6PM Lecture: The "Fever Effect" and Search for the Holy Grail in Autism
6PM Length: 53:46
Presenter: John Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, San Francisco
Date: February 11, 2009
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: FGF Signaling and Neocortical Patterning
4PM Length: 52:25
6PM Lecture: What Causes Autism? Two Short Stories
6PM Length: 55:14
Presenter: Pat Levitt, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
Date: January 14, 2009
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: The MET Receptor Tyrosine Kinase and Autism Risk
4PM Length: 1:19:38
6PM Lecture: Where Are We With the Autisms?
6PM Length: 1:23:17
Presenter: Susan E. Levy, M.D.
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Date: December 10, 2008
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Are Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments for CHildren with Autism Evidence-Based?
4PM Length: 1:05:24
6PM Lecture: How Do or Should Parents and Caregivers Choose Treatments for Children with Autism?
6PM Length: 1:00:45
Presenter: Eric Hollander, M.D.
Affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Date: November 12, 2008
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Intravenous and Intranasal Oxytocin Targets Social Cognition and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism: Behavioral and Imaging Findings
4PM Length: 1:08:02
6PM Lecture: New Developments in Autism Spectrum Disorders
6PM Length: 53:31
Presenter: Ann Graybiel, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: October 8, 2008
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Learning and Memory Mechanisms of the Basal Ganglia
4PM Length: 1:23:40
6PM Lecture: Our Habitual Lives: How the Brain Makes and Breaks Habits
6PM Length: 1:40:41
Presenter: Deborah Fein, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Connecticut
Date: June 11, 2008
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Can Children with Autism "Recover?"
4PM Length: 1:10:43
6PM Lecture: Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders: State of the Science
6PM Length: 1:17:52
Presenter: Christopher J. McDougle, M.D.
Affiliation: Indiana University
Date: May 21, 2008
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: The Pharmacotherapy of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
4PM Length: 1:31:22
6PM Lecture: Practical Aspects of Medication Treatment in Autism for Parents and Other Providers
6PM Length: 1:27:05
Presenter: Laura Schreibman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, San Diego
Date: April 9, 2008
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Developing Individualized Treatment Protocols for Children with Autism
4PM Length: 1:11:22
6PM Lecture: The Science and Fiction of Autism
6PM Length: 1:14:04
Presenter: Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Date: February 13, 2008
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: ADHD: Life Course Outcomes and Treatment Implications
4PM Length: 1:21:18
6PM Lecture: Advances in the Understanding and Management of ADHD
6PM Length: 1:20:25
Presenter: Carlos A. Pardo, M.D.
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Date: January 9, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM/6PM Lecture: Is Neuroimmunity Involved in the Pathogenesis of Autism
4PM/6PM Length: 1:11:13
Presenter: Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of London
Date: December 12, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Understanding Disorders of Mind and Brain in Children: The Necessity of a Developmental Perspective
4PM Length: 58:08
6PM Lecture: Modules, Genes, and Evolution: Lessons from Developmental Disorders
6PM Length: 54:54
Presenter: Karen F. Berman, M.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health
Date: November 14, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Translating Between Genes, Brain, and Behavior with Neuroimaging: Neural Mechanisms in Schizophrenia and Williams Syndrome
4PM Length: 1:13:39
6PM Lecture: How Genes Work in the Brain: Lessons from Neuroimaging of Schizophrenia and Williams Syndrome
6PM Length: 1:03:24
Presenter: Marco Iacoboni, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: October 10, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: The Problem of Other Minds: Intersubjectivity and Mirror Neurons
4PM Length: 1:07:24
6PM Lecture: The Mirror Neuron Hypothesis of Autism
6PM Length: 1:02:59
Presenter: Tony Charman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University College London
Date: June 13, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Looking for Subgroups Amongst Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
4PM Length: 1:08:15
6PM Lecture: The Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Insights and Challenges
6PM Length: 1:16:55
Presenter: Leonard Abbeduto, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Date: May 9, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Language Problems in Fragile X Syndrome: From Behavioral Phenotypes to Family Contexts
4PM Length: 1:11:47
6PM Lecture: Understanding the Communication Challenges of Youth with Fragile X Syndrome
6PM Length: 1:16:44
Presenter: Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: April 11, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Neural Basis of Social Communication Deficits in Autism: Insights from Functional Imaging
4PM Length: 1:04:27
6PM Lecture: Understanding Emotions in Others: Brain Imaging of Social Communication in Autism
6PM Length: 1:03:04
Presenter: Joseph Piven, M.D.
Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date: March 14, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Towards Defining the Autism Phenotype
4PM Length: 1:08:57
6PM Lecture: Imaging the Developing Brain: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Autism
6PM Length: 1:06:19
Presenter: Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Colorado State University
Date: February 14, 2007
4PM Lecture: Exploring the Mind of a Visual Thinker: Thinking in Photo-Realistic Pictures
4PM Length: 1:06:52
6PM Lecture: My Experience with Autism
6PM Length: 1:19:12
Presenter: Lawrence Scahill, MSN, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Yale University
Date: January 10, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Designing Clinical Trials in Autism: Keep it Simple, Keep it Real
4PM Length: 1:09:40
6PM Lecture: Medication Treatment in Autism: What Really Works
6PM Length: 1:21:50
Presenter: Stephen J. Suomi, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
Date: December 13, 2006
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Aggression, Serotonin and Gene-Environment Interactions in Rhesus Monkeys and Primates
4PM Length: 1:06:42
6PM Lecture: Up-tight, Laid-back and Jumpy Monkeys
6PM Length: 1:00:40
Presenter: Arthur L. Beaudet, M.D.
Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine
Date: November 8, 2006
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: A Mixed Epigenetic/Genetic and DeNovo/Inherited (MEGDI) Model for Autism
4PM Length: 58:40
6PM Lecture: If the Incidence of Autism is Increasing, What Could be the Cause?
6PM Length: 56:44
Presenter: David L. Pauls, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital
Date: October 11, 2006
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: The Genetics of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
4PM Length: 1:01:43
6PM Lecture: Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: What is the Relationship?
6PM Length: 1:09:54
Presenter: Charles Nelson, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Harvard University & Boston Children's Hospital
Date: May 10, 2006
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: The Development and Neural Bases of Face Processing
4PM Length: 59:34
6PM Lecture: The Effects of Early Institutionalization on Brain and Behavioral Development: A Model System for Studying Neural Plasticity
6PM Length: 1:12:56
Presenter: Jan Buitelaar, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Radboud University - Nijmegen
Date: April 12, 2006
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Population Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Very Early Age: Findings, Prospects and Problems
4PM Length: 1:04:28
6PM Lecture: Population Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Very Early Age: Implications for Clinical Practice and Treatment
6PM Length: 1:01:24
Presenter: Uta Frith, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University College London
Date: February 8, 2006
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Autism and the Brain's Theory of Mind
4PM Length: 1:18:29
6PM Lecture: How Cognitive Theories Can Help Us Explain Autism
6PM Length: 1:07:34
Presenter: Margaret Bauman, M.D.
Affiliation: Harvard University & Massachusetts General Hospital
Date: January 11, 2006
6PM Lecture: The Autism Spectrum Disorders: Beyond Behavior - Research and Treatment Implications
6PM Length: 1:40:11
Presenter: Eric Fombonne, M.D.
Affiliation: Montreal Children's Hopsital & McGill University
Date: December 14, 2005
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Autism and Immunizations: The Epidemiological Tale
4PM Length: 1:25:36
6PM Lecture: Autism: Have Child Immunizations Created an Epidemic?
6PM Length: 1:40:22
Presenter: T. Conrad Gilliam, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Chicago
Date: November 9, 2005
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Genetic and Genomic Mapping of Autism Loci
4PM Length: 1:10:57
6PM Lecture: Genomics, Pathways, and Disease Genes
6PM Length: 1:01:25
