UC DAVIS M.I.N.D. INSTITUTE HOSTS SPECIAL LECTURE

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute will host a presentation by James C. Harris, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University, on Friday, January 21, at 9 a.m., at the M.I.N.D. Institute, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento.

A prominent neuropsychiatrist and expert on Lesch-Nyhan disease, Harris has evaluated and treated children, adolescents and adults with intellectual disability for over 30 years. During his presentation, Harris will discuss the consequences of Lesch-Nyhan disease on brain and behavior, and emphasize the value of studying partial variants of this and other neurogenetic syndromes. His presentation is free and open to the public; no reservation is needed.

Harris is founding director of the developmental neuropsychiatry program and co-founder of the autism program at Johns Hopkins. His ground-breaking textbook, Developmental Neuropsychiatry, was chosen the 1998 medical book of the year. Harris is a recipient of the George Tarjan award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for leadership and continuous contributions in the field of mental retardation. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, the American Association on Mental Retardation, the Society for Neuroscience, the Society for Research in Child Development, and the Sleep Research Society. His honors include listings in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in Health Care.

For more information about this lecture, contact the institute at (916) 703-0280.