Join us for one of the CAN Research Center monthly events: (1) First Thursday Science
Meeting; (2) First Thursday Social hours ; and (3) Third Thursday - Work in Progress
(WIP) meetings.
We also host community events, CAN retreats, and a visiting scientist seminar series.
Upcoming events
November 3, 2022
3:30 - IMB conference room
First Thursday - Science Meeting:
(1) Dr. Robert Hock will will discuss his randomized controlled trial of Autism Parent Navigators, a
prevention program for co-caregivers that targets parent mental health, parenting
quality, AD service engagement, child challenging behaviors, and child adaptive functioning.
(2) Dr. DanielFoster - Dan Foster will discuss his study of brain circuits and behaviors in mice with the
goal of informing drug discovery efforts in autism spectrum disorder.
Happy hour to follow ~4:30 pm at the Graduate Hotel
November 8, 2022
3:30 - IMB front conference room 101
Research Speed Dating - organized by the CAN Research Trainee Committee: Rotate through casual conversations with CAN faculty, trainees (staff, graduate, and
undergraduate students), and anyone interested in autism and neurodevelopment research! Light refreshments and drinks
provided. All participants should RSVP here so that we can plan accordingly.
Third Thursday - Work inProgress. The WIP is a place to bring your current questions and ideas. We already know several
individuals have questions about upcoming grant submissions. Depending on how many
people attend, we'll likely split into several groups . Hope to see you there!
December 1, 2022
3:30 - IMB conference room
First Thursday - Science Meeting:
(1) Dr. Jessica Klusek - Semantic interference problems (dementia marker) in women fragile X carriers
(2) Dr. Pabi Sahoo - details coming soon!
October 20, 2022
3:30 - IMB conference room
Third Thursday - Work in Progress. The WIP is a place to bring your current questions
and ideas. We already know several individuals have questions about upcoming grant
submissions. Depending on how many people attend, we'll likely split into several
groups . Hope to see you there!
"mRNA Transport, Local Translation & Neurological Disease" Gary J. Bassell, Ph.D.
December 8, 2021
"Measuring Anxiety in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder" Lawrence Scahill, Ph.D.
February 9, 2021
Neurobiologically-Grounded Signatures of Autism in Infants Kristina Denisova, Ph.D.
February 2, 2021
Effect of early-life immune activation on the ontogeny of learning: Importance for
understanding the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders Jaclyn M. Schwarz, Ph.D.
January 28, 2021
Hiding in Plain Sight? A Deeper Look at Females on the Autism Spectrum Clare Harrop, Ph.D.
October 21, 2020
Progress in Biomarker Development in Autism James McPartland, Ph.D.
February 20, 2020
Understanding (and Supporting) Autistic Girls Through Multi-Method Quantitative Phenotyping Julia Parish-Morris, Ph.D.
February 11, 2020
Catch Me If You Can: Novel Mechanisms of Social Functioning and Intervention in Youth
with Autism Spectrum Disorders Matthew D. Lerner, Ph.D.
February 10, 2020
Unraveling Mechanisms of Social Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorders Dr. Katrina Choe
February 5, 2020
Dimensions and Taxons: Catalyzing a New Frontier in Autism Research Jed Elison, Ph.D.
February 2, 2020
Bridging the Gap from Genes to Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorders Dr. Benjamin Auerbach
January 28, 2020
Getting Answers from Babies About Autism Mayada Elsabbagh, Ph.D.
January 21, 2020
Astrocyte-Neuron Communication During Synapse Development for Health and Disease Dr. Isabella Farhy-Tselnicke
January 16, 2020
Translating EEG Biomarkers in Autism and Fragile X Syndrome: From Mice to Microstates
to Minocycline Lauren Etheridge, Ph.D.
January 13, 2020
Local Protein Synthesis During Neural Development: implications for Health and Disease Dr. Kristy Welshhans
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