Mini-symposium on translational cognitive neuroscience research

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Development & Aging (CoNDA) Center will hold a mini-symposium from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 19, as the National Institutes of Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) expands to include translational studies in animal models of neurological disorders.

“A new Translational Imaging and Behavioral Assessment Core has been added to the center,” said Anna Dunaevsky, PhD, interim director of the CoNDA Center. “This mini-symposium will highlight research in the area of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders using translational animal models to understand mechanisms and pathogenesis of these neurological disorders.”

Symposium speakers and their topics will include:

• Carlos Portera-Cailliau, MD, PhD, professor of neurology at ULCA-CalTech, will speak on “Interneuron dysfunction in autism”;
• Brian Bacskai, PhD, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, who will speak on “In vivo optical imaging of pathophysiology in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease”; and
• Karen Duff, PhD, professor of pathology and cell biology at Columbia University, who will speak on “Pathogenic mechanisms in the Tauopathies.”

The event will be held virtually. For additional information, or to register for the event and receive Zoom information, contact Raj Dave, PhD, via email.