Topic of Presentation: Elucidating genes and mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental conditions with Jon Pierce, Ph.D.
Diverse neurodevelopmental conditions appear to be caused by variants in hundreds of different genes. Thus, it remains challenging to study the polygenic bases of these conditions using traditional research models. We turned to a simple but powerful nematode to elucidate genes and mechanisms involved in these conditions and beyond.
In this webinar, attendees will learn:
- What type of variations in genes are associated with neurodevelopmental conditions
- How scientists model neurodevelopmental conditions
- How scientists predict genes that cause neurodevelopmental conditions
- How genes associated with neurodevelopmental conditions contribute to normal variation in behavior of other animals
Date: October 11, 2024
Time: 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Register for the webinar here.
About the Presenter
Dr. Jon Pierce earned his doctorate in neuroscience at the Univ of Oregon. As a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, he studied the molecular basis for intoxication by alcohol. During this time, his elder son was born with Down syndrome. When he established his lab at The University of Texas at Austin in 2008, he was inspired to study the genetic basis for Down syndrome and other neurodevelopmental conditions including autism and Williams syndrome.
