Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience Work Group Host Lecture June 20, 2017
Please join us on Tuesday, June 20 at 1:15 for Dr. Jordan P. Hamm’s lecture entitled “Leveraging two-photon and optogenetic neurotechnologies in a translational neuropsychiatric framework.”
Hamm Lecture Invitation (for more details)
Dr. Jordan Hamm earned his Ph.D. in neuroscience in December 2013 with his mentor Dr. Brett Clementz at the University of Georgia. Here his research focused on identifying and refining electrophysiological biomarkers (EEG/MEG) of sensory and perceptual processing abnormalities in persons with major psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder). Dr. Hamm next sought to investigate the cellular and circuit level neurobiology underlying these critical human biomarkers. As a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University he transitioned to mouse research under the mentorship of Dr. Rafael Yuste, where he employed two-photon calcium imaging, multielectrode recordings, and opto/chemicogenetics in multiple mouse models of schizophrenia-relevant disease pathways (e.g. NMDAR-blockade, 22q11.2 genetic microdeletion, D2 receptor overexpression). Dr. Hamm has published 21 research articles (11 first authored) in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, Cell Reports, and Neuron. He received an F32 fellowship from NIMH (3 years) and the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research Young Investigator award in 2017. In future work with parallel rodent and human paradigms, Dr. Hamm aims to continue to link observable measures of disease related dysfunction (EEG biomarkers, perceptual/cognitive deficits) to cell- and circuit-level pathophysiology, enabling empirically-informed diagnosis and treatment.
OIBR Affiliate Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn to speak at SMU, April 13th at 2pm
Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn will be giving a talk at SMU this Thursday on virtual interactions and their impact on physical behaviors
Relationship Science Work Group Lecture set for April 13, 2017 at 2:00pm
Relationship Science Work Group presents Family Instability as a Major Public Health Issue: Crisis and Opportunity by Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD, with the University of Tennessee.
For more details: Relationship Science Worksgroup Lecture, April 13, 2017
Computational Social Science Distinguished Lecture, April 7, 2017 at 3:30pm
How Many Racists? How everyday People Contribute to a System of Social Inequality, presented by Dr. Quincy Thomas Stewart of Northwestern University
For more details: CSSWG Lecture 4-7-17
Grantsmanship Development Program Participants: March 20, 2017
Presenter: Steve Kogan