14th Annual CBC Symposium
“Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders”
DATE: Friday, November 11, 2016
TIME: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
LOCATION: The University of Chicago
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 East 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Updated: November 8, 2016
The 14th Annual CBC Symposium, titled “Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders,” will take place on Friday, November 11, 2016, at the University of Chicago campus. This all day event is organized by the leaders of the CBC Lever Award-funded Conte Center for Computational Neuropsychiatric Genomics: Ed Cook (UIC), Rick Morimoto (NU) and Andrey Rzhetsky (UChicago). The meeting will also include a poster session. The event is free of charge but pre-registration is required.
Symposium Speakers:
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Nancy COX Vanderbilt ▸ Lab link |
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Chunyu LIU UIC ▸ Lab link |
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Mark DALY Broad Institute ▸ Lab link |
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Peter PENZES Northwestern ▸ Lab link |
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Dan GESCHWIND UCLA ▸ Lab link |
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Barbara STRANGER UChicago ▸ Lab link |
PROGRAM:
| 9:00 – 9:45 AM | Registration, Continental Breakfast and Poster set-up (Library/Library Lounge) |
| 9:45 – 10:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks by Katie Stallcup, CBC Executive Director and Rick Morimoto, CBC Scientific Director, Northwestern (Cloister Club) |
| Session I Moderator: Rick Morimoto, Northwestern (Cloister Club) |
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| 10:00 – 10:45 AM | Dan Geschwind, UCLA Integrative Genomics and Systems Biology in Neuropsychiatric Disease |
| 10:45 – 11:30 AM | Chunyu Liu, UIC Gene Expression Regulatory Networks and Psychiatric Disorders |
| 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM | Lunch (Library/Library Lounge) and Poster Viewing (Cloister Club) |
| Session II Moderator: Andrey Rzhetsky, UChicago (Cloister Club) |
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| 1:15 – 2:00 PM | Mark Daly, Broad Institute Dissecting the Genetic Architecture of Autism: Promise, Progress and a Path Forward |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | Barbara Stranger, UChicago Sex-Specific Characterization of the Genetic Architecture of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| 2:45 – 3:15 PM | Coffee Break (Library/Library Lounge) and Poster Viewing (Cloister Club) |
| Session III Moderator: Ed Cook, UIC (Cloister Club) |
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| 3:15 – 4:00 PM | Peter Penzes, Northwestern Molecular Analysis of the 16p11.2 Microduplication, a Major Risk Factor in Schizophrenia and Autism |
| 4:00 – 4:45 PM | Nancy Cox, Vanderbilt How Genome Investigation across the Medical Phenome Informs our Understanding of the Genetics of Neuropsychiatric Disorders |
| 4:45 – 5:00 PM | Closing remarks by Ed Cook, UIC (Cloister Club) |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Reception (Library/Library Lounge) |
| 6:00 PM | Adjourn |
POSTER SESSION:
Poster abstract submission is closed on. The CBC will provide poster boards. Please note that the poster boards are 4’ (H) x 6’ (W).
Symposium Flyer:
Do download the symposium flyer (PDF) CLICK HERE.
Parking:
On the symposium day the CBC will provide a free of charge valet parking to all guests who requested assistance with parking during registration. Valet parking station will be positioned at the main entrance to the Ida Noyes Hall at 1212 East 59th Street.
For directions to Ida Noyes Hall please CLICK HERE.
Questions:
With questions contact Jola Glotzer.
See also:
Symposium recap: Recognizing the Significance of Genetics in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders