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Oct. 27, 2022
Neuromotor Research Clinic: Changing Lives
Sophie Stiglitz was born with a genetic disorder that limits brain development in the areas that facilitate movement and communication. Doctors informed her parents, Joe and Emily, that their daughter may never walk or talk. After her second therapy session with the Neuromotor Research Clinic at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Sophie has defied all odds.
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Dissertation Defense: The Role of the Perinexus in Long QT Syndrome Type 3 , homeDec. 1, 2022, 10:00 a.m. | Xiaobo Wu | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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In Person Seminar: Mitochondria in Synaptic Plasticity, Gamma Oscillations, and Anxiety , homeDec. 2, 2022, 11 a.m. | Zheng Li, Ph.D., Chief, Section on Synapse Development and Plasticity, National Institute of Mental Health | Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Neurobiology Research
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2022 Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch , homeDec. 8, 2022, 1 p.m. | G101A/B, 4 Riverside Circle | 2022 Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch
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Virtual Seminar: Electrophysiology of Basal Ganglia and Thalamus in Children Undergoing DBS for Dystonia , homeDec. 9, 2022, 11:00 a.m. | Terence Sanger, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Pediatric Neurology, University of California - Irvine | Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research
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In Person Lecture: Tuning Depression Circuits Using Deep Brain Stimulation , homeDecember 15, 2022, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Helen Mayberg, M.D., Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Member, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and National Academy of Inventors | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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In Person Seminar: Genetic Drivers in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma , homeJan. 13, 2023, 11 a.m. | Azeddine Atfi, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis Division, Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University | Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Group
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