Archived Lecture: Socioeconomic Status and Brain Development: From Science to Policy
Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture presented by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Archived Lecture: Socioeconomic Status and Brain Development: From Science to Policy
Date: Jan. 24, 2019
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
-
Article Item
Renowned child development scientist to speak at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , articleMartha Farah, a scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss "Socioeconomic Status and Brain Development: From Science to Policy" on Jan. 24 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Date: Jun 24, 2020
You May Also Be Interested In...
-
General Item
Virtual Public Lecture: Can We Ever Really ‘See' Pain? Unravelling Pain’s Mysteries with NeuroimagingNov. 19, 2020 | Irene Tracey, D.Phil, MA, FRCA, FMedSci | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
-
General Item
Virtual Public Lecture: Reconciling Privacy and Accountability: the Context of COVID-19Dec. 3, 2020 | Anita L. Allen, J.D., Ph.D. | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
-
General Item
Getting to Zero: Religious Leaders as Trusted Messengers for Eliminating HIV/AIDSFeb. 25, 2021 | A. Oveta Fuller, Ph.D. | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
-
General Item
Genes Regulating Sleep and Circadian RhythmsMarch 25, 2021 | Michael Young, Ph.D. | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture **Awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine**
-
General Item
How Vaccines Train the Immune System in Ways No One ExpectedApril 15, 2021 | Christine Stabell Benn, M.D., Ph.D., D.M.Sc. | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
Martha J. Farah, Ph.D.
The Walter H. Annenberg Professor in Natural Sciences, Professor of Psychology, and Director of the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania
About Maury Strauss
Maury Strauss is a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supports biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. The founder of the Strauss Development Corp., a real estate development firm, Mr. Strauss and his family learned about the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and the work done here. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free, public seminars by the world’s leading scientists, Mr. Strauss has made a generous gift to the series, which has been renamed in his honor as the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series. Read VT News Story
Support Our Science
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute advances scientific discovery daily in our labs and promotes it in the community through lectures, seminars and talks. Any contribution carries that mission further.