Join fellow WashU Medicine alumni and friends as Dr. Harrison Gabel, WashU Medicine neuroscientist, presents, “From genes to brain function: How researchers at WashU Medicine are understanding and treating disorders of the brain.” Guests will enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres while learning about the latest cutting-edge research happening in neuroscience at WashU Medicine.
Thursday, Sept. 25
6-8 p.m.
Tuscan Kitchen Seaport, 64 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
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The inner workings of the brain have fascinated humanity for centuries, but some of the most fundamental questions about its functions remain unanswered.
Answers to those questions will form the basic knowledge necessary to address things like neurological disease, intellectual disability and mental illness. One reason there are no cures for these types of conditions is that researchers are still uncovering what lies beneath them at the root of neurological functioning. The neuroscience enterprise at WashU Medicine is leading the way in uncovering these basic functions of the brain that will provide insights about conditions for which medicine has not yet found answers.
One of the leaders in this space, Dr. Harrison Gabel, received his bachelors of arts in molecular biology from Princeton University and his PhD in genetics from Harvard University. Since establishing his lab in 2015, Dr. Gabel's research group has studied molecular mechanisms of gene regulation that contribute to development and plasticity in the mammalian brain. A broad goal of this work is to determine precisely how neurodevelopmental disorders disrupt brain function and then turn those discoveries into therapies for these devastating disorders that were once considered untreatable.
The recent opening of the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building will allow for unprecedented collaboration across laboratories and disciplines.
Sorry, but registration for this event has closed. If you are interested in attending, please email mauzy@wustl.edu.