South Carolina Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Consortium (SCAND)
Symposium Agenda, 10/9/2017
USC Alumni Center (Ballroom 2-3)
8:30-9:00 am Arrival and continental breakfast (poster set-up)
9:00-9:15 am Introduction: Dr. Walter Kaufmann, Greenwood Genetics Center
Roger Stevenson, MD. (GGC) History of ASD/NDD in SC and SCAND
9:15-10:15 am Introduction: Dr. Steven Skinner: Director Greenwood Genetics Center
Representative James Smith (District 72- Richland County)
Morning session (3 x 15 min talks with discussion time)
10:15-11:30 am Poster session (coffee, tea, snacks available)
11:30-12:00 am SC ASD Stakeholder Blitz I
12:00-1:30 pm Lunch on your own
1:30-2:30 pm Introduction: Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti, USC Vice President for Research
Senator Tom Davis (District 46- Beaufort & Jasper Counties)- Legislation on Autism
Keynote address– Marsha Mailick FMR1 CGG Expansions: Prevalence, Genotype-Phenotype
Associations, and Gene X Environment Interactions
2:30-3:30 pm Introduction: Les Hall, M.D. Dean of USC School of Medicine
Afternoon session (3 x 15 min talks with discussion time)
3:30-3:45 pm Break
3:45-4:15 pm SC ASD Stakeholder Blitz II
4:15-5:15 pm Introduction: Dr. Lacy Ford, Dean of USC College of Arts and Sciences
Focused panel discussion
5:30-6:30 pm Invited Guest Reception in President’s Room
6:30-8:00 pm Invited Guest Dinner in President’s Room
8:30-9:00 am Arrival and continental breakfast (poster set-up)
9:00-9:15 am Introduction: Dr. Walter Kaufmann, Greenwood Genetics Center
Roger Stevenson, MD. (GGC) History of ASD/NDD in SC and SCAND
9:15-10:15 am Introduction: Dr. Steven Skinner: Director Greenwood Genetics Center
Representative James Smith (District 72- Richland County)
Morning session (3 x 15 min talks with discussion time)
- Dr. Laura Carpenter (MUSC) SPARK for Autism.
- Dr. Sofia Lizarraga (USC) Modeling Neurodevelopmental disorders with Stem cell technology
- Dr. Adam Harrington (MUSC) The autism-linked gene MEF2C regulates PCDH17 to control cortical synapse density.
10:15-11:30 am Poster session (coffee, tea, snacks available)
11:30-12:00 am SC ASD Stakeholder Blitz I
12:00-1:30 pm Lunch on your own
1:30-2:30 pm Introduction: Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti, USC Vice President for Research
Senator Tom Davis (District 46- Beaufort & Jasper Counties)- Legislation on Autism
Keynote address– Marsha Mailick FMR1 CGG Expansions: Prevalence, Genotype-Phenotype
Associations, and Gene X Environment Interactions
2:30-3:30 pm Introduction: Les Hall, M.D. Dean of USC School of Medicine
Afternoon session (3 x 15 min talks with discussion time)
- Dr. Manuel Casanova (SOM-Greenville) Autism: Translating Benchtop Research into Clinical Interventions
- Dr. John Richards (USC) Neural correlates of face processing in infants with FXS and ASIBS
- Dr. Jane Joseph (MUSC) Neurobehavioral indices of social and cognitive processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder
3:30-3:45 pm Break
3:45-4:15 pm SC ASD Stakeholder Blitz II
4:15-5:15 pm Introduction: Dr. Lacy Ford, Dean of USC College of Arts and Sciences
Focused panel discussion
- Dr. Fabienne Poulain (USC) — From neuron to circuit: studying neurodevelopment in zebrafish
- Dr. Walter Kaufmann (GGC) — Neurobiologically-based treatments in Rett syndrome: from mice to women
- Dr. Jeff Twiss (USC) Perspectives on the Symposium and Where do we go next?
5:30-6:30 pm Invited Guest Reception in President’s Room
6:30-8:00 pm Invited Guest Dinner in President’s Room
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