Roanoke Brain School

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Tuesday, Mar 16, 2021  5:30pm - 6:30pm

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Four brain scientists who recently joined the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will share extraordinary insights and emerging concepts from research about the brain during the research institute’s eighth annual Brain School.

The one-hour interactive programs, presented via Zoom, are free and open to the public beginning at 5:30 p.m. on March 16 and March 18. Two researchers from the research institute will give presentations each night, exploring captivating themes in brain research from genetics and molecular biology to human behavior and brain development.

5:30 p.m.: Introduction by Michael Friedlander, executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.

5:35 p.m.: "Healthy Moms, Healthy Infants: Maternal Influences on Brain Development"
Studies show that when expecting and new mothers are stressed, it can affect the baby’s development. Nutrition, feeding habits, sleep, and social interactions can also influence brain development during the first few months of life. Brittany Howell, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research, will explore how environmental factors, nutrition, and mother-infant bonding influence early brain development.

6 p.m.: "Fishing for Insights: What Zebrafish Tell Us About How The Brain Works"
Yuchin Albert Pan, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, is a neurobiologist who studies the development and function of cellular circuits in the brain in one of nature’s most fascinating vertebrate species — the zebrafish. The transparency of the fish’s body, combined with the power of genetics and molecular tools to label cells, allows for unprecedented views into the living functioning nervous system in health and disease to study disorders of eye movement control and characteristics of autism.

Please visit our website to access the Zoom link and instructions for participation. We hope to see you there!