Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Trainee Research Award Presentation #1:
Established and Emerging Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: South Africa as an Example

Speaker:
Kirsten Bobrow, MBChB, DPhil
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Population Brain Health
Department of Psychiatry
UCSF Weill Instititute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:
At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:

• Describe established and emerging risk factors for dementia
• Highlight why risk factors may differ in high-income compared to low- and middle-income settings

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Trainee Research Award Presentation #2:
Understanding Autism Pathobiology Using Frogs

Speaker:
Helen Willsey, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Department of Psychiatry
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:
At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to understand:

• The utility of using Xenopus tropicalis (frogs) to identify molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders
• The role of autism risk genes during neurogenesis
• The role of estrogen signaling during neurogenesis

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Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended for a professional audience only.

To qualify for CME credit for this event, participants must sign-in during the live stream presentation. Full instructions will be sent to you after registration.