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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Alex Pollen Colloquium Lecture: "Development and Evolution of the Human Cerebral Cortex "
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SUMMARY:Alex Pollen Colloquium Lecture: "Development and Evolution of the Human Cerebral Cortex "
DESCRIPTION:<p>Dr. Alex Pollen (Postdoctoral Scholar, Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California at San Francisco) will be kicking off HEB's 2015-16 Colloquium Lecture Series by lecturing on <em>"Development and Evolution of the Human Cerebral Cortex."</em></p><p><strong>Abstract:<br></strong>What are the genetic and developmental changes underlying the expansion of the human brain over the last six million years? I will discuss our recent identification of a human-specific mutation that increases brain size and improves learning behavior. Next, I will highlight how we have used single cell genomics to characterize the neural stem cell populations that contribute to the expansion of the cerebral cortex during development. Finally, I will describe ongoing work establishing a new model system for studying human-specific biology.</p><p><em>This event is free and open to the public.</em></p><p></p><p></p>
LOCATION:Haller Hall (Room 102), Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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