Presented by: New York University, Nature Neuroscience, Nature Genetics, and Communications Biology
The application of genetic and genomic approaches to neuroscience research has advanced our understanding of how genes influence brain development, function and disease risk. Recent technological developments in genetics now allow the large scale cataloguing of genetic variation, from common and rare single nucleotide changes to non-coding, regulatory mutations, and how these are related to health and disease. Genetics and bioinformatics tools are being leveraged to analyze cell-type diversity between different cells and regions, in disease states and across species. New tools are also enabling a fine-grained analysis of lineage tracing and development. These same tools are then being used in model systems, in concert with neuroscience tools aimed at monitoring and specifically manipulating given cell types and circuits, to investigate the functional implications of genetic variation. Despite advances on both fronts, there still remains a significant gap between genetics and neuroscience, limiting the potential for this exciting and important area of research to provide new neurobiological insights.
This is the 2nd conference on Neurogenetics organized by Nature Conferences and NYU. The goal of this Nature Conference remains to bridge the gap between neuroscientists and geneticists and provide a forum for discussing recent advances and innovative strategies for future research in neurogenetics. We hope this will facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations between geneticists and neuroscientists, with the goal of developing an understanding of how these disciplines inform each other, and bring about an understanding of how genes influence development, behavior and disease.
https://conferences.nature.com/event/6d63469d-d86c-4105-855d-1418d1c6b7ba/summary
Registration closes July 27, 2020
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