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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Barbara Lewis - Professor - Department of Psychological Sci
 ences - Case Western Reserve University\n	\n	Genetics of Language and Learni
 ng Disorders: A New Era of Discovery\n	\n	Over the past 20 years\, new genet
 ic methodologies have allowed us to search for genes for speech\, language
 \, reading and learning disorders as never before. Amazing advances in tec
 hnology have allowed for the sequencing of an individual’s genome relative
 ly inexpensively making “personalized medicine” a reality. As our knowledg
 e of the human genome has exploded so has the questions concerning the inh
 eritance of complex human traits such as spoken and written language. This
  seminar will review what is known about the genetics of language and lear
 ning disorders incorporating findings from genome wide association studies
 \, whole genome sequencing\, and epigenetic studies ( i.e. heritable chang
 es in gene activity that do not involve mutation of genes). Shared and uni
 que endophenotypes that contribute to speech\, language\, and reading diso
 rders will be proposed and the interplay of genetic and environmental fact
 ors on these cognitive traits explored. Finally\, the application of genet
 ics to clinical practice will be discussed.\n\nBiography:\n\nBarbara A. Le
 wis\, Ph.D.\, CCC-SLP is a professor in the Department of Communication Sc
 iences and an adjunct professor in the Department of Pediatrics\, School o
 f Medicine. Her interests include the etiological bases of child language 
 disorders with a focus on genetic\, medical and neurological conditions th
 at impact speech and language development. For the past 22 years\, Dr. Lew
 is has been the principal investigator on an NIH funded project investigat
 ing the genetic basis of speech sound disorders\, the most common type of 
 communication disorder in early childhood. She is also a co-investigator o
 n a longitudinal project examining speech\, language\, academic and social
  outcomes of children exposed to cocaine prenatally.\n	\n	On another longitu
 dinal project\, Dr. Lewis is a co-investigator examining developmental out
 comes of very low birth weight children and associated medical conditions 
 such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Finally\, Dr. Lewis has had a long-sta
 nding interest in specific syndromes associated with communication disorde
 rs such as Prader Willi Syndrome. Dr. Lewis has taught Research Methods\, 
 Child Language Development and Child Language Disorders.\n
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DTEND:20180326T223000Z
LOCATION:M-1 (Charles Leblond Amphitheatre)\, Strathcona Anatomy and Dentis
 try Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0C7\, 3640 rue University
SUMMARY:Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/scsd/channels/event/donald-g-doehring-memorial-le
 cture-283874
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