Byoung-il Bae, Harvard Medical School

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday January 15, 2015 - Friday January 16, 2015
      10:00 am - 9:59 am
  • Location: Klaus Advanced Computing Building, 1116W
  • Phone: (404) 894-3700
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  • Fee(s):
    N/A
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Contact

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Summaries

Summary Sentence: Byoung-il Bae, Harvard Medical School

Full Summary: Big and Convoluted Brain ScienceThe highly enlarged and convoluted human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons and a similar number of glia, resulting in extraordinary mental abilities as well as sufferings. Using human genetics and mouse models, I have elucidated (1) how a non-coding element controls cortical development in the human language area and surrounding regions, and (2) how centrosomal proteins control brain size. I will endeavor to elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying human cerebral cortical expansion and convolution, using genetically modified ferrets and human stem cell-derived cerebral organoids (in addition to mouse models) combined with powerful comparative genomics. Ultimately, I hope to understand how structural changes in the human brain have enabled acquisition of novel neurocognitive functions throughout human evolution.

Big and Convoluted Brain Science

Additional Information

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School of Biological Sciences

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
Byoung-il Bae, School of Biology Seminar, Todd Streelman
Status
  • Created By: Jasmine Martin
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Dec 12, 2014 - 5:38am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:20pm