May WKW Frontiers in Neuroscience Lecture Series: Dr. Steven Cole

Dr. Steven Cole - May 2, 2023

"Social Regulation of Human Gene Expression"

William K. Warren, Jr.  Frontiers in Neuroscience Lecture 
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Program in the LPCH auditorium  (No registration needed)

Steven Cole is a Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.  His research utilizes molecular genetics and computational bioinformatics to analyze the pathways by which social and environmental factors influence the activity of the human genome, as well as viral and cancer genomes.  He pioneered the field of human social genomics, and discovered the "Conserved Transcriptional Response to Adversity" that mediates health disparities via neural regulation of inflammatory genes and antiviral genes in monocytes.  He serves as Director of the UCLA Social Genomics Core Laboratory, and is a member of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Norman Cousins Center, the UCLA AIDS Institute, the UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Learning objectives: 

1. Will be able to name two types of genes that are sensitive to social environment regulation in humans.
2. Will be able to describe one neurobiological pathway through which social factors can affect human gene expression.
3. Will be able to describe one type of intervention that can reduce adverse social influences on gene expression.
   
   

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Saint Francis Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
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