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Frances Champagne: Epigenetic Plasticity
November 27, 2015 at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
| Location: | 360 Tory Building |
| Cost: | Free |
| Audience: | Anyone |
| Contact Email: | kim.matheson@carleton.ca |
Title: Epigenetic Plasticity in the Developing Brain
Frances Champagne is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University whose main research interest concerns how genetic and environmental factors interact to shape the brain and behavior through epigenetic changes in gene expression. Her research is currently exploring the mechanisms of risk vs. resilience to such early life experiences and determination of the transgenerational impact of parental and offspring experiences. Professor Champagne received an MSc in Psychiatry (1999) and PhD in Neuroscience (2004) from McGill University. In 2007 she received an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award and her research is funded by NIMH and NIEHS.
Co-hosted with the Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University