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Early Roles of SYNGAP1 in Neurodevelopment: Insights from a Top Autism Risk Gene
Human brain organoids help researchers study neurodevelopmental disorders that are difficult to examine directly in developing brain tissue. Giorgia Q...
Dementia in Down Syndrome: Is It Inevitable?
As part of the 2026 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Peter Bulova, Professor of General Internal Medicine, The University of Pittsburgh, dis...
Keeping the Promise: Healthcare Access for People with DD in California
As part of the 2026 Developmental Disabilities Conference, California State Senator Scott Wiener discusses healthcare access. Series: "Developmental D...
Heart Regeneration in Humans: Are We There Yet?
Heart regeneration faces two connected challenges: replacing lost muscle and keeping transplanted cells safe and accepted by the body. Charles Murry,...
Fertility Optimization
Fertility health affects conception and reproductive planning in important ways. Jennifer Ashby, DAOM, and Maren Shapiro, MD, explain how East Asian m...
Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Autistic People Across the Lifespan
As part of the 2026 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Kavitha Murthi,Assistant Professor, Rutgers University, discusses occupational therapy for...
Advances in Dental Care and Access to Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
As part of the 2026 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Paul Glassman, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Community Engagement, Coll...
Inflammatory Memory in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells as a Driver of Clonal Selection in Aging and Cancer
Hematopoietic stem cells make blood across the lifespan, but they do not all behave the same way. Stephanie Xie, Ph.D., Scientist at Princess Margaret...
Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer: Understanding Your Diagnosis and Your Options
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Arpita Desai discusses metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer. Series: "Pros...
PET-Directed Radiation for Oligometastatic Disease
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Will Chen discusses PET-directed radiation for Oligometastatic Disease. Series: "P...
Prostate Cancer: Diet and Exercise
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Stacey Kenfield, ScD, discusses diet and exercise. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Co...
Radioligand Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Current State and Future Directions
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Ivan de Kouchkovsky discusses radioligand therapy. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patien...
Sexual Health for People with IDD
As part of the 2026 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Robin Wilson-Beattie, Disability and Sexual and Reproductive Health Educator, discusses sex...
Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Julian Hong discusses radiation therapy. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conferen...
From Electronic Health Records to Space Medicine: Building the Future of Space Healthcare
Space healthcare depends on connected health data that can follow people wherever care happens. Peter DeVault, Epic, explains how electronic health re...
The Causes of Autism
Understanding the causes of autism matters for families, public health, and public trust in science. Jonathan Sebat, Ph.D., UC San Diego, explains wha...
Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Why Who and How?
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Matthew Cooperberg discusses focal therapy. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Confe...
Prostate Cancer: Brachytherapy Options
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. I-Chow (Joe) Hsu discusses brachytherapy. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Confere...
Prostate Cancer: Optimizing Bone Health
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Terence Friedlander discusses optimizing bone health. Series: "Prostate Cancer Pat...
Conducting Autism Research from a Stakeholder Perspective
Autism research affects how autistic people and families receive support, care, and opportunities to participate in daily life. A panel with autistic,...
Prostate Cancer Survivorship Sexual Wellness
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Benjamin Breyer discusses sexual wellness. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Confer...
Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: What to Look for on the Biopsy Report
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Cornelia Ding what to look for on the prostate cancer biopsy report. Series: "Pros...
Prostate Cancer: Managing the Cardiovascular Effects of ADT
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Javid Moslehi discusses managing the cardiovascular effects of ADT. Series: "Prost...
Trauma Informed Relational Care
As part of the 2026 Developmental Disabilities Conference, UCSF's Dr. Joan Jeung discusses trauma informed care. Series: "Developmental Disabilities U...
Prostate Cancer: Managing ADT-Related Adverse Effects
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Michael Rabow discusses how to manage ADT-related adverse effects. Series: "Prosta...
Prostate Cancer: Managing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Lindsay Hampson discusses managing lower urinary tract symptoms. Series: "Prostate...
Prostate Cancer: When and How to Biopsy
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Matthew R. Cooperberg discusses when and how to biospsy for prostate cancer. Serie...
Prostate Cancer Overview: What's New and Exciting?
As part of the 2026 UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer, Dr. Matthew R. Cooperberg discusses the latest on prostate cancer. Series: "Prostate C...
Leveraging Space
Stem cell health in space matters for astronaut health and cancer research. Jessica Pham, UC San Diego, explains how spaceflight shapes normal hematop...
Vaccine Skepticism and Public Policy
As part of the 2026 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Dean Blumberg, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Child...
Protecting Patients: Privacy-Preserving Computing in Patient Data
Privacy-preserving computation can help hospitals and researchers use sensitive health data without exposing it. Farinaz Koushanfar, Ph.D., UC San Die...
Medicaid: What is it Why is it Important What does the Reconciliation Bill mean for the Future
As part of the 2026 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Maria Town, President and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities, discusses...
Sexual Well-Being: How it Evolves as We Age
Sexual health is an important part of healthy aging and offers a useful way to understand how well-being can change without disappearing in later life...
Growing Human Brains in Space
Brain aging and neurological disease are hard to study because living human brain tissue is difficult to access. Alysson Muotri, Ph.D., UC San Diego,...
What is Menopause?
Menopause symptoms can affect sleep, mood, and everyday quality of life in ways that are easy to dismiss but hard to ignore. Kathryn Macaulay, M.D., D...
Defining Perimenopause
Perimenopause can bring physical and emotional changes that leave many women feeling unsettled. Kathryn Macaulay, M.D., Director, UC San Diego Menopau...
An Introduction to Academic Medicine
Academic medicine affects patient care in important ways. Julia Cormano, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum, Associate Professor...
Where Are We Now? Bias in Health AI
Bias in health AI can shape who gets care, how fairly risk is measured, and whether automation helps or harms patients. Karandeep Singh, M.D., M.M.S.C...
Artificial Intelligence in (AI-Driven) Healthcare
AI in healthcare raises urgent questions about bias, privacy, and power. Safiya U. Noble, Ph.D., examines how AI systems can reproduce social and raci...
Alzheimer's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Mechanisms to (Faltering) Therapies - Shiley Endowed Lecture
Alzheimer’s disease unfolds over many years through a complex interplay of amyloid, tau, genetics, lipid biology, and the brain’s immune response. Joh...