Beautiful Minds: Brain Research from Cell Culture to Patients

January 22, 2019

Featuring:

Michael Notaras - "When does schizophrenia really begin?". Michael discussed cutting-edge research involving 3D stem cell bioengineering technology to design “mini-brains”, organoids that mimic the first trimester of brain development. Using this technology, he is able to study when mental disorders such as schizophrenia truly commence and the long term consequences for adult disease. Click here and here for video!

Reed Maxwell - "More than Ups and Downs: Everything You Didn't Know You Needed to Know about Borderline Personality Disorder". Reed discussed the ins and outs (and ups and downs) of Borderline Personality Disorder, including best treatments, how to recognize friends and loved ones who might have it, and how to help them out.