Events
Join us for one of our upcoming events! We host a variety of programming opportunities
for researchers, families, and trainees (e.g., undergraduate and graduate students,
post-docs, staff) each semester.
Coming Events
CAN Visiting Scholar, October 28-30th, 2026
"Theory Building on Media Sensory Curation and Family Media Conflict Among Typically
Developing and Neurodivergent Children and Adults"
Kristen Harrison, PhD
Professor in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media
Director of the Family and Media Laboratory (FaMLab), studying media content, uses
and effects on children, adolescents and families, with an emphasis on body-related
issues like health, the self-concept and social cognitions.
CAN Visiting Scholar, December 1st, 2026
(Colloquium Title Pending)
Kimberly Huber, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience and a Southwestern Medical Foundation Endowed Scholar in
biomedical research at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Codirector an NIH Collaborative Centers for Fragile X Syndrome Research with Dr. Craig Erickson.
Dr. Huber’s research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synapse development
and plasticity in the mammalian brain and the role of genes linked to human intellectual
disability and autism.
SCAND Symposium, April 5-6th, 2027
The South Carolina Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Consortium is holding it’s
two day event in Charleston, South Carolina at Charles Towne Landing. Attend the SCAND
Research Symposium to learn about neurodevelopment disorder research in the state.
Please lookout for additional details in the Spring and save the date!
CAN Research Center Science Meetings
We host three weekly science meetings each month for CAN Research Center members (faculty,
undergraduate and graduate students, and staff). These meetings provide space to share
research progress, discuss new findings, review upcoming grant submissions, and troubleshoot
research challenges.
All meetings are held virtually from 8:30–9:15 a.m. Email can@sc.edu to receive the link to attend.
Email Dr. Caitlin Hudac (CAN Operations and Engagement Director) if you are interested in presenting.
Upcoming Science Meetings: Fall 2026
| Date |
Presenter |
Presentation Topic or Title |
Lab Website |
| September 2, 2026 |
Michelle Brown (PSYC) |
The Influence of Friendship Quality on the Association between Child Maltreatment
and Adolescent Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Reactivity |
https://starr-lab.com/ |
| September 9, 2026 |
Lauren Jenner, Jessica Klusek (COMD) |
Mothers that are Fragile X full mutation carriers & case series |
https://scfamilystudy.com/ |
| September 16, 2026 |
Caitlin Hudac (PSYC) |
Upcoming grant submission to expand upon attention-social communication patterns in
monogenic etiologies vs. idiopathic autism |
https://www.b-radlab.com/biogene.html |
| September 23, 2026 |
Jeff Twiss (BIOL) |
From heretical to mainstream: neuronal RNA regulons |
Faculty bio |
| October 7, 2026 |
Ashley Kalinski (BIOL) |
New cell communication project |
https://www.kalinskilab.com/ |
| October 14, 2026 |
Lindsay McCary and Matthew Willis (PSYC) |
ASCEND@Carolina: Learn more about recent collected data, current research goals, and
information on current services and upcoming events |
What is ASCEND@Carolina? |
| October 21, 2026 |
Liz Will (COMD) |
CAN pilot grant and HRV data |
https://www.willdevlab.org/ |
| November 4, 2026 |
Dawn Hunter (SVAD) |
Intersection between art and the brain: Impact of her project: Aesthetic Instincts: The Intersection of Art and Science in the Life of Santiago Ramón
y Cajal |
https://www.dawnhunterartist.com/
Read more here
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| November 11, 2026 |
Sarah Edmunds (PSYC), Rob Hock (SOWK), Jason Yang (EXSC) |
Capturing Caregiver Experiences of Autistic Meltdowns using EMA - The Daily Decision
Study |
https://www.uofsc-colab.com/people.html
https://www.asdfamresearch.com/
https://uofscecholab.wixsite.com/mysite
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| December 2, 2026 |
Shanghong Xie (STAT) |
Brain Networks, Behavior, and Cognition: Findings from HBCD and ABCD |
https://shanghongxie.github.io/ |
Upcoming Science Meetings: Spring 2027
| Date |
Presenter |
Presentation Topic |
Lab Website |
| January 13, 2026 |
Cailee Nelson (PSYC) |
Understanding autistic friendships |
https://www.b-radlab.com/autfriends.html |
| January 20, 2026 |
Rob Hock (SOCW) |
Updates from CAN Community Pilot grant |
https://www.asdfamresearch.com/ |
| February 3, 2026 |
Pabitra K. Sahoo (Rutgers, BIOL) |
From RNA granules to neural circuits through translational control in neurodevelopmental
disorders |
https://sites.rutgers.edu/sahoo-lab/ |
| February 10, 2026 |
Lorri Unumb |
Intersection of policy, law, and neurodevelopmental disability |
https://www.unumbcenter.org/who-we-are/founders/ |
| February 17, 2026 |
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| March 3, 2026 |
Meisam Arjmandi (COMD) |
Update from P50 |
Lab website |
| March 17, 2026 |
OPEN |
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| March 24, 2026 |
OPEN |
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| April 7, 2026 |
OPEN |
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| April 14, 2026 |
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| April 21, 2026 |
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