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Carolina Autism and Neurodevelopment Research Center

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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 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 learn more or attend.

Upcoming Science Meetings: Spring 2026

Date Presenter Presentation Topic Lab Website
April 22, 2026 Brent Wilkerson, PhD FMR1 mutations in mouse models Brent Wilkerson Profile
April 15, 2026 Jessie Fu, PhD Micro-context impacts on language development in preterm and full-term infants ASCENT Lab
April 8, 2026 Rob Hock, PhD Support groups for parents of children with ASD ASD Family Research
April 1, 2026 Jessica Klusek, PhD Behavioral phenotype of mothers with the Fragile X full mutation SC Family Study
March 18, 2026 Kate Flory, PhD Physical activity and academic functioning in college students with and without ADHD Flory ARISE Lab
March 4, 2026 Jameson Hayes, PhD Using analytic tools to conduct CAN-relevant research of social media Social Media Insights Lab
February 18, 2026 Dan Foster, PhD Pharmacological modulation of repetitive behaviors in mice with genetic mutations associated with neurodevelopmental disorders Dan Foster Lab
February 11, 2026 Jessica Bradshaw, PhD CAN promotion video feedback  
February 4, 2026 Amanda Malanuk, MS Hickory Top Farm and Equine Therapy Hickory Top Farm
January 21, 2026 Deanna Smith, PhD Dynein-related disorders with special guests: DYNC1H1 parents Deanna Smith Lab
January 14, 2026 Caitlin Hudac, PhD Big ideas: "double empathy" in autism BRAD Lab

 


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