{"650165":{"#nid":"650165","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Georgia Tech Neuro Seminar Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EVirtual Event\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nParticipation Link:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/824485104\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/824485104\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/824485104\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003E\u0026quot;Analysis of Social Behavior in Lake Malawi Cichlids using Automated Behavior Phenotyping\u0026quot;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/patrick-mcgrath\u0022\u003EPatrick McGrath, Ph.D.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssociate Professor\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSchool of Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMcGrath Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMost biological traits have a strong genetic, or heritable, component. Understanding how genetic variation influences these phenotypes will be important for understanding common, heritable diseases like autism. However, the genetic architecture controlling most biological traits is incredibly complex \u0026ndash; hundreds of interacting genes and variants combine in unknown ways to create phenotype. The McGrath lab is interested in using fundamental mechanistic studies in C. elegans to identify, predict, and understand how genetic variation impacts the function of the nervous system. We are studying laboratory adapted strains and harnessing directed evolution experiments to understand how genetic changes affect development, reproduction, and lifespan. We combine quantitative genetics, CRISPR\/Cas9, genomics, and computational approaches to address these questions. We believe this work will lead to insights into evolution, multigenic disease, and systems biology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Analysis of Social Behavior in Lake Malawi Cichlids using Automated Behavior Phenotyping\u0022 - Patrick McGrath, Ph.D. - School of Biological Sciences - Georgia Tech"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2021-08-27 14:12:34","changed_gmt":"2021-09-15 15:08:58","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-09-20T12:15:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2021-09-20T13:15:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-09-20T13:15:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-09-20 16:15:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-09-20 17:15:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-09-20 17:15:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"},{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:terry.kauffman@bme.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETerry Kauffman\u003C\/a\u003E - event inquiries\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}