Professor of Pediatrics, Physiology, and Stem Cell Research
Chief, Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
John M. Cunningham, MD, is an internationally known expert in the treatment and research of childhood cancers and blood diseases. He has particular expertise in treating hemoglobinopathies, which are disorders that affect red blood cells, such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia. He is a recognized leader in the field of pediatric stem cell transplantation, and has developed novel uses for this life-saving treatment.
January 26, 2012
12:00 p.m.— 1:00 p.m.
Billings Auditorium—P117
Window into the Brain Function: Domains and Disorders in Bipolar Illness
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Mani Pavuluri, MD, PhD
Professor and Director of the Pediatric BRAIN Center,
Berger Colbeth Chair in Child Psychiatry
University of Illinois at Chicago
Objectives
- Learn about the affective circuitry abnormalities in the brain
- Learn about the cognitive circuitry abnormalities in the brain
- How multiple techniques, medications, tasks, and severity of illness inform or influence brain function in bipolar diathesis
Presented by
Department of Pedaitrics
1 hour CME credit offered
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