Invited Talks

  1. Rare Disease, Shortening The Diagnostic Odyssey, BioNexus KC-Collaborate2Cure Series, Kansas City, MO (Invited Panelist, April 6, 2023)
  2. The AutGO Initiative, Translational Symposium on Engaging Patients in the Research Process, Atlanta, Georgia (November 2019)
  3. Promoting partnership between genetics and outcomes researchers to improve translational aspects in autism research (AutGO initiative), University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, PA (January 22, 2019).
  4. Promoting partnership between genetics and outcomes researchers to improve translational aspects in autism research, K-CART Autism Conference, KU, KS (April 20, 2018).
  5. Genetics of autism: phenotypic heterogeneity and exploring genome beyond sequence! Mizzou Epigenetics Symposium-University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (November 9, 2016).
  6. Autism and Obesity: Co-occurring conditions or drug side effects? University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (October 31, 2016)
  7. Genetics of autism: integrated approaches and thinking outside the box! Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL), St. Louis, MO (May 16, 2016)
  8. Genetic and epigenetic factors associated with autism spectrum disorder. University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), Kansas City, KS (April 29, 2016)
  9. Genetics of autism: integrated approaches and thinking outside the box! Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), Kansas City, MO (December 12, 2014)
  10. Genetics of autism: thinking outside the box! Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (January 14, 2010).
  11. Exploring new approaches in autism genetic research: thinking outside the box! University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE (November 11, 2009).
  12. Genetics of autism: building blocks for collaborative efforts, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE (November 11, 2009).
  13. Exploring new approaches in autism research: Thinking outside the box! Annual Research Symposium Day, Children's Mercy Hospital  (April 21, 2009).
  14. Genetics of autism, University of Kansas Medical Center (April 7, 2009).
  15. Feasibility and relevance of examining lymphoblastoid cell lines to study role of microRNAs in autism, LC Sciences workshop, ASHG meeting, Philadelphia, PA (2008).
  16. Genetics of autism: What is known and where it is going? Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO (2008)
  17. Autism research: Thinking outside the box, AGRE Steering Committee Meeting, Los Angeles, CA (2007).
  18. Genetics of autism: Beyond the genomic sequence, Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY (2007).
  19. Genetics of Autism: Emphasis on Females with Autism, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO (2005).
  20. Hearing Loss and Autism: Research Results from Studying Genetics of Communication Disorders, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (2004).
  21. X Chromosome Inactivation and Candidate Gene Studies in Females with Autism, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO (2004).
  22. X Chromosome Inactivation in Females with Autism, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (2003).
  23. Status of Gene Identification for the DFNA37 locus, NIH-NIDCD Consortium, Baltimore, MD (2002).
  24. Studying Dominant Progressive Hearing Loss in BTNRH, NIH-NIDCD Consortium, Philadelphia, PA (2000).