Building Our Brains: From RNA Biology to Evolution

September 29, 2026
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Event sponsored by

University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG)
Cell Biology
Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB)
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM)
School of Medicine (SOM)

Contact

Franklin, Monica

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Debby Silver

Speaker

Debby Silver, PhD
Debby Silver is a Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Neurobiology. Her lab investigates cell biological and genetic mechanisms governing cerebral cortex development and contributing to neurodevelopmental pathologies and cortical evolution. They use fixed and live imaging, genomics, organoids, and mouse models to understand post-transcriptional control of neurogenesis, as well as human-specific features of brain development.

Event Series

UPGG Tuesday Seminar Series

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