Noted neurogeneticist to speak at UD

2:56 p.m., Oct. 29, 2004--Anthony P. Monaco, director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics in Oxford, England, will present "Genetics of Neurodevelopmental Disorders,” a talk focusing on his research into work the complexities of polygenic diseases, multigene disorders, at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute. The talk, which will be preceded by lunch at noon, is free and open to members of the UD community.

Monaco is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Medical School. His group in England identifies and characterizes genes involved in human neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders.

The study of the genetic basis of these disorders is the first step towards understanding the mechanism of disease and normal brain function as well as providing better strategies for therapy. Monaco’s group focuses on complex genetic diseases such as autism, specific language impairment and developmental dyslexia, positional cloning, speech and language disorder, movement disorders and ataxias, Menkes and Wilson's disease.

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