Program & Abstract Book - EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009
Program & Abstract Book - EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009
Program & Abstract Book - EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009
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<strong>EPFL</strong> <strong>Latsis</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong> <strong>2009</strong>: Understanding Violence<br />
Speakers<br />
Richard E. Tremblay<br />
10<br />
Professor, Research Unit on Children’s Psychosocial<br />
Maladjustment University of Montreal, Canada<br />
February 11-13 <strong>2009</strong><br />
http://www.psy.umontreal.ca/employes/TREMBLAYRichardE.html<br />
Richard Tremblay started his clinical career treating dangerous<br />
mentally offenders. For the past 25 years he has conducted<br />
a program of longitudinal and experimental studies to understand<br />
the physical, cognitive, emotional characteristics of humans<br />
from conception onward, in order to gain a better understanding<br />
of the development and prevention of physically<br />
violent behaviors.<br />
<strong>Abstract</strong> Title: De v e l o p m e n t a l t r a j e c t o r i e s o f h u m a n p h y s i c a l v i o l e n c e a n D t h e i r<br />
D e t e r m i n a n t s : fr o m g e n e s t o s o c i a l p o l i c y (o r v i c e v e r s a)<br />
Klaus-Peter Lesch<br />
Professor of Psychiatry and Vice Chair of the Department of<br />
Psychiatry, Psychsomatics, and Psychotherapy and Director of<br />
the ADHD <strong>Program</strong> of the University of Würzburg, Germany<br />
http://www.psychobiologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/<br />
Klaus-Peter Lesch’s work has led to new insights into the psychobiology<br />
of personality, behavior, and psychiatric disorders.<br />
He has been pioneer in discovering genes linked to aggression<br />
in different animal species. He is strongly committed to bridge<br />
the sizeable gap between basic molecular and clinically applicable<br />
research. His work attempts to elucidate neural mechanisms<br />
involved in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders<br />
with the goal to identify final common pathways which could<br />
be targeted by novel treatments.<br />
<strong>Abstract</strong> Title: th e n e u r o b i o l o g y o f impulsivity a n D a g g r e s s i o n in aDhD<br />
Stephen J. Suomi<br />
Chief of the Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, the National<br />
Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD),<br />
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland<br />
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/staff/bio.cfm?nih_id=0010152932<br />
Prof. Suomi has received international recognition for his extensive<br />
research on biobehavioral development in rhesus monkeys<br />
and other primate species, with a particular focus on aggressive<br />
behaviors. His research at Wisconsin led to his election<br />
as Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of<br />
Science “for major contributions to the understanding of social<br />
factors that influence the psychological development of nonhuman<br />
primates.”<br />
<strong>Abstract</strong> Title: ag g r e s s i o n, s e r o t o n i n , a n D g e n e X e n v i r o n m e n t i n t e r a c t i o n s