Winefride and Booth Smith Memorial Lecture

SIDB is a research centre based at the University of Edinburgh, bringing together around 40 principal investigators across six research sites. The centre was founded in 2017, following a generous donation from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).SIDB is a sister centre of the Patrick Wild Centre, and together their mission is to understand the neurological basis of and to test new therapies for monogenic forms of autism and intellectual disability, such as fragile X syndrome (FXS), SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency and CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD).

Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain

Highlighting the important work of the Patrick Wild Centre (PWC) and Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB).

The Nucleus Building, The University of Edinburgh

UPDATED: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr. Sally Till will now be giving a lecture on Prof. Peter Kind’s behalf on ‘Modern approaches to understanding genetic neurodevelopmental conditions’. Global developmental disorders arise early in life and affect many aspects of brain function.They can often be associated with intellectual disabilities, autism and epilepsy, which may occur together.We now know that even small changes in just one gene can lead to these conditions; however relatively little is known about how these genetic changes alter brain development.Join us to hear Dr. Sally Till talk about her work to better understand these disorders and find new treatments to improve lives. Mrs Winefride Smith, the sister of Dr Alfred Wild and Patrick Wild after whom the university named the Patrick Wild Centre gave a very generous legacy bequest to establish our Winefride and Booth Smith 10-year PhD scheme. This celebratory event will highlight the important research being carried out at The Patrick Wild Centre and Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain.Our thanks go to the Wild family and particularly to Winnie’s niece, Dr Mhairi MacDonald, for their unerring support since the establishment of the Patrick Wild Centre in 2010. Timings5:30 – 6:30 pm Drinks and poster reception6:30 – 7:30pm Lecture (will be recorded)