Intended Audience
The Neuroscience Program welcomes Dr. Joaquin Lugo, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience and graduate program director of the PhD program at Baylor University, who will give the fifth lecture in its 2020-2021 seminar series.
"A vitamin D enriched diet reduces autistic-behavioral deficits but does not rescue bone abnormalities in a mouse model of epilepsy"
Individuals who experience seizures often show behavioral and physiological comorbidities. Those with epilepsy are at a high risk for bone fractures (independent of seizure-related falls) and increased likelihood of a comorbid diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. I will present work whether a high fortified vitamin D diet reverses autistic-like behavioral deficits and osteoporosis in a mouse model of cortical dysplasia.
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Dr. Lugo joined the Baylor faculty in 2010. He completed his postdoctoral research under the guidance in the Cain Foundation Laboratories in the department of Pediatrics-Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology with a focus on behavioral neuroscience from the University of South Carolina-Columbia in 2004. In 2016, Dr. Lugo was made a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society. Dr. Lugo enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, running, and other outdoor activities.
The mission statement of his research lab is to improve the quality of life in children with epilepsy, autism, and other neurodevelopmental disorders. His research interests include developmental epilepsy, the relationship between epilepsy and autism, and bone comorbidities in epilepsy.