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Precision Neurodiversity & Brain Science

Explore developmental neuroscience, clinical assessment and emerging research, with a case-based discussion each week.

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Precision Neurodiversity & Brain Science — June 12 – July 24, 2027 (event poster)

Advanced study after the shared foundation

Six online Saturdays explore neurodevelopment, assessment, genetics, neuropsychiatry, emerging technologies and lifespan support. This separately enrolled intensive extends the annual pathway and is relevant across its clinical, psychology, education and rehabilitation tracks.

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Connect knowledge with practice

Follow the connections from early brain development and multimodal assessment to precision medicine, neuropsychiatry and everyday support. Each four-hour module brings three specialist sessions together with a clinical integration discussion led by course director Xue-Jun (June) Kong.

What you will explore

  • Describe developmental and lifespan perspectives on autism and related neurodevelopmental differences.
  • Compare clinical, cognitive and multimodal approaches to assessment.
  • Discuss the evidence and limitations of precision medicine, biomarkers and emerging technologies.
  • Connect medical, mental health and environmental needs with individualized lifespan support.

Six Saturdays · 24 sessions

Explore the weekly schedule

Open a week to see its sessions and faculty. All session times below are Eastern Time.

01June 12Developmental brain science & clinical foundations

Three specialist sessions followed by a case discussion with June Kong.

  1. 8:00–9:00 ET

    Early brain development and neuroimaging

    P. Ellen Grant
  2. 9:00–10:00 ET

    Brain development, cognition and neurodevelopmental heterogeneity

    Matcheri S. Keshavan
  3. 10:00–11:00 ET

    Developmental and lifespan perspectives in autism

    Margaret L. Bauman
  4. 11:00–12:00 ET

    Clinical integration: developmental heterogeneity

    Xue-Jun (June) Kong
02June 19Clinical, cognitive & multimodal evaluation

Three specialist sessions followed by a case discussion with June Kong.

  1. 8:00–9:00 ET

    Cognitive and neuropsychological assessment

    William S. Stone
  2. 9:00–10:00 ET

    Clinical examination and co-occurring medical conditions

    Ann Neumeyer
  3. 10:00–11:00 ET

    EEG biomarkers of early language and neurodevelopment

    Carol Wilkinson
  4. 11:00–12:00 ET

    Clinical integration: diagnostic assessment

    Xue-Jun (June) Kong
03June 26Precision medicine, biomarkers & the gut–brain–immune axis

Three specialist sessions followed by a case discussion with June Kong.

  1. 8:00–9:00 ET

    Genetics and precision diagnosis in autism

    Wendy Chung
  2. 9:00–10:00 ET

    Molecular and multimodal neuroimaging: PET/MRI and translational biomarkers

    Nicole Zürcher Wimmer
  3. 10:00–11:00 ET

    The gut–brain–immune axis: evidence and clinical relevance

    Xue-Jun (June) Kong
  4. 11:00–12:00 ET

    Clinical integration: precision-informed care

    Xue-Jun (June) Kong
04July 10Neuropsychiatry, sleep & psychopharmacology

Three specialist sessions followed by a case discussion with June Kong.

  1. 8:00–9:00 ET

    AuDHD and sleep across the lifespan

    Margaret Danielle Weiss
  2. 9:00–10:00 ET

    Pharmacological treatment of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms

    Whitney A. Worsham
  3. 10:00–11:00 ET

    Complex brain–behavior relationships across the lifespan

    Alejandro Dan Mendoza
  4. 11:00–12:00 ET

    Clinical integration: complex psychiatric management

    Xue-Jun (June) Kong
05July 17AI, translational neuroscience & future directions

Three specialist sessions followed by a case discussion with June Kong.

  1. 8:00–9:00 ET

    Translational neuropsychiatry and neuromodulation

    Joan A. Camprodon
  2. 9:00–10:00 ET

    AI and digital biomarkers: from multimodal data to clinical translation

    Walid Yassine
  3. 10:00–11:00 ET

    Genetic mechanisms and emerging directions in neurodevelopment

    Christopher A. Walsh
  4. 11:00–12:00 ET

    Clinical integration: future directions

    Xue-Jun (June) Kong
06July 24Lifespan support: sensory needs, work, family & community

Three specialist sessions followed by a case discussion with June Kong.

  1. 8:00–9:00 ET

    Sensory processing and brain development

    Michela Fagiolini
  2. 9:00–10:00 ET

    Environmental and occupational considerations

    Thomas H. Gassert
  3. 10:00–11:00 ET

    School, family, community support and transitions

    Debra May
  4. 11:00–12:00 ET

    Clinical integration: individualized lifespan support

    Xue-Jun (June) Kong

Summer 2027

Learn with the course faculty

Clinicians, researchers and educators contribute their perspectives to Precision Neurodiversity & Brain Science. Course director: Xue-Jun (June) Kong, MD.

Xue-Jun (June) Kong MD

Course director · Precision neurodevelopment and clinical integration

Harvard Medical School · Boston Children’s Hospital

Affiliations identify individual faculty members. They do not imply institutional sponsorship or accreditation of the program.

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