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Building the Brain: The Construction Project of a Lifetime

Date:
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Time:
7 - 8 p.m.
Location:

Wortmann Ballroom

Colket Center

Add to Your Calendar 03/31/2026 19:00:00 03/31/2026 20:00:00 America/New_York Building the Brain: The Construction Project of a Lifetime

Join Dr. Anthony LaMantia as he breaks down the biological rules that guide how the human brain is built — and how breaking those rules can result in disorders like autism and schizophrenia.

Wortmann Ballroom

Colket Center

 Teresa Gereaux, gereaux@roanoke.edu false MM/DD/YYYY

Dr. Anthony LaMantia is the director of the Center for Neurobiology at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, a professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and a professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Biological Sciences. His lab's research explores the biological rules that guide how the human brain is built — and how breaking those rules can result in disorders like autism and schizophrenia.

Dr. LaMantia is the keynote speaker for the 2026 Hylton Lecture, an annual event that offers community members an opportunity to hear from investigators at the forefront of medical research.