The Gero-Exposome, a life history approach to diversity of human longevity Caleb Finch, PhD ARCO and Kieschnick Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, USC From egg to exit, human life […]

Intergenerational impacts of adversity on mind-body health - pathways through interoception and the gut-brain axis Bridget Callaghan Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, UCLA Children’s early experiences with caregivers impact their […]

Reward and Cognitive Function in Adolescent Psychopathology Katie Karlsgodt UCLA Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry Adolescence is a time when exploration, and even risk-taking, can be considered an adaptive part of […]

Exploration of human genetic and phenotypic diversity through cell villages Michael Wells Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Human Genetics Human genome variation contributes to diversity in neurodevelopmental outcomes and vulnerabilities; […]

Social aging in wild chimpanzees Zarin Machanda Tufts University, Departments of Anthropology and Biology Humans are living longer lives than ever before and so it is critical to understand the […]

Traditionalism, pathogen avoidance, and competing tradeoffs during a global pandemic Theo Samore University of Otago Individuals vary in the extent to which they embrace their society’s traditions, as well as […]

Hunter-gatherers, evolutionary mismatch and mental disorder Nikhil Chaudhary Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, University of Cambridge *Note: This speaker will be remote; However, we will still be meeting in […]

Dawn of the Anthropocene: How humans in a warming climate drove Pleistocene mammal extinctions and re-shaped California’s landscapes Emily Lindsey Tar Pits/UCLA The relative roles late-Quaternary climate changes and human […]

Insights from the tropics: a social-ecological systems approach to understanding climate change Elsa Ordway UCLA The tropics are experiencing dramatic changes as a result of climate change and land-use change. […]