Los Angeles Chapter — California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Understanding Neuroscience
WHEN
Sunday, May 3 1:00-4:00pm Sign-in begins at 12pm
WHERE
Colorado Center Community Room 2500 Broadway Santa Monica, CA 90404
PRICE
$35 - LACAMFT, AAMFT & Other CAMFT Chapters $45 - Non-members 3 CEUs provided. Space is limited to 60 seats. Online registration closes May 2nd. Walk-ins welcome if space is available.
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Marc Milstein, PhD, is a passionate science educator who has developed new ways to explain and engage physicians and therapists about the neuroscience behind our Mind-Body connection in an entertaining, understandable and accurate manner. His science lecture series at UCLA, Skirball and major institutions around the globe present the latest, mind-boggling research that impacts health and happiness while exercising your brain. From brain science to gene therapy to stem cells, science fiction is quickly becoming science fact, and Dr. Milstein breaks it all down for us in an easily digestible way.
In this workshop, you will learn about:
Marc Milstein PhD earned his doctorate in biological chemistry from UCLA as well as a bachelor of science in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from UCLA. His doctoral research uncovered the role RIN1, a tumor suppressor in breast cancer. Marc is fascinated by the link between our brains and our health and has conducted research on topics ranging from genetics to combating the spread of resistant Tuberculosis to cancer biology to neuroscience. His research has been published in multiple scientific journals and he has presented his work at conferences throughout the United States and internationally. Marc was the recipient of the prestigious California Breast Cancer Research Fellowship Award. Marc has also created and simplified complex educational content for major corporations.