Peking University holds 2021 Conference on Autism
Nov 04, 2021
Peking University, November 4, 2021:
Themed Social Behavior and Autism , the 2021 Peking University (PKU)
Health Science Conferences on Autism Spectrum Disorders was held on
October 16 and 17 at the Lui Che Woo Building receiving 120 on-site
audience and nearly 200,000 views through live steaming.
Chaired by Prof. Yu Xiang of the PKU School of Life Sciences, the
conferences featured domestic and international experts in the fields of
neurosciences, cognitive psychology, clinical treatment, rehabilitation
and education. The scholars have approached characteristics and
mechanisms of autism patients’ social behavior as well as diagnosis and
treatment of the disease from behavioral, molecular, circuit, medical
intervention and behavior modification perspectives.
Dr. Sarah Dufek answering questions from the floor
Prof. Lu Lin, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and President of
Peking University Sixth Hospital, addressed the audience at the opening
ceremony. His opening remarks was followed by keynote speeches by Dr.
David Amaral, Editor-in-Chief of Autism Research, the journal of the
International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Dr. Peter Mundy,
President of the INSAR, and Dr. Zou Xiaobing, Director of Children
Development and Behavior Center at Sun Yat-Sen University.
Speaker at an interview after the conference
Other speakers at the conference included Dr. Larry Young, Director of
Center for Translational Social Neuroscience at Emory University, Dr.
Letitia Naigles, Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University
of Connecticut, and Dr. Kevin Pelphery, Harrison-Wood Jefferson Scholars
Foundation Professor of Neurology at the University of Virginia.
Group photo of the speakers and volunteers
Written by: Fan Xiaofei
Edited by: Yu Huichen
Source: PKUHSC
