Course Description
Please join the FAES Academic Programs team on October 1, 2026 from 12 to 12:30PM ET for a Virtual Information Session to learn more about our fall courses, workshops, and our scholarship program!
The Teams link for the Information Session will be sent to you via email on October 1, 2026..
View the recording of our previous Virtual Information Session!
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Join FAES for the Following Upcoming Events:
FAES Science Insight Series: Sex Differences in Brain Aging and Disease
September 3, 2026 from 11:45 – 1:00 pm ET (must arrive by 12PM)
Location: FAES Learning Labs Classrooms
Speaker: Alex DeCasien, Ph.D., Principal Investigator and Head of the Computational and Evolutionary Neurogenomics Unit at the National Institute on Aging (NIA)
This talk will explore sex differences in brain aging and neurodegenerative disease, focusing on how sex chromosomes and sex hormones change across the human lifespan. Drawing on genomic, transcriptomic, and hormonal studies, we will discuss how these biological factors influence brain health, disease risk, and resilience, highlighting implications for precision medicine and therapeutic development.
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FAES Science Insight Series: From Gene Discovery to Mechanistic Treatments: Decoding the Complexities of Skeletal Dysplasias
October 15, 2026 from 11:45 – 1:00 pm ET (must arrive by 12PM)
Location: FAES Learning Labs Classrooms
Speaker: Carlos R. Ferreira, MD, Clinical Tenure-Track Investigator, Unit on Skeletal Genomics, Division of Translational Medicine, NICHD
The lecture will describe our investigation of skeletal disorders, focusing on those affecting the FGF23/phosphate axis or those with an unknown cause. We will discuss the use of genomic and other approaches to identify and characterize the underlying causes and mechanisms of genetic skeletal disorders.
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The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) at NIH seeks to foster education and research in the biomedical sciences by providing instruction at the cutting edge of biological science and its evolving applications. Our goals also include responding to the educational and cultural needs of the NIH community and projecting FAES educational assets globally. All courses and workshops are open to the public. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS FAES admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, disability, or age in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other school-administered programs.
