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Autism Speaks has funded over $7,753,803 in research grants in the state of New York. Funded studies include work done at:

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University 
  • Cold Spring Harbor University
  • College of State Island/CUNY  
  • Columbia University
  • Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Cornell University
  • Health Research, Inc.
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • New York University
  • New York University, Medical Center
  • New York University, School of Medicine
  • Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
  • State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • The City College of the City University of New York
  • University of Rochester
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Autism Treatment Network Site:
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Agnes Whitaker, M.D.
Reet Sidhu, M.D.

Contact: Maureen McSwiggan-Hardin
Phone:  212-342-2117 
Please visit the Developmental Neuropsychiatry Program for more information.

University of Rochester Medial Center, Rochester, NY
Susan Hyman, M.D.
Tristram Smith, Ph.D.

Contact: Carol Stamm, Sr. Health Project Coordinator
Phone:  585-275-0953 
Please visit the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Research department for more information.

Clinical Trials Network:
Long Island Jewish Hospital Long Island,NY

Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY

To learn more about the network or ongoing trials visit www.autismspeaks.org/ctn and www.clinicaltrials.gov

Spotlight on a Researcher
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Dr. Sandra Mooney at the State University of New York Upstate Medical Center is studying brain development with the hope of better understanding how changes in the brain contribute to social behavior. Her study, Social Behavior Deficits in Autism: The Role of the Amygdala, will be used to explore how changes in gene expression, structure, and function affect social behavior in order to provide targets for therapeutic interventions.

 

 

Wednesday, September 03, 2008.

 Did you Know....Autism Speaks sponsored the first of its kind Immunology Workshopwhich evaluated the current of knowledge about the potential role of immunological factors in the pathogenesis of autism, and outlined critical areas of future research to clarify the relationship of such factors to autism and investigate their potential relevance for therapeutic interventions.


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