Tag: ssc grant

• Ralph Adolphs Ph.D.

  Ralph Adolphs' laboratory at Caltech investigates the neural underpinnings of human social behavior, addressing such questions as: How do we recognize emotion from facial expressions? How do w... →

  Grants:

  Testing neurological models of autism

• John Allman Ph.D.

  John Allman's laboratory at Caltech studies brain evolution as revealed through the comparative study of brain structure and with the neural mechanisms of economic and social decision-making. ... →

  Grants:

  Neuronal populations related to deficits in social emotions and cognition in autism: A neurobiological and genomics approach

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  Aravinda Chakravarti Ph.D.

  Aravinda Chakravarti's laboratory at Johns Hopkins University focuses on the development and applications of molecular genetic, genomic and computational methods to identify human disease gene... →

  Grants:

  The role of contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CNTNAP2) and other novel genes in autism

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  Eric Courchesne Ph.D.

  Eric Courchesne's laboratory at the University of California, San Diego, focuses on the neurobiology of autism, seeking information about the structural, functional and genetic bases of the di... →

  Grants:

  Demonstration of the novel RASL method analysis of gene expression in frontal cortex in autism and control cases

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  Mark Daly Ph.D.

  Mark J. Daly's work at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the Broad Institute applies computational approaches toward understanding the genetics of disease by integr... →

• Ted Dawson M.D., Ph.D.

  Website: hopkinsneuro.org →

  Grants:

  Investigation of the role of MET kinase in autism

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  Gordon Fishell Ph.D.

  Website: nyu.edu, Smilow Research Center →

  Grants:

  Generation of genetic models of autism in mice

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  Daniel Geschwind M.D., Ph.D.

  Website: ucla.edu →

  Grants:

  A system biology approach to autism genetics

  Simons Simplex Collection Site

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  Jay Gingrich M.D., Ph.D.

  Webiste: columbia.edu, Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute →

  Grants:

  Identification of aberrantly methylated genes in autism: The role of advanced paternal age

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  Josh Huang Ph.D.

  Website: cshl.edu →

  Grants:

  Cellular and molecular alterations in GABAergic inhibitory circuits by mutations in MeCP2, a gene implicated in the Rett syndrome of the autism spectrum disorders