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Headshot of SFARI Investigator Christa Lese Martin.
Headshot of SFARI Investigator Christa Lese Martin.

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Christa Lese Martin, Ph.D.

SFARI Investigator

Affiliations
  • Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute Director and Professor, Geisinger Health System

Publications

Phenotypic shift in copy number variants: Evidence in 16p11.2 duplication syndrome.

Genet. Med., January 2, 2023

Taylor C.M., Finucane B.M., Moreno-De-Luca A., Walsh L.K., C. Martin, and D. Ledbetter

Evaluating heterogeneity in ASD symptomatology, cognitive ability, and adaptive functioning among 16p11.2 CNV carriers.

Autism Res., July 31, 2020

Hudac C.M., Bove J., Barber S., Duyzend M., Wallace A., C. Martin, et al.

Insufficient evidence for “autism-specific” genes.

Am. J. Hum. Genet., May 6, 2020

Myers S.M., Challman T.D., R. Bernier, T. Bourgeron, W. Chung, J. Constantino, et al.

Incorporating social media into your support tool box: Points to consider from genetics-based communities.

J. Genet. Couns., November 12, 2017

Rocha H.M., Savatt J.M., Riggs E.R., Wagner J.K., A. Faucett, C. Martin, et al.

Projects

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SPARK

Awarded 2016
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Simons Variation in Individuals Project (Simons VIP)

Awarded 2011
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Identifying the genes in the 17q12 region responsible for neuropsychiatric phenotypes

Awarded 2011
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A genome-wide search for autism genes in the Simons Simplex Collection

Awarded 2008

Featuring Christa Lese Martin

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SFARI Gene Workshop Touches on the Future of Autism Gene Databases

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SFARI is the Simons Foundation’s autism research program, advancing the basic science of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders through funding, collaboration, and open science.

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