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  1. Simons Foundation Announces 2026–2027 Class of SURFiN Fellows

    October 14, 2026
  2. Applications Open for 2027 Fellows-to-Faculty Award Program

    October 13, 2026
  3. Former SFARI Investigator Karl Deisseroth Wins 2026 Nobel Prize

    October 5, 2026
  4. Funding Awarded for 16 Courses and Conferences in Autism and Neuroscience

    September 22, 2026
  5. Now Available: Largest-Ever Whole-Genome Sequencing Dataset for Autism Research

    September 8, 2026
  6. New Omics Data Available From Autism BrainNet

    September 3, 2026
  7. Genes Linked to Early Childhood Temperament Also Influence Autism and ADHD Risk

    August 31, 2026
  8. Autistic and Nonautistic Youth Successfully Leverage Same Social Learning Strategies

    August 20, 2026
  9. Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing Data Available for Autism Research

    August 10, 2026
  10. Fragile X Syndrome Impairs Cooperation in Rats

    August 5, 2026
  11. Simons Searchlight July 2026 Update: New Autism Phenotypic Data Available

    August 4, 2026
  12. Applications Open for Autism Genetics Workshops

    August 3, 2026
  13. Announcing the Recipients of the 2026 Fellows-to-Faculty Awards

    July 31, 2026
  14. How Mathematical Modeling Identified Subclasses of Autism

    June 23, 2026
  15. SFARI Sex Differences Collaborations Convene for Fourth Annual Meeting

    June 18, 2026
  16. SFARI Hosts 2026 Investigator Meeting

    June 15, 2026
  17. SFARI To Fund Patient Advocacy Group Conferences and Travel Awards for Scientists

    June 15, 2026
  18. Acetylcholine Helps Dopamine Reward Hard Work

    June 11, 2026
  19. How an Autism-Associated Gene Keeps Synapses Stable

    June 9, 2026
  20. Protein Levels, Not Just Transcripts, Hold Clues to Autism

    May 26, 2026
  21. Now Accepting Applications for Workshops on Quantitative Behavioral Phenotyping in Autism

    May 14, 2026
  22. Unbiased Approaches to Quantifying Motor and Other Visible Behaviors in Humans With Autism

    May 11, 2026
  23. New Ideas: Applications Open for Exploratory Autism Research Grants

    April 29, 2026
  24. New Ideas RFA: Perspectives

    April 29, 2026
  25. Announcing the Recipients of the 2025 Data Analysis Awards

    April 21, 2026
  26. Altered Corticotectal Circuitry Shapes Contextual Sensory Processing in a Mouse Model of Autism

    April 6, 2026
  27. 2026 SFARI Sex Differences Collaborations Announced

    April 2, 2026
  28. Using the Linear References From the Pangenome To Discover Missing Autism Variants

    April 1, 2026
  29. Age at Autism Diagnosis Linked to Distinct Genetic Profiles

    March 11, 2026
  30. Applications Open for 2026–2027 Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Neuroscience

    March 10, 2026
  31. Choroid Plexus Secretion Regulates CSF Proteome and Alters Brain Development

    March 5, 2026
  32. Applications for Conferences and Courses Awards in Neuroscience Now Open

    March 4, 2026
  33. Multimodal Approach Reveals How Autism-Linked Genes Shape Primate Prefrontal Cortex Development

    February 12, 2026
  34. Simons Searchlight February 2026 Update: New Phenotypic Data Available

    February 5, 2026
  35. Human Assembloid Model Reveals Region-Specific Effects of an Epilepsy-Linked Mutation

    February 5, 2026
  36. 2025 Autism Rat Consortium Meeting Held in New York City

    January 13, 2026
  37. Simons Searchlight at 15: A Researcher’s Guide

    December 18, 2025
  38. Autism and Neuroscience Innovators: Awardees Share Their Research at the Annual Retreat

    December 15, 2025
  39. Fellows-to-Faculty Alum Gabriela Rosenblau Dives Deep Into Social Learning in Autism

    December 11, 2025
  40. Fellows-to-Faculty Alum Tomasz Nowakowski Studies Human Cortical Development

    December 8, 2025
  41. Performance on a Specialized Video Game Distinguishes Children With Autism From Those With ADHD and Neurotypical Development

    November 20, 2025
  42. Cis-Regulation Therapy Rescues SCN2A-Related Neurological Dysfunction

    November 19, 2025
  43. Two Simons Foundation Investigators Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

    November 3, 2025
  44. Mapping Mouse Brains Points to How Autism Can Affect Expectation Updating

    October 23, 2025
  45. Announcing the Recipients of the Autism and Neuroscience Conferences and Courses Awards

    October 1, 2025
  46. Simons Foundation Announces Latest Class of SURFiN Fellows

    September 29, 2025
  47. Simons Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty Awards

    September 16, 2025
  48. Announcing the Recipients of the Autism Rat Models Consortium 2.0 Awards

    August 18, 2025
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