The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is hosting a social lunch at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2025 Annual Meeting focused on research, funding opportunities and resources for human cohorts, including SPARK and Simons Searchlight. There will be a catered lunch, along with brief talks from John Spiro, senior vice president and senior scientific officer at SFARI; Pamela Feliciano, scientific director of SPARK at Boston Children’s Hospital; and Wendy Chung, chief of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and principal investigator for SPARK and Simons Searchlight. A joint Q&A session with the speakers will follow.