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SFARI Fall 2018 Science Meeting

Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)

Speakers

  • Dinakar Singh Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation
  • Loren Eng Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation

When

  • All Day

  • All Day

  • All Day

A woman presents slides to an audience in a modern lecture hall; attendees are seated in blue chairs, some taking notes on laptops, while a large screen displays a presentation with text and graphs.
Dora Angelaki of New York University discusses her research on multisensory integration in autism.

Overview

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) held its fourteenth science meeting September 30–October 2, 2018. Over 100 SFARI Investigators, collaborators and foundation staff gathered to discuss recent findings and future directions of SFARI-funded studies and other research relevant to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Seventeen SFARI Investigators presented their latest research findings during the four sessions on the topics of genetics; molecular mechanisms; circuits, systems, cognition and behavior; and clinical studies.

Read the workshop report

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