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Kris Dickson, Ph.D.

Science Writer and Editor

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Kris Dickson is a freelance science writer and editor. Prior to becoming a freelancer, she was the deputy editor of the journal Neuron. Before becoming an editor, Dickson ran her own independent research at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on local protein synthesis in neurons and on molecular mechanisms of fragile X syndrome. Dickson received her Ph.D. in biochemistry with Marvin Wickens at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and did postdoctoral training in molecular neuroscience with Seth Grant at the University of Edinburgh.

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Neurons derived from neural stem cells

SFARI Workshop Highlights Challenges and Best Practices for Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cell Models in Autism Research

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Altered Immune Molecules During Pregnancy and in the Umbilical Cord at Birth Predict Later Autism Diagnoses

Alterations in Sound Processing in Cntnap2 Rats Provide Insights Into Mechanisms of Language-Related Disorders

New Genetic Analyses Provide Estimates of De Novo Mutations in Low– and High–Risk Families With Autism

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