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  1. Autism BrainNet begins tissue distribution

    July 29, 2016
  2. A new resource to mine recessive disease genes

    July 29, 2016
  3. Autism BrainNet begins tissue distribution; SFARI Gene update

    July 29, 2016
  4. SFARI Gene update

    July 22, 2016
  5. Taking stock

    July 22, 2016
  6. A Conversation with Pamela Feliciano, Scientific Director of SPARK

    July 22, 2016
  7. Deficits in peripheral sensory neurons contribute to autism-like behaviors in mice

    June 21, 2016
  8. A role for SHANK3 in social reward

    June 10, 2016
  9. 2016 Bridge to Independence RFA; Preprints in SFARI grant applications

    June 1, 2016
  10. Shared sets of genes downregulated in autism and schizophrenia

    May 31, 2016
  11. Brain connectivity patterns that predict social communication skills

    May 31, 2016
  12. SFARI supports preprints for the life sciences

    May 20, 2016
  13. Low-cost sequencing method for genomic copy number analysis

    May 13, 2016
  14. Seizures in an Angelman syndrome mouse model result from the loss of UBE3A specifically in GABAergic neurons

    April 29, 2016
  15. Predicting functionally deleterious mutations

    April 28, 2016
  16. Loss of the autism risk gene PTCHD1 disrupts thalamic reticular function and results in attention deficits in mice

    April 27, 2016
  17. SFARI launches SPARK, an online research initiative that aims to recruit 50,000 individuals with autism

    April 21, 2016
  18. SFARI launches SPARK, an online research initiative for individuals with autism

    April 21, 2016
  19. Autism risk variants impact a continuum of social and behavioral traits within the general population

    March 31, 2016
  20. Genetics-first approach: POGZ mutations associated with a distinct clinical subtype of autism

    March 31, 2016
  21. SFARI announces Bridge to Independence Award finalists

    March 18, 2016
  22. SFARI announces Bridge to Independence Award finalists

    March 18, 2016
  23. Exome sequencing data from the Simons Simplex Collection now available online

    March 15, 2016
  24. A role for the maternal interleukin-17A pathway in autism

    February 27, 2016
  25. Adult reversal of select autism-like phenotypes in SHANK3 mutant mice

    February 26, 2016
  26. CRISPR-engineered models of human microdeletion/duplication syndromes

    February 25, 2016
  27. Exploring genetic variation in autism beyond the exome

    January 31, 2016
  28. The Autism Inpatient Collection: A resource for studying individuals severely affected by autism

    January 31, 2016
  29. Deep brain stimulation suppresses excessive self-grooming in autism mouse models

    January 30, 2016
  30. Automated assessment of mouse behavioral modules

    January 30, 2016
  31. SFARI announces Novel Outcome Measures for ASD Clinical Trials awardees

    January 29, 2016
  32. SFARI announces Novel Outcome Measures for ASD Clinical Trials awardees

    January 29, 2016
  33. SFARI announces Functional Screen of Autism-Associated Variants awardees

    January 15, 2016
  34. SFARI announces Functional Screen of Autism-Associated Variants awardees

    January 12, 2016
  35. Making sense out of missense mutations

    January 12, 2016
  36. Whole-Genome Analysis of the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC)

    December 11, 2015
  37. Whole-genome analysis of the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC)

    December 11, 2015
  38. SFARI 2015 Pilot and Research awardees announced

    December 4, 2015
  39. SFARI announces 2015 Pilot and Research awardees

    December 4, 2015
  40. Autism BrainNet and NIH NeuroBioBank partner to advance autism research

    November 18, 2015
  41. Neuroscience 2015: Presentations by SFARI Investigators

    October 16, 2015
  42. SFARI 2016 grants cycle: choices, challenges, and priorities

    August 31, 2015
  43. SFARI April 2015 Science Meeting Held at Foundation

    June 2, 2015
  44. Landmark Autism Genetics Study Launched by Kaiser Permanente

    April 1, 2015
  45. SFARI hosts Circuit Dynamics workshop

    January 7, 2015
  46. SFARI hosts autism research social at Society for Neuroscience annual meeting

    December 8, 2014
  47. Autism’s Genetic Architecture Comes Into Focus

    October 29, 2014
  48. Simons Simplex Collection Data to be Hosted on NextCODE Exchange

    October 22, 2014
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