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  1. Two Studies Clarifying the Role of FMRP in mRNA Translation in Fragile X Syndrome

  2. Updates to SFARI’s Requests for Grant Applications for 2023

  3. SFARI 2022 Pilot Awardees Announced

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

  5. New DYRK1A and GRIN2B Zebrafish Models Added to SFARI Resources

  6. Gene Expression Patterns That Underlie Functional Brain Activity Are Disrupted in Autism

  7. SPARK August 2022 Update: New Phenotypic and Genomic Data Available

  8. Clinical Trial of Arbaclofen for 16p11.2 Deletion Has Launched

  9. New SPARK Study Identifies a Novel Group of Inherited Genes of Moderate Effect and Shows Their Links to Other Behavioral Conditions

  10. A Bidirectional Switch Affecting Phosphorylation of Shank3 Influences Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity

  11. Decoding of Emotional Vocal Cues by the Auditory Cortex Correlates With Social Communication Abilities in Children

  12. Machine Learning Reveals Autism-Specific Variation in Brain Anatomy and Its Relationship to Autism Traits

  13. SFARI 2022 Bridge to Independence Fellows Announced

  14. Newly Identified Hypothalamic Cells Offer Insight Into the Relationship Between Fever and Autism

  15. Simons Searchlight: July 2022 Data Release

  16. New Assessment Tool Provides a Remote Telehealth Approach To Facilitate Autism Diagnosis During COVID-19 and Beyond

  17. Oxytocin Regulates Changes in Social Brain Circuits Connectivity in a Cntnap2 Mouse Model of Autism

  18. Analysis of Autism BrainNet Postmortem Brain Tissue RFA: Awardees Announced

  19. SFARI Supports 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Program

  20. Loss of Tsc1 in Striatal Neurons May Contribute to Altered Motor Behaviors in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Autism

  21. Machine-Learning Model Provides Estimates of Cognitive Ability for Large-Scale Autism Studies

  22. SFARI Workshop Explores Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism

  23. RNA-Seq Data From Simons Simplex Collection Now Available

  24. SFARI Investigators Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and National Academy of Sciences in 2022

  25. CCB Director Michael Shelley and Simons-Supported Researchers Elected to National Academy of Sciences

  26. American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 11 Simons Research Grantees

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

  28. Synaptic Imbalance and Disrupted Homeostatic Plasticity in Cortical Circuits of Chd8 Haploinsufficient Mice

  29. SFARI Autism Rat Models Consortium Awardees Announced

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

  31. 2022 Autism BrainNet Appreciation Award: Recipients Announced

  32. INSYNC-AS Inaugural Meeting Discusses the Therapeutic Landscape for Angelman Syndrome

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

  34. SFARI Hosts Workshop on Newborn Screening

  35. Autism BrainNet: Whole-Genome Sequencing Data Now Available

  36. Study Finds Placental Hormone Is Critical for Fetal Brain Development

  37. Human Derived 3D Brain Cultures Provide Insights Into Brain Size Changes in 16p11.2 Conditions

  38. New Study Supports Role for Disruptions in Synapse Development and Function in ASD

  39. Patchy Expression of Pcdh19 in Female Mice Causes Defects in Hippocampal Neuron Presynaptic Development Signaling and Memory Processing

  40. Simons Searchlight: December 2021 Data Release

  41. More Than Funding: Career Development Opportunities Abound for Bridge to Independence Fellows

  42. SFARI Hosts Virtual Fall 2021 Science Meeting

  43. SFARI 2021 Director Awards Announced

  44. SPARK December 2021 Update: New Phenotypic and Genomic Data Available

  45. High-Resolution Rodent Movement Tracking Provides the Opportunity To Link Autism Risk Genes With Behavioral Presentations

  46. A Machine-Learning Framework for Prioritizing Disease-Associated Enhancers

  47. Updates to SFARI’s 2022 Requests for Grant Applications

  48. Simons Searchlight To Host Conference on CSNK2A1, HIVEP2, MED13L and SETBP1 Genes