Grant Search
Please note that grants from our legacy organizations CAN and NAAR are not yet included.
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Title | Investigator/Fellow | Institution | Award Type | Fund Amount |
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2008 |
Identical twins discordant for autism: Epigenetic (DNA methylation) biomarkers of non-shared environmental influences
Project Description There has been much research into the genetic causes of autism, driven in part by the concordance rate in twins. However, the fact that some pairs of identical twins...
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Plomin, Robert | Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London | Environmental | $304,422 |
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2008 |
The pathogenesis of autism: maternal antibody exposure in the fetal brain
Project Description There is abundant evidence that autism occurs in families with evidence of autoimmunity. There is also evidence that mothers of an autistic child may have antibodies...
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Diamond, Betty | The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research | Environmental | $330,000 |
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2008 |
Epigenetics, hormones and sex differences in autism incidence
Project Description Across studies, the ratio of male to female affected with autism is approximately 4:1. This striking sex difference has been seen consistently. Basic research on sex...
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Rissman, Emilie | University of Virginia | Environmental | $300,000 |
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2008 |
Analysis of developmental interactions between Reelin haploinsufficiency, male sex, and mercury exposure
Project Description This project will investigate the role of three separate factors in an animal model of autism spectrum disorder: a) genetic susceptibility, b) hormonal environment, and...
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Keller, Flavio | Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma | Environmental | $308,002 |
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2008 |
Etiology of Autism Risk Involving MET Gene and the Environment
Project Description Two independent lines of evidence indicate that the maternal immune system and a functional genetic variant contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk. Here, in a...
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Van de Water, Judy | University of California, Davis | Environmental | $626,145 |
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2008 |
Ethics of Communicating Scientific Findings on Autism Risk
Project Description Research on the causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become more complex, involving both genetic and environmental risks. In addition, the public debate over the...
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Newschaffer, Craig | Drexel University | Environmental | $25,000 |
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2008 |
Influence of maternal cytokines during pregnancy on effector and regulatory T helper cells as etiological factors in autism
Project Description Despite the specific genes or environmental exposures which may contribute to ASD, one theme that emerges from clinical and experimental studies is inflammation and...
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Ponzio, Nicholas | University of Medicine and Dentistry | Environmental | $330,000 |
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2008 |
Vitamin D Status and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Is there an association?
Project Description This work proposes to explore an association between vitamin D status and ASD diagnosis and severity. In addition to its classical role of proper bone mineralization...
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Hammock, Bruce | University of California, Davis | Environmental | $158,046 |
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2008 |
Vulnerability phenotypes and susceptibility to environmental toxicants: from organism to mechanism
Project Description One hypothesis regarding the association between genetic changes, environmental factors and autism is that many mutations or polymorphisms make the organism more...
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Noble, Mark | University of Rochester | Environmental | $330,000 |
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2008 |
Interactions of environment and molecular pathways on brain overgrowth in autism: Maternal inflammation and the PI3/AKT pathway
Project Description It has been recently reported that some individuals with autism show premature brain overgrowth early in development. This may be the result of more brain cells,...
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Le Belle, Janel | University of California, Los Angeles | Environmental | $211,200 |
