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Grant Type	Year	Title	Investigator/Fellow	Institution	Award Type	Fund Amount
	2011	Pathologic and Genetic Characterization of Novel Brain Cortical Patches in Young Autistic Brains Project Description Autism is among the most devastating childhood disorders in terms of prevalence, morbidity, outcome, impact on the family and cost to society. Autism comprises of... Learn More »	Belinson, Haim	University of California, San Francisco	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$103,000
	2011	Behavioral and neural underpinnings of learning in autism predict response to intervention Project Description Early intervention is considered critical for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Yet, recent reports suggest that there is significant variability in how... Learn More »	Jones, Rebecca	Weill Medical College of Cornell University	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$98,000
	2011	Factors influencing early associative learning as a precursor to social behavior heterogeneity Project Description Disrupted social engagement is a hallmark feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Although developmental processes are implicated in the etiology of ASD, early... Learn More »	Knoll, Allison	University of Southern California	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$107,500
	2011	Multimodal neuroimaging of motor dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders Project Description Most experts do not see children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) as having motor problems. However, it is well established they exhibit a robust deficit in... Learn More »	Buard, Isabelle	University of Colorado Denver	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$114,000
	2011	Functional and anatomical recovery of synaptic deficits in a mouse model of Angelman Syndrome. Project Description Several autism spectrum disorders have been linked to dysfunction of a single gene – UBE3A. Individuals having deletions or mutations of the maternal UBE3A gene suffer... Learn More »	McCoy, Portia	University of North Carolina	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$114,000
	2011	Understanding the etiological significance of attentional disengagement in infants at-risk for ASD Project Description This study investigates the role that atypical attentional disengagement may have on the emergence of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype. Impaired... Learn More »	Keehn, Brandon	Childrens Hospital Boston	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$95,000
	2011	Improved early detection of autism using novel statistical methodology Project Description In this age of multidisciplinary research, a wide variety of different types of data is being collected to help understand the etiology and development of autism... Learn More »	Campbell, Daniel	Yale University	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$102,846
	2011	High metabolic demand of fast-spiking cortical interneurons underlying the etiology of autism Project Description Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that are estimated to effect 1 in 110 children. Although the etiology and biological basis of ASD is... Learn More »	Inan, Melis	Weill Medical College of Cornell University	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$110,500
	2011	Brain Electrophysiology of Interactive Social Stimuli Project Description Social deficits in ASD manifest primarily in the context of dynamic interpersonal interactions. However, neuroscience investigations of social dysfunction have relied on... Learn More »	Naples, Adam	Yale University	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$107,443
	2011	GABAergic Dysfunction in Autism Project Description Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has a great impact on the lives of those with the disorder and the people around them. The underlying causes of ASD are not well... Learn More »	Puts, Nicolaas	Johns Hopkins University	Postdoctoral Fellowships	$98,000