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Grant Type	Year	Title	Investigator/Fellow	Institution	Award Type	Fund Amount
	2011	Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Reward Motivation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Project Description The core symptom domains associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (i.e., social ability, language development, and restricted and repetitive behaviors and... Learn More »	Damiano, Cara	University of North Carolina	Predoctoral Fellowships	$55,533
	2011	Macrocephalic Autism: Exploring and Exploiting the Role of PTEN Project Description The underlying causes of autism spectrum disorders remain confusing and controversial; however, emerging research has linked some autism cases to various genetic factors... Learn More »	Johnston, Sean	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Predoctoral Fellowships	$56,000
	2011	Deciphering the function and regulation of AUTS2 Project Description Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with complex genetic and environmental causes. Many gene mutations have been associated with autism; however, they explain only a... Learn More »	Oksenberg, Nir	University of California, San Francisco	Predoctoral Fellowships	$56,000
	2011	Using an internet-based program to teach a naturalistic intervention to parents of children with ASD Project Description There is an increasing need for the adaptation of evidence-based interventions to non-traditional service delivery methods for families of children with autism. Internet... Learn More »	Wainer, Allison	Michigan State University	Predoctoral Fellowships	$56,000
	2011	Dissemination of multi-stage screening to underserved culturally-diverse families Project Description Although there have been many efforts to identify children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the first years of life, children from ethnic minority groups are... Learn More »	Martinez-Pedraza, Frances	University of Massachusetts, Boston	Predoctoral Fellowships	$56,000
	2011	A Stem Cell Based Platform for Identification of Common Defects in Autism Spectrum Disorders Project Description Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disorders in the United States, affecting as many as one in 100 children. Despite the immense... Learn More »	Nazor, Kristopher	The Scripps Research Institute, CA	Predoctoral Fellowships	$56,000
	2011	Genome-wide expression profiling data analysis to study autism genetic models Project Description Previous studies indicate that autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) can be conceptualized as the result of multiple rare and common variants that act in combination to shape... Learn More »	Luo, Rui	University of California, Los Angeles	Predoctoral Fellowships	$56,000
	2011	Preference Acquisition in Children and Adolescents with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder Project Description One of the core features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviours and interests. A related characteristic that has often... Learn More »	Filliter, Jillian	Dalhousie University	Predoctoral Fellowships	$55,720
	2010	A Novel Parent Directed Intervention to Enhance Language Development in Nonverbal Children with ASD Project Description Language and communication skills are important predictors of long-term outcome for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (Stone... Learn More »	Patterson, Stephanie	University of California, Los Angeles	Predoctoral Fellowships	$56,000
	2010	Development and refinement of diagnostic instruments for use with adults with ASD Project Description The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) is a semi-structured, standardized observational assessment that is widely used in research and clinical services. It... Learn More »	Hus Bal, Vanessa	University of Michigan	Predoctoral Fellowships	$56,000