Grant Search
6 results
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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2012 |
Tuning Anxiety Out: Exploring the Potential of Noise Cancellation in ASD Sound Sensitivity
Project Description Many children and adults with autism have unusual responses to normal levels of auditory stimulation, with particular sounds causing distress or even triggering...
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Atherton, Mark | Brunel University | Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer | $100,000 |
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2011 |
PI3K/mTOR signaling as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in autism
Project Description Despite the high prevalence of autism in the USA, and the large impact autism spectrum disorders have on American families, society and economy, there are currently no...
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Bassell, Gary | Emory University | Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer | $100,000 |
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2011 |
Defining the Underlying Biology of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Autism
Project Description Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are behaviorally defined by impairments in communication, social interactions, and repetitive stereotypic behaviors. Many children with...
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Ashwood, Paul | University of California, Davis | Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer | $769,943 |
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2010 |
Vertical viral transmission as a frequent cause of autism
Project Description The Principal Investigator has recently found that evidence of a polyomavirus in post-mortem brains of patients with ASD. These viruses may either reach the brain...
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Persico, Antonio | Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma | Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer | $99,000 |
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2010 |
Nucleotide Signaling in the Genesis and Treatment of Autism
Project Description This Trailblazer study investigates the role of purinergic signaling as a key component of, but previously unstudied mechanism of mitochondria-nuclear cross-talk, and as...
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Naviaux, Robert | University of California, San Diego | Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer | $100,000 |
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2010 |
An In Vivo, iPSC-Based, Model of Autism
Project Description This Trailblazer study focuses on the identification of specific functional and morphological neuronal abnormalities that may underlie autism. Although the proof-of-...
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Schwartz, Philip | Children's Hospital of Orange County | Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer | $100,000 |
