Columbia University | Autism Speaks

Breakthroughs in Autism Symposium

Autism Speaks invites researchers and the public to attend April 26 symposium in New York City; also accessible online following the event

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1999 Awards (NAAR)

The 1999 Research Awards marked the third year NAAR funded autism research programs and the first time the organization had funded autism research in Europe. NAAR invested $800,000 in 1999 to fund 14 pilot studies and two mentor-based fellowships ... More...

1999 Grants Funded (CAN)

Search for susceptibility genes in autism

Catalina Betancur, M.D., Ph.D., INSERM France (Young Investigator)... More...

2000 Grants Funded (CAN)

Conditional neurotrophin knock-out mice as a model for the developmental neuropathology of autism

Schahram Akbarian, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital (Young Investigator)... More...

2004 Grants Funded (CAN)

Molecular Studies in Autism

Huda Zoghbi, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine (Genius Award)The funds received through the Cure Autism Now Genius Award will allow us to explore new approaches to identify some of the molecular ge... More...

2006 Can Grants Funded

Cure Autism Now funded a variety of science programs designed to encourage innovative approaches toward identifying the causes, developing means of prevention and treatment and ultimately, finding a cure for autism and related disorders.... More...