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Autism Speaks Autism Genetic Resource Exchange Joins the National Database for Autism Research Federation | Dec. 12, 2011 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism
Autism Speaks Autism Genetic Resource Exchange Joins the National Database for Autism Research Federation Creates Largest Source of Autism Research Data to Date NEW YORK, N.Y. (DECEMBER 12, 2011) – Autism Speaks – North America’s largest autism science and advocacy organization – joins the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in announcing the addition of Autism […]
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Autism Speaks | December 11 IACC Meeting | 2009 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
December 11 IACC Meeting Washington, DC (December 11, 2009) — The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) met on Friday, December 11, via conference call and webinar accessible to the public. The primary purpose of Friday’s meeting was to consider two remaining sections (Questions 1 and 7) of proposed revisions to the Strategic Plan for Autism Research. […]
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Autism Speaks | October 23, 2009 IACC Meeting Summary | #AutisticHistory #BanABA
October 23, 2009 IACC Meeting Summary Bethesda, MD (October 23, 2009) — The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) met on Friday, October 23, at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Md. IACC Chair Thomas Insel, M.D. opened the meeting by reporting that NINDS Director Story Landis, Ph.D. had resigned as a federal member of the Committee. In […]
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Archive | Clara Lajonchere of Autism Speaks, AGRE & Cure Autism Now | #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism #BanABA
Clara Lajonchere Clara joined Cure Autism Now in June 2003 as AGRE Program Director. Under Clara’s leadership, AGRE has reached several landmarks including the acquisition of over 1600 family pedigrees and facilitating research in 15 countries. In September, 2006, Clara was promoted to Director of Clinical Research with responsibility for managing CAN’s ATN and CTN […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Autism Genome Project (AGP) | Circa 2004 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Autism Genome Project Launched in 2004, the Autism Genome Project, or AGP, is the largest study ever conducted to find the genes associated with inherited risk for autism. Many of the world’s leading genetics researchers pooled their resources and used a promising new technology, the DNA microarray, to scan the human genome in the search for […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: NIH Announces New Autism Grants | Circa August 2, 2007 #NotAnAutisticAlly
NIH Announces New Autism Grants On Thursday, August 2, the National Institutes of Health announced the awardees of a new funding mechanism to support autism research, called the Autism Centers for Excellence. The ACE awards will replace the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) and Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) projects […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: NIH Announces ACE Award Recipients | Circa November 2007 #NotAnAutisticAlly
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the new members of its Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program. The ACE program represents a consolidation of two existing programs, the Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) and Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) programs into a single research effort. Initially, five centers […]
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