SFARI News - August 2010

August 2010 • No. 5 • From the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Dennis Choi, Marian Carlson join Simons Foundation leadership Simons Simplex Collection releases copy number variant scans Norway baby study expected to yield insights into autism Workshop report: Neural circuits Kevin Pelphrey: Charting the course of the social brain Fragile X models give clues to stem cell programming Dennis Choi, Marian Carlson join Si mons Foundation leadership We're pleased to announce the appointment of two distinguished scientists, Dennis Choi, M.D., Ph.D. and Marian Carlson, Ph.D. Choi has been named executive vice-president of the foundation and Carlson has been named deputy director of life sciences. Read More » Simons Simplex Collection releases copy number variant scans The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative is pleased to announce that the full raw genetic data scans for copy number variants from its Simons Simplex Collection (SSC) ar e now available to the scientific community. This data is being released in advance of publication so that qualified r esearchers may make immediate use of this new resource. Read More » Norway baby study expected to yield insights into autism The Autism Birth Cohort, based on data from 100,000 Norwegian children and their families, aims to uncover genetic and environmental factors contributing to the disorder. Read More »

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