Research funder · United States
Autism Science Foundation
U.S. nonprofit organization
- Grants since 2016
- 108
- Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
- —
- Funded works, last 5 years
- 94
- Funded works, all time
- 273
Grants
2017 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
Understanding the pain response in people with autism
Michelle Failla · Vanderbilt University
2017 · fellowship · Predoctoral Fellowships
Defining the female protective effect in infants with ASD
Elizabeth Sharer · University of Minnesota
2017 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
Characterizing the female and male brain in autism
Dorothea Floris · New York University
2017 · fellowship · Accelerator Awards
Advisors: Christa L. Martin, PhD, FACMG and Vanessa Troiani, PhD
Sabatino Dicriscio · Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute
2017 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
Developing biological markers for more severely affected individuals
Carol Wilkinson · Boston Children's Hospital
2017 · fellowship · Undergraduate Summer Research Grants
Individuals with autism struggle with obtaining, securing and maintaining employment. Christopher will work with Dr. Lerner to conduct a survey of individuals with autism, family members, employers and service providers on experiences, needs, and ways to improve employment opportunities, with the ultimate goals of developing an employment policy to help those with autism.
Christopher Esposito · Stony Brook University
2017 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
Screening for new autism treatments using cells in a dish
Isabella Rodrigues Fernandes · University of California San Diego
2017 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
Developing peripheral blood and neuronal biomarkers for autism using a genetically defined subtype
Michael S. Breen · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2017 · fellowship · Undergraduate Summer Research Grants
Laura’s research will focus on the amygdala, an area of the brain known to be affected in adults with autism. This project will study the function of the amygdala during an attention task in toddlers to help better determine the biological basis of attention problems in young children – problems that may be responsive to early treatment.
Laura Thomas · University of Minnesota
2017 · fellowship · Predoctoral Fellowships
Illustrating the importance of epigenetics in the sex bias of ASD
Christina N. Vallianatos · University of Michigan
2017 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
Advisor: Robert F. Hevner, PhD
Eitan Kaplan · Seattle Children's Research Institute
2016 · fellowship · Accelerator Awards
Understanding what captures the attention of girls with ASD
Clare Harrop · University Of North Carolina
2016 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
The genetics of male sensitization and female protection in ASD
Donna M. Werling · University of California, San Francisco
2016 · fellowship · Accelerator Awards
Use of an Early Life Exposure Assessment Tool (ELEAT) for autism in Portugal
Astrid Vicente · Instituto Nacional De Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (insa)
2016 · fellowship · Predoctoral Fellowships
Genetic mutations in chromosome 16 and their role in autism
Christine Ochoa Escamilla · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2016 · fellowship · Predoctoral Fellowships
Examining prenatal pesticide exposure, genetic susceptibility and risk for autism
Jacqueline Barkoski · University of California, Davis
2016 · fellowship · Undergraduate Summer Research Grants
This research will closely examine several aspects of social communication in autism: word choice, gestures, turn taking and other conversational skills. This intensive focus on a core feature of autism will help improve communication intervention strategies for people with ASD.
Armen Bagdasarov · Children’s Hospital Of Pennsylvania
2016 · fellowship · Undergraduate Summer Research Grants
Individuals with autism often suffer from poor sleep, which has long been a huge concern for families. This unique study will examine brain activity during waking hours and compare it to sleep quality in an effort to understand how these variables contribute to behavioral issues.
Tatiana Winkelman · Yale University
2016 · fellowship · Undergraduate Summer Research Grants
This research will examine brain activity in individuals with autism in real time while individuals participate in a communication program called “Let’s Chat.” It will focus on areas of the brain involved in social reward to determine how social communication may or may not be reinforcing in people with ASD.
Eleonora Sadikova · University of Maryland, College Park
2016 · fellowship · Undergraduate Summer Research Grants
The team at UC Davis will utilize second-by-second behavioral coding of infants at risk for ASD at different ages. Instead of just focusing on autism-related behaviors, this research will expand evaluations to include features of ADHD to identify early signs and symptoms for infants with an older sibling with autism, since ADHD is a common outcome among these infants.
Laura Bell · University of California, Davis
2016 · fellowship · Undergraduate Summer Research Grants
This research will examine the link between repetitive behaviors, perseverative thinking and autism symptoms in adults. It will also participate in validating a tool to measure IQ in autistic individuals with anticipated high IQ.
Elliot Keenan · Stony Brook University
2016 · fellowship · Predoctoral Fellowships
Role of an autism-related cytokine in a genetic model of ASD
Spencer Moore · University of California San Diego
2016 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
Origins of genetic causes of autism
Tychele Turner · University of Washington
2016 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
Brain changes following social skills treatment in adolescents with ASD
Aarti Nair · University of California, Los Angeles
2016 · fellowship · Undergraduate Summer Research Grants
Past studies of brain activity in infants have shown promise in using electrical signals in the brain to establish a very early biomarker of ASD. This research will compare brainwaves at 6 months to language scores at 18 months, further testing the idea that these are early biomarkers.
Adriana Mendez Leal · Harvard University
2016 · fellowship · Postdoctoral Fellowships
A new treatment for minimally verbal girls with ASD
Tom Cariveau · Emory University
2016 · fellowship · Predoctoral Fellowships
Study of a potentially novel biomarker for features of ASD
Megha Subramanian · Johns Hopkins University
2016 · fellowship · Predoctoral Fellowships
Mechanisms of sensory processing in ASD
Woon Ju Park · University of Rochester