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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
Autism Research Database

Question 3: Long-term Objective B

green dot Q3.L.B: Identify genetic risk factors in at least 50% of people with ASD by 2014.

Projects Found: 79
Total Funding: $49,905,587
Records
Funder Project Title Funding Funding Institution

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE)
$1,826,554

Funding

$1,826,554

Institution

Autism Speaks (AS)

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Autism Genome Project (AGP)
$2,044,857

Funding

$2,044,857

Institution

Autism Speaks (AS)

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

The role of the Rett gene, chromosone 15Q11-Q13, other genes, and epigenetics
$18,368

Funding

$18,368

Institution

Baylor College of Medicine

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Simons Simplex Collection Site
$437,339

Funding

$437,339

Institution

Baylor College of Medicine

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Studies of postmortem brain searching for epigenetic defects causing autism
$400,000

Funding

$400,000

Institution

Baylor College of Medicine

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Analysis of candidate genes derived from a protein interaction network in SSC samples
$987,318

Funding

$987,318

Institution

Baylor College of Medicine

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Recessive genes for autism and mental retardation
$293,376

Funding

$293,376

Institution

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Genetic investigation of cognitive development in autistic spectrum disorders
$184,248

Funding

$184,248

Institution

Brown University

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Autism and the insula: Genomic and neural circuits
$368,570

Funding

$368,570

Institution

California Institute of Technology

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Gene expression profiling of autism spectrum disorders
$52,000

Funding

$52,000

Institution

Children's Hospital Boston

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