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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
Autism Research Database

Question 4: Short-term Objective B

green dot Q4.S.B: Standardize and validate at least 20 model systems (e.g., cellular and/or animal) that replicate features of ASD and will allow identification of specific molecular targets or neural circuits amenable to existing or new interventions by 2012.

Projects Found: 96
Total Funding: $15,303,589
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Funder Project Title Funding Funding Institution

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

A zebrafish model to identify epigenetic mechanisms relevant to autism
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

King's College London

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

A mouse model of top-down interactions
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Understanding copy number variants associated with autism
$125,000

Funding

$125,000

Institution

Duke University

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Behavioral evaluation of a novel autism mouse model
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

16p11.2 deletion mice: autism-relevant phenotypes and treatment discovery
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

University of California, Davis

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Novel approaches to enhance social cognition by stimulating central oxytocin release
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

Emory University

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Functional connectivity in monogenic mouse models of autism
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Analysis of oxytocin function in brain circuits processing social cues
$125,000

Funding

$125,000

Institution

Harvard University

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

The Role of Cation/Proton Exchanger NHE9 in Autism
$125,000

Funding

$125,000

Institution

University of California, San Francisco

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

How do autism-related mutations affect basal ganglia function?
$125,000

Funding

$125,000

Institution

University of California, Berkeley

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