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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
Autism Research Database

Question 2: Short-term Objective E

green dot Q2.S.E: Launch three studies that target the underlying biological mechanisms of co-occurring conditions with autism, including seizures/epilepsy, sleep disorders, wandering/elopement behavior, and familial autoimmune disorders, by 2012.

Projects Found: 23
Total Funding: $4,807,760
Records
Funder Project Title Funding Funding Institution

Funder

Health Resources and Services Administration

Project Title

Epileptiform discharges and its relation to cognition and behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders
$206,475

Funding

$206,475

Institution

Vanderbilt University

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Self-regulation and sleep in children at risk for autism spectrum disorders
$90,000

Funding

$90,000

Institution

University of California, Davis

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Molecular mechanisms linking early life seizures, autism and intellectual disability
$332,369

Funding

$332,369

Institution

University of Colorado Denver

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Neuroendocrine regulation of metabolism and neurocognition
$434,644

Funding

$434,644

Institution

National Institutes of Health

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Treatment of medical conditions among individuals with autism spectrum disorders
$264,726

Funding

$264,726

Institution

National Institutes of Health

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Understanding the cognitive impact of early life epilepsy
$836,550

Funding

$836,550

Institution

Boston Children's Hospital

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Sensory mechanisms and self-injury
$392,262

Funding

$392,262

Institution

University of Minnesota

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Molecular components of A-type K+ channels
$363,366

Funding

$363,366

Institution

New York University School of Medicine

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Selective disruption of hippocampal dentate granule cells in autism: Impact of PTEN deletion
$367,500

Funding

$367,500

Institution

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Functional neuroimaging of attention in autism
$234,240

Funding

$234,240

Institution

University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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