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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: $4,848,555
Records
Funder Project Title Funding Funding Institution

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Salivary melatonin as a biomarker for response to sleep interventions in children with autism
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

University of Colorado Denver

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

The effects of disturbed sleep on sleep-dependent memory consolidation and daily function in individuals with ASD
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

The role of mTOR inhibitors in the treatment of autistic symptoms in symptomatic infantile spasms
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Funder

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Project Title

Assessing sleep regulation, sleep-dependent memory consolidation, and sleep-dependent synaptic plasticity in mouse genetic models of schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders
$32,469

Funding

$32,469

Institution

University of Pennsylvania

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Single-unit recordings in neurosurgical patients with autism
$56,900

Funding

$56,900

Institution

California Institute of Technology

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Characterizing sleep disorders in autism spectrum disorder
$75,107

Funding

$75,107

Institution

Stanford University

Funder

Department of Defense - Army

Project Title

CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN CHILDREN WITH ASD AND THEIR INFANT SIBLINGS
$99,000

Funding

$99,000

Institution

Naval Medical Research Center

Funder

Department of Defense - Army

Project Title

AUTISM AND OBESITY: CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS OR DRUG SIDE EFFECTS?
$99,820

Funding

$99,820

Institution

Children's Mercy Hospital

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Platform for autism treatments from exome analysis
$100,000

Funding

$100,000

Institution

Rockefeller University

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Direct recording from autism brains
$120,148

Funding

$120,148

Institution

California Institute of Technology

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