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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

Molecular analysis of gene-environment interactions in the intestines of children with autism
$150,000

Funding

$150,000

Institution

Columbia University

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

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Characterization of the sleep phenotype in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder
$150,000

Funding

$150,000

Institution

Vanderbilt University

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Molecular mechanisms linking early life seizures, autism and intellectual disability
$313,576

Funding

$313,576

Institution

University of Colorado Denver

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Self-Regulation and Sleep in Children At Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders
$249,000

Funding

$249,000

Institution

Purdue University

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Neuroendocrine regulation of metabolism and neurocognition
$355,088

Funding

$355,088

Institution

National Institutes of Health

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Treatment of medical conditions among individuals with autism spectrum disorders
$488,568

Funding

$488,568

Institution

National Institutes of Health

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Neurobiology of aggression co-morbidity in mouse model of idic15 autism
$261,000

Funding

$261,000

Institution

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Selective disruption of hippocampal dentate granule cells in autism: Impact of PT
$396,897

Funding

$396,897

Institution

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Early life seizures disrupt critical period plasticity
$429,559

Funding

$429,559

Institution

University of Pennsylvania

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