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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: 102
Total Funding: $17,006,996
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Funder Project Title Funding Funding Institution

Funder

Department of Defense - Army

Project Title

Novel therapeutic targets to treat social behavior deficits in autism and related disorders
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio

Funder

Autism Science Foundation

Project Title

Endocannabanoid Enhancement of Sociability in Autism-related Mouse Models
$25,000

Funding

$25,000

Institution

University of California, Irvine

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Mechanism and treatment of ASD related behavior in the Cntnap2 knockout mouse model
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

University of California, Los Angeles

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Preclinical Autism Consortium for Therapeutics (PACT)
$389,677

Funding

$389,677

Institution

University of California, Davis

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Novel approaches to enhance social cognition by stimulating central oxytocin release
$149,665

Funding

$149,665

Institution

Emory University

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Preclinical Autism Consortium for Therapeutics (PACT)- Boston Children's Hospital
$316,301

Funding

$316,301

Institution

Boston Children's Hospital

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Identifying high-impact therapeutic targets for autism spectrum disorders using rat models
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Effects of oxytocin receptor agonists in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder phenotypes
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

University of North Carolina

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Evaluating hyperserotonemia as a biomarker of sensory dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

Vanderbilt University

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Preclinical therapeutic target validation of glutamate receptors in Shank3 models of autism
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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