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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: 22
Total Funding: $3,218,960
Records
Funder Project Title Funding Funding Institution

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

The effects of disturbed sleep on sleep-dependent memory consolidation and daily function in individuals with ASD
$90,480

Funding

$90,480

Institution

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Funder

Autism Speaks

Project Title

Single-unit recordings in neurosurgical patients with autism
$55,200

Funding

$55,200

Institution

California Institute of Technology

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Direct recording from autism brains
$60,074

Funding

$60,074

Institution

California Institute of Technology

Funder

Simons Foundation

Project Title

Single-unit recordings from the amygdala in people with autism
$0

Funding

$0

Institution

California Institute of Technology

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Functional neuroimaging of attention in autism
$192,365

Funding

$192,365

Institution

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Selective disruption of hippocampal dentate granule cells in autism: Impact of PT
$411,292

Funding

$411,292

Institution

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Selective disruption of hippocampal dentate granule cells in autism: Impact of PT (supplement)
$14,596

Funding

$14,596

Institution

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Neuroendocrine regulation of metabolism and neurocognition
$402,805

Funding

$402,805

Institution

National Institutes of Health

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Project Title

Treatment of medical conditions among individuals with autism spectrum disorders
$339,591

Funding

$339,591

Institution

National Institutes of Health

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