Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
Autism Research Database (AFD)
| Project Element | Element Description |
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Project TitleProject Title |
The Interaction of Early Social Experience and Oxytocin and Vasopressin Receptor Gene Variants in Predicting Individual Differences in Adult Social Behavior in Prairie Voles (Microtus Ochrogaster |
Principal InvestigatorPrincipal Investigator |
Ahern, Todd |
DescriptionDescription |
Todd Hancock Ahern, Ph.D., at Quinnipiac University will investigate gene-environment interactions that could result in marked differences in social behaviors. He hypothesizes that early environmental factors, such as differences in family structure, can influence the genes responsible for shaping adult social behaviors. Using prairie voles, a well-established animal model for studying sociability, Dr. Ahern aims to demonstrate how early environmental conditions affect the genes that encode oxytocin and vasopressin receptors, two molecules involved in chemical signaling systems that regulate sociality. |
FunderFunder |
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation |
Funding CountryFunding Country |
United States |
Fiscal Year FundingFiscal Year Funding |
35000 |
Current Award PeriodCurrent Award Period |
2016-2019 |
Strategic Plan QuestionStrategic Plan Question |
Question 3: What Causes ASD, and Can Disabling Aspects of ASD be Prevented or Preempted? |
Funder’s Project LinkFunder’s Project Link |
No URL available. |
InstitutionInstitution |
Quinnipiac University |
Institute LocationInstitute Location |
United States |
Project NumberProject Number |
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Government or PrivateGovernment or Private |
Private |
History/Related ProjectsHistory/Related Projects |
The Interaction of Early Social Experience and Oxytocin and Vasopressin Receptor Gene Variants in Predicting Individual Differences in Adult Social Behavior in Prairie Voles (Microtus Ochrogaster |
17500
| 2017 |
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