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Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	Whole Brain Microscopy to Quantify the Effect of ASD Associated Mutations on Brain Development
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Sanders, Stephan
Description Description	Stephan J. Sanders, BMBS, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, hopes to detect subtle changes in the location and size of cells during brain development to track the effects of genes that contribute to autism spectrum disorder. Genes associated with autism are present throughout the brain, shape all stages of brain development, and perform a wide range of biological functions. Dr. Sanders’ team will test new methods for assessing cells affected by autism-related genes and changes to those cells throughout development. They will then use this method to study how cell location and size change in response to mutations in autism-linked genes. The team hopes to enrich our understanding of autism’s causes.
Funder Funder	Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Funding Country Funding Country	United States
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	17500
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2016-2018
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 3: What Causes ASD, and Can Disabling Aspects of ASD be Prevented or Preempted?
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	No URL available.
Institution Institution	University of California, San Francisco
Institute Location Institute Location	United States
Project Number Project Number
Government or Private Government or Private	Private
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	Whole Brain Microscopy to Quantify the Effect of ASD Associated Mutations on Brain Development \| 35000 \| 2017 \| Whole Brain Microscopy to Quantify the Effect of ASD Associated Mutations on Brain Development \| 17500 \| 2018 \|

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