Autism Research Database - Principal Investigator Project Details

Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	SPARK Vanderbilt
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Warren, Zachary
Description Description	The National Autism Cohort (now called SPARK) is a national effort to recruit and retain 50,000 families with at least one individual on the autism spectrum, to collect DNA samples for genetic analysis, and to make these families available for studies by the autism research community at large. There are 21 clinical sites participating in the recruitment effort, and the three sites listed above were involved in the pilot phase of the project, before the official national launch.
Funder Funder	Simons Foundation
Funding Country Funding Country	United States
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	150000
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2016-2019
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	External Project Page
Institution Institution	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Institute Location Institute Location	United States
Project Number Project Number	388251
Government or Private Government or Private	Private
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	SPARK Vanderbilt \| 200000 \| 2019 \| 388251 SPARK Vanderbilt \| 150000 \| 2020 \| 388251 SPARK Vanderbilt \| 150000 \| 2017 \| 388251 SPARK Vanderbilt \| 200000 \| 2018 \| 388251