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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
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Project Title

Project Title

Establishing a San Diego and Southwest Regional Autism Cohort

Principal Investigator

Principal Investigator

Pierce, Karen

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

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Institution

Institution

University of California, San Diego

Institute Location

Institute Location

United States

Project Number

Project Number

388516

Government or Private

Government or Private

Private

History/Related Projects

History/Related Projects

Establishing a San Diego and Southwest Regional Autism Cohort | 200000 | 2019 | 388516
Establishing a San Diego and Southwest Regional Autism Cohort | 200000 | 2020 | 388516
Establishing a San Diego and Southwest Regional Autism Cohort | 150000 | 2017 | 388516
Establishing a San Diego and Southwest Regional Autism Cohort | 200000 | 2018 | 388516

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