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Project Title

Project Title

NeuroDevNet

Principal Investigator

Principal Investigator

Goldowitz, Daniel

Description

Description

The ASD Research Group is also studying early development in high risk infants - the younger siblings of children with ASD, in order to better understand what causes some infants to be more vulnerable to developing the disorder, and to identify the earliest signs of ASD to help advance diagnostic practice. Building on a decade of behavioural research, our investigators are using innovative technologies to examine how early positive and negative emotional responses and patterns of orienting attention may provide clues to which infants are at highest risk of ASD.We are also examining whether behavioural markers, including those currently under study, combined with genetic testing, could help identify children at risk of ASD even earlier. We are leading an international effort to improve prediction of ASD based on behavioural and genetic biomarkers, which could help transform early detection of the disorder.

Funder

Funder

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Funding Country

Funding Country

Canada

Fiscal Year Funding

Fiscal Year Funding

223642

Current Award Period

Current Award Period

2014-2020

Strategic Plan Question

Strategic Plan Question

Question 1: How Can I Recognize the Signs of ASD, and Why is Early Detection So Important?

Funder’s Project Link

Funder’s Project Link

No URL available.

Institution

Institution

University of British Columbia

Institute Location

Institute Location

Canada

Project Number

Project Number

344973

Government or Private

Government or Private

Government

History/Related Projects

History/Related Projects

NeuroDevNet | 223642 | 2016 | 344973
NeuroDevNet | 223642 | 2016 | 344973
Sponsorship of NeuroDevNet Brain Development Conference | 7500 | 2013 | 293922
Sponsorship of NeuroDevNet Brain Development Conference | 0 | 2014 | 293922

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