Autism Research Database - Principal Investigator Project Details

Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	Developing a diagnostic blood test for autism
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Pang, Ken
Description Description	The ability to diagnose autism via a blood test would be a major advance, and positively impact upon the lives of millions of children worldwide by facilitating effective early intervention. In this project, we will lay the scientific foundations for the development of such a blood test. To do so, we will identify circulating RNA biomarkers within serum that are dysregulated in autistic individuals, and use machine learning to define a predictive diagnostic model based around these RNAs.
Funder Funder	Financial Markets Foundation for Children
Funding Country Funding Country	Australia
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	109860
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2016-2018
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	Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Institute Location Institute Location	Australia
Project Number Project Number	2016-073
Government or Private Government or Private	Private
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	N/A