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Project Title

Project Title

Genetics Behind Brain Connectivity in ASD

Principal Investigator

Principal Investigator

Co, Marissa

Description

Description

Using new, advanced molecular biology techniques, this project will investigate how two genes called TBR1 and FOXP2, both implicated in autism risk, affect connections between the brain's cortex and thalamus. This study will help elucidate the different cell types in the brain and uncover cell pathways that will be important targets for treatment.

Funder

Funder

Autism Science Foundation

Funding Country

Funding Country

United States

Fiscal Year Funding

Fiscal Year Funding

0

Current Award Period

Current Award Period

2015-2016

Strategic Plan Question

Strategic Plan Question

Question 2: What is the Biology Underlying ASD?

Funder’s Project Link

Funder’s Project Link

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Institution

Institution

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Institute Location

Institute Location

United States

Project Number

Project Number

Government or Private

Government or Private

Private

History/Related Projects

History/Related Projects

Genetics Behind Brain Connectivity in ASD | 25000 | 2015 |
Genetics Behind Brain Connectivity in ASD | 0 | 2017 |

 
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