Autism Research Database - Strategic Plan Question Project Details

Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	University of North Carolina Clinical Site Network Pilot for the National Autism Cohort
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Piven, Joseph
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	0
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2015-2016
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	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Institute Location Institute Location	United States
Project Number Project Number	412689
Government or Private Government or Private	Private
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	University of North Carolina Clinical Site Network Pilot for the National Autism Cohort \| 24750 \| 2015 \| 412689