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Read Now 2017 Bridge to Independence Award RFA is now open

Read Now A Conversation with SFARI Bridge to Independence Investigator Sung Han

Read Now Application process for recruiting SPARK participants into new research studies is now open

Read Now New SFARI channel for preprints on bioRxiv

Read Now Video replay of Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele's lecture on translating research into treatments for autism is now available

Read Now Simons Simplex Collection: Updated medical, developmental and educational information is now available

Read Now iPSC lines from the SSC and Simons VIP now available

Read Now Welcome letter from the SFARI Director

Funding

SFARI Explorer Awards - Applications accepted on a rolling basis
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SFARI Explorer Awards - Applications accepted on a rolling basis

SFARI has funded over 350 investigators studying autism-related research in the U.S. and abroad

SFARI has funded over 350 investigators studying autism-related research in the U.S. and abroad

Hundreds of research papers related to autism, spanning from basic to clinical studies, have been generated with SFARI support

Hundreds of research papers related to autism, spanning from basic to clinical studies, have been generated with SFARI support

Resources

SFARI supports a number of autism cohorts including:
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<li>Simons Simplex Collection (SSC)</li>
<li>Simons Variation in Individuals Project (Simons VIP)</li>
<li>SPARK</li>
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SFARI supports a number of autism cohorts including:

Simons Simplex Collection (SSC)
Simons Variation in Individuals Project (Simons VIP)
SPARK

SFARI is helping to make cell lines and rodent models of high-risk autism genes and copy number variants available to the research community

SFARI is helping to make cell lines and rodent models of high-risk autism genes and copy number variants available to the research community

SFARI Gene is an evolving database for the autism research community that is centered on genes implicated in autism susceptibility

SFARI Gene is an evolving database for the autism research community that is centered on genes implicated in autism susceptibility

Autism BrainNet is a collaborative network of academic sites that plans to collect, store and distribute brain tissue for autism research

Autism BrainNet is a collaborative network of academic sites that plans to collect, store and distribute brain tissue for autism research

SFARI Base provides approved researchers with access to data and biospecimens from the SSC, Simons VIP and SPARK

SFARI Base provides approved researchers with access to data and biospecimens from the SSC, Simons VIP and SPARK

Clinical Research Associates (CRA) is evaluating new potential therapies for autism, including R-baclofen and other treatments

Clinical Research Associates (CRA) is evaluating new potential therapies for autism, including R-baclofen and other treatments

News

The editorially independent News & Opinion content that was previously on SFARI.org has moved to Spectrumnews.org »

SPARK

SPARK is an online research initiative that aims to recruit 50,000 individuals with autism and their families.

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