News

Requesting SFARI data and biospecimens during COVID-19 pandemic

SFARI would like to remind researchers that they can still request many SFARI resources, including genetic and phenotypic data as well as biospecimens, at this time. Researchers can also submit applications to recruit individuals with autism and their families for new research studies.

July 14, 2020

FENS 2020 Virtual Forum: Presentations by SFARI Investigators

SFARI Investigators will be giving a number of presentations as part of the 12th FENS Forum of Neuroscience. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the forum will be held virtually this year, with live and prerecorded sessions available to conference registrants July 11–15.

July 9, 2020

SFARI abstracts and e-Posters at INSAR 2020 Virtual The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2020 Annual Meeting to be held May 2020 was canceled, but virtual content is now available online. A selection of abstracts and e-Posters by SFARI Investigators, SFARI staff and collaborators are highlighted here.

SFARI Investigator and board member elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2020 A SFARI Investigator and a past member of SFARI’s Scientific Advisory Board are among the 146 newly elected members of the National Academy of Sciences.

SFARI Investigators and board member elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2020 Three current and former SFARI Investigators and one member of SFARI’s Scientific Advisory Board are among the 276 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

SFARI Gene: April 2020 new data release New data were added to SFARI Gene in April 2020. This data release included the addition of new candidate autism risk genes, new curated references of copy number variations associated with autism, as well as updated gene scoring criteria. New mouse models derived from notable…

SPARK update: New phenotypic data now available Phenotypic data from 230,936 participants enrolled in SPARK, including more than 90,000 individuals with ASD, are now available to approved researchers.

Data storage archive concept with 3d rendering folder connect on circuit board

Reminder: Limitations on using SFARI Simons Collection datasets and/or biospecimens SFARI reminds all approved Principal Investigators that the use of data sets and/or biospecimens obtained from the SFARI Simons Collection is subject to certain limitations and that these resources cannot be shared or distributed to any other researchers without prior SFARI approval.

SFARI Winter 2020 Pilot awardees announced SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 11 grants in response to the Winter 2020 Pilot Award request for applications.

Note to SFARI Investigators regarding COVID-19 epidemic SFARI is writing to assure you that the health and well-being of your lab members is very much in our minds during the COVID-19 epidemic. We encourage you to do all that is necessary to maintain their health as we face this unprecedented challenge.

Previous Page
1
2
3
...
14
Page 1 of 14
Next Page