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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 autism risk genes were also added.

May 20, 2020

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.

March 23, 2020

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.

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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.

SFARI 2019 Director Awards announced SFARI is pleased to announce that 10 Director Awards were awarded in 2019. These projects include, but are not limited to, studies that aim to enhance existing SFARI-sponsored cohorts and collections, generate novel resources (e.g., animal models) or did not fit into an existing investigator-initiated…

New changes implemented to SFARI Gene SFARI has recently implemented a number of changes to SFARI Gene, including modification of the gene scoring, copy number variant, animal models and protein interaction modules. Curation of the human gene module will continue as before.

SFARI announces 2019 Bridge to Independence Award fellows SFARI announces that it has selected five fellows in response to the 2019 Bridge to Independence Award request for applications.

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SFARI funds to support diversity at Gordon Research Conferences Funds donated by SFARI to Gordon Research Conferences will now be allocated to support attendance of eligible early-career (pre-tenure) women, early-career trainees from historically underrepresented groups and scientists from the following ethnic and racial groups: Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or…

Zebrafish lines added to SFARI resources for autism research SFARI is now curating a set of zebrafish lines to study autism spectrum disorder. This includes mutant lines for 12 ASD risk genes, four of which are currently available to researchers and eight that will be available later this year.

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