
This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) SFARI Summer 2020 Pilot awardees, (2) SPARK update: New phenotypic data now available, (3) Simons Searchlight: Research matching program launched, (4) SFARI Gene: January 2021 data release, (5) SfN Global Connectome: Presentations by SFARI Investigators, (6) SFARI Bridge to Independence fellows discuss new research findings and career challenges at virtual retreat, (7) SFARI blog: Alice Luo Clayton, “SFARI Bridge to Independence Award program: Looking back, looking forward”, (8) Highlights of SFARI-funded research, (9) 2021 Bridge to Independence Award— Request for applications, (10) Maternal COVID-19 as a Potential Risk for Autism: Supplemental Funding for Ongoing Pregnancy cohorts – Request for applications, (11) SPARK Research Match Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity – Request for applications, (12) SFARI Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity (SEED) — Request for applications, (13) Upcoming lecture: Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, “Clinical trials and cyclic AMP in fragile X syndrome: A life journey.”