The SFARI science team held an informational session to answer questions about the 2021 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Genetic Therapies request for applications.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, SFARI ran the fall 2020 science meeting virtually in a series of six weekly webinars, beginning on October 2, 2020. SFARI investigators presented their latest findings in autism research, ranging from autism genetics, through molecular mechanisms and neural circuits, to clinical insights.
SFARI Investigator Aakanksha Singhvi discusses her lab’s work and how the Bridge to Independence Award helped in her transition to working as an assistant professor.
SFARI is pleased to announce that eight Director Awards were awarded in 2020. 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) and studies whose goals are beyond the focus of existing SFARI request for applications.
On March 24, 2021, SFARI held an informational session to answer questions about the 2021 Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science request for applications.
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.”
SFARI’s requests for grant applications (RFAs) will be undergoing a number of changes in 2021. These changes include the introduction of the new Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science RFA, a single call for Pilot Awards, the suspension of the Research Award RFA and the launch of several targeted funding initiatives.
In this blog, Alice Luo Clayton assesses the first five years of the SFARI Bridge to Independence Award program, the impact the award has had on the fellows’ careers and the directions in which the program is moving forward.
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 19 grants in response to the Summer 2020 Pilot Award request for applications.