Louis Reichardt, who has served as director of SFARI since 2013, finished his tenure here on September 28. John Spiro has been appointed interim director of SFARI until a new director is appointed.
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 19 grants in response to the Summer 2020 Pilot Award request for applications.
This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) 2017 Pilot and Research Awards - Request for applications, (2) Simons Variation in Individuals Project (Simons VIP): New data now available, (3) SFARI Blog: SFARI’s 2017 funding priorities, (4) SFARI Blog: 2017 Pilot and Research Award applications: The review process, (5) Upcoming lecture: Mustafa Sahin, “Tuberous Sclerosis: Shedding light on the neural circuitry of autism”.
New data were added to SFARI Gene in April 2018. This data release included updated gene scores for candidate autism risk genes, as well as the addition of new genes, animal models, and copy number variant loci associated with autism.
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund nine grants in response to the 2019 Research Award request for applications.
New data were added to SFARI Gene in August 2018. This data release included updated gene scores for candidate autism risk genes, as well as the addition of new genes and copy number variant loci associated with autism. New mouse, rat, zebrafish and Drosophila models were also added.
This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) Analysis of Autism BrainNet postmortem brain tissue RFA: awardees announced, (2) RNA-seq data from Simons Simplex Collection now available, (3) SFARI supports 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Program, (4) SFARI Investigators elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and National Academy of Sciences in 2022, (5) SFARI workshop explores mitochondrial dysfunction in autism, (6) In search of causality: From neuropsychiatric genetics to pathophysiology, (7) Highlights of SFARI-funded research, (8) 2022 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Biological Convergence and Genetic Therapies – Request for applications, (9) SFARI Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity (SEED) — Request for applications, (10) Webinar: Psychiatric hospitalization for serious emotional and behavioral challenges in autism, (11) Researchers using Simons Searchlight data.
SFARI is pleased to announce that it expects to have funded 22 grants in response to the Explorer Awards request for applications (RFA) this year.
This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) 2022 Pilot Award — Request for applications, (2) Updates to SFARI's 2022 requests for grant applications, (3) SFARI 2021 Director Awards announced, (4) More than funding: Career development opportunities abound for Bridge to Independence fellows, (5) Simons Searchlight: December 2021 data release, (6) SPARK December 2021 update: New phenotypic and genomic data available, (7) SFARI hosts virtual fall 2021 science meeting, (8) Simons Searchlight CSNK2A1, HIVEP2, MED13L and SETBP1 Family and Scientific Conference, (9) Highlights of SFARI-funded research, (10) Bridge to Independence Award — Request for applications, (11) SFARI Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity (SEED) — Request for applications, (12) SPARK Research Match Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity — Request for applications.
Lectures and symposium presentations that will be given by SFARI Investigators at Neuroscience 2015 in Chicago (17-21 October 2015) are highlighted.