SFARI

SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 16 grants in response to the 2022 Pilot Award request for applications.

This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) SFARI 2022 Bridge to Independence fellows announced, (2) Simons Searchlight: July 2022 data release, (3) Event: How emotions shape our memories, (4) Highlights of SFARI-funded research, (5) 2022 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Biological Convergence and Genetic Therapies – Request for applications, (6) SFARI Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity (SEED) — Request for applications.

SFARI staff and collaborators will be presenting a number of posters about SFARI projects and resources at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2019 Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada (May 1-4).

On September 25, 2018, SFARI convened a workshop with the aims of discussing current research on sensory processing in autism and bringing together investigators that conduct animal- and human-based studies to foster opportunities for translational research.

This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) SFARI Autism Rat Models Consortium awardees announced, (2) 2022 Autism BrainNet Appreciation Award recipients announced, (3) INSYNC-AS inaugural meeting discusses the therapeutic landscape for Angelman syndrome, (4) Highlights of SFARI-funded research, (5) SFARI Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity — Request for applications, (6) SPARK Research Match Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity — Request for applications.

As the number of available DNA samples continues to increase and the cost of sequencing continues to drop, one can't help but want to capture all of the genetic variation that might be contributing to autism susceptibility in these families. Toward this end, SFARI organized a one-day workshop on the prospects for sequencing samples from the Simons Simplex Collection.

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.

SFARI scientific director Gerald Fischbach and principal investigator Catherine Lord of the University of Michigan published The Simons Simplex Collection: A Resource for Identification of Autism Genetic Risk Factors on 21 October in the journal Neuron.

This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) Updates to SFARI’s Requests for Grant Applications for 2023, (2) Important Changes to the Independence Award Program, (3) 2022 SFARI Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science Awardees Announced, (4) Event: Simons Foundation Autism and Neuroscience Social at SfN 2022, (5) 2023 Winter Pilot Award – Request for Applications.

Three SFARI Investigators (current and past) have recently received prestigious prizes in the natural sciences.