The Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine and the Autism Community
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Antibodies induced by ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain that cross-neutralize variants from Alpha to Omicron BA.1
- Science Immunology
The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program at the E.K. Shriver Center/UMass Chan Medical School accepting applications
- E.K. Shriver Center/UMass Chan Medical School
Membrane fusion and immune evasion by the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
- Science
Lurie Center's New Scientific Director Aims to Broaden Autism Research
- Massachusetts General Hospital Giving
UB researchers discover how a top-ranking risk gene for autism spectrum disorders causes seizures
- University at Buffalo News Center
- Deficiency of autism risk factor ASH1L in prefrontal cortex induces epigenetic aberrations and seizures
New collaboration between SFARI and Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation will generate hundreds of iPSC lines for autism research
- SFARI
Powerful drug discovery protocol for autism is accelerating the development of new treatments
- University at Buffalo News
NLM Family Foundation announces $1 million grant to Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR) to address COVID-19 pandemic
- NLM Family Foundation
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June 2022 Disability Task Force Meeting
- June 16, 2022
- Disability Task Force
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Harnessing the Readiness Potential of your Child Through the Identification of Personalized Targets for Treatment: Aiding Therapies with Three Contemporary Revolutions
- May 15, 2022
upcoming Event
Lurie Center for Autism 2022 Summer Clinical Research Internships for Undergraduate Students
- March 20, 2022
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New England Yachad Online Recreational Opportunities for Adults with Autism
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Lurie Center For Autism
The Lurie Center for Autism is an integrated and multidisciplinary clinical, research, training and advocacy program of MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) dedicated to treating individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders.
Learn MoreLurie Institute for Disability Policy
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management is dedicated to improving the lives of people on the autism spectrum, as well as people with other disabilities, across the lifespan through innovative social policies that foster inclusion into the mainstream of society.
Learn MoreAutism Around the Globe
Autism around the Globe is an interactive web-based project of the NLM Family Foundation which focuses on raising public awareness of how autism affects those in different parts of the world.
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