2001 Research Grants and Fellowships
Investigator-initiated research grants
Mirella Dapretto, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Language and Communication in the Autistic Brain: Insights from Neuroimaging
Abstract
Janine M. LaSalle, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
The Role of MeCP2 in Rett Syndrome
Abstract | Published Results
Julie C. Lauterborn, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
An AMPA Receptor Strategy for Pharmacological Manipulation of Spine/Synapse Maturation in Fragile X
Abstract
William M. Pardridge, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
New Approach in Gene Therapy of the Brain
Abstract | Published Results
M.I.N.D. Institute scholars awards
Nicole M. Gage, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
The Neurobiology of Speech and Language Processing in Autism: An MEG Investigation
Timothy P.I. Roberts, Ph.D., and Gregory Hickok, Ph.D., faculty sponsors
Abstract | Published Results
Christine I'Lee Hooker, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
The Neural Substrates of Joint Attention and Theory of Mind Deficits in Autism
Robert T. Knight, Ph.D., and Mark D'Esposito, Ph.D., faculty sponsors
Abstract
Sebastien C. Jacquemont, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Psychopharmacological Studies in Individuals with Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Randi J. Hagerman, M.D., faculty sponsor
Abstract | Published Results
Suzanne M. Mann, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Fine Mapping of Microduplications on Chromosome 15 in Autism
Carolyn N. Schanen, M.D., Ph.D., and Marian Sigman, Ph.D., faculty sponsors
Abstract
Cynthia D. Schumann
University of California, Davis
MRI Volumetric and Stereological Investigations of the Amygdaloid Complex
David G. Amaral, Ph.D., faculty sponsor
Abstract | Published Results
Michael J. Siller
University of California, Los Angeles
Facilitating Caregiver-Child Communication in Autism
Marian Sigman, Ph.D., faculty sponsor
Abstract | Published Results
Sarah J. Spence, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Narrowing the Search for Autism Susceptibility Genetic Loci Using Endophenotype Linkage Analysis in the AGRE Sample
Daniel H. Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D.
Abstract
Philip E. Washbourne, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
The Role of the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein in Synapse Formation and Plasticity
A. Kimberley McAllister, Ph.D., faculty sponsor
Abstract | Published Results

