PROJECTS FUNDED BY AUTISM SPEAKS IN THE UK
Autism Speaks has funded autism research since 1997 and is committed to funding the best research across the world.
Collaborative Projects & Programmes
British Autism Study of Infant Siblings (BASIS)
BASIS scientists will investigate whether there are any differences in development between infants who have brothers or sisters with autism and those who do not. In the long term, this will help identify the early signs of the disorder, allowing for earlier and more effective intervention aimed at improving the quality of life of children with autism.
International Autism Genome Project
Leading investigators in the United Kingdom are contributing to this international collaboration, sponsored by Autism Speaks.
Research Awards
2008 |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Award (pilot) Ann Le Couteur, Ph.D., Newcastle University Parents and professionals attitudes to dietary interventions in ASD (PADIA) |
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Mentor Based Fellowship Mentor Patrick Bolton, Ph.D., FRCPsych |
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Mentor Based Fellowship Mentor: Dermot Bowler, Ph.D. Post-doctoral fellow: Sophie Lind, Ph.D., City University, London Past, present, and future-oriented thinking about the self in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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Mentor Based Fellowship Mentor: Mary Stewart, Ph.D. |
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Antonia Hamilton, Ph.D., University of Nottingham |
Environmental Research – Pilot. Robert Plomin Institute of Psychiatry London Identical twins discordant for autism: epigenetics (DNA methylation) biomarkers of non-shared environmental influences |
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2007 |
Basic and Clinical Research Award Paul Gabbott, Ph.D, Payam Rezaie, Ph.D Biological Sciences Department, The Open University Dendritic organisation within the cerebral cortex in autism |
2006 |
Research Award – pilot Frank Pollick, PhD University of Glasgow The processing of biological motion patterns in adults with high-functioning autism: A fMRI study |
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Research Award – pilot Frederick Livesey, PhD University of Cambridge Neocortical area formation and the pathogenesis of autistic spectrum conditions |
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Research Award – pilot Mark Johnson, PhD University of London UK Infant Sibs Project: Phase One |
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Research Award – pilot Tony Charman, PhD Institute of Child Health, University College London Behavioural and electrophysiological responses to speech sounds and social stimuli in young children with ASD |
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Research Award – pilot Kate Nation, PhD University of Oxford Tracking cues to word learning in autism |
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Research Award – pilot Simon Fisher, DPhil, University of Oxford A ChIP-on-chip system for dissecting genetic pathways involved in developmental language disorders |
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Research Award – pilot James Briscoe, PhD National Institute for Medical Research, London Teratogen induced ASD and brainstem development |
Research Award – pilot Declan Murphy Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London A twin study of brain anatomy and connectivity |
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Mentor Based Fellowship (post-doc) Mentor Mark Johnson Birkbeck College, london |
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Mentor based fellowship Mentor Tony Charman Institute of Child Health, London |
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Mentor Based Fellowship Mentor Francesca Happe Institute of Psychiatry, London |
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2005 |
Payam Rezaie, PhD, The Open University, Milton Keynes Research Award – pilot Examining Alterations in Cortical Neuronal Subpopulations and Synaptic Proteins in Autism |
Peter McCaffey University of Aberdeen Research Award - pilot Disruption of organisation of the cerebral cortex by retinoic acid |
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2004 |
Howard Ring, PhD University of Cambridge Research Award – pilot Testing N400 as a Marker for Optimising Information Presentation to People with Autism |
2003 |
Research Award – pilot Patrick Bolton, PhD Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London Speech & Language Impairments and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Twin Study of the Links |
Research Award – pilot Patrick Bolton PhD, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London Event-Related Potential & Behavioural Investigations of Face Processing in Individuals withTuberous Sclerosis and Autism |
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Research Award – pilot Payam Rezaie, PhD The Open University, Milton Keynes Assessment of the Glial Response within the Cerebral Cortex in Autism |
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Research Award – pilot Justin Williams, MBBS, MSc University of Aberdeen Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Action, Facial and Object-Directed Imitation |
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2002 |
Gillian Baird, PhD St Thomas & Guy's Hospital NHS Trust, London Is there Evidence of Antibodies against Neural Tissue in Children with Autism? (2 year award) |
Research Award (pilot) David Skuse Institute of Child Health, London Identifying a genetic cause of male susceptibility to autism. |
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2001 |
Andrew Grayson, PhD, CPsych The Open University, Milton Keynes Facilitated Communication: A Systematic Observational Research Project Involving Fine-Grained Video Analysis and Eye Tracking |
Fellowship & Training Programmes
Pre-doctoral fellowships
2004 |
Mentor: Gergely Csibra, PhD, University of London |
2002 |
Mentor: Simon Baron-Cohen, PhD, University of Cambridge Fellow: Ofer Golan |
Post-doctoral fellowships
2005 |
Mentor: Professor Dorothy Bishop, University of Oxford; |
2004 |
Mentor: Gillian Baird, PhD, Newcomen Centre, London |
2003 |
Mentor: Simon Baron-Cohen, PhD, University of Cambridge |
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Mentor: Francesca Happe, PhD, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London |