Local CBS station airs segment on rapid autism detection
Great news segment on the approaches we're working on. You can check it out here .
Great news segment on the approaches we're working on. You can check it out here .
The process of diagnosing autism is complex, subjective, and often limited to only a segment of the population in need. With the recent rise in incidence to 1 in 88 children, the need for accurate and widely deployable methods for screening and diagnosis is substantial.
Excerpt from the editorial : "We will accept in Translational Psychiatry only outstanding work, which a couple of years ago would have been published in Molecular Psychiatry and it is not currently in that journal solely for space reasons. An invitation from us to submit to Translational Psychiatry represents formal recognition that the work has the highest levels of intrinsic merit, impact and relevance" read more here.
International Autism Awareness Day takes place on April 2nd this year. People around the world will be illuminating buildings in blue and organizing other activities to generate awareness of autism and its impact on families and communities. Visit LightItUpBlue.org for suggestions on how you can be a part.
Dr. Wall will be attending the ASIP Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2012 on April 21st where he will be giving an overview of genomics and personalized medicine.
Several members of the Wall Lab will be making a trip to Toronto for the May 17th - 19th IMFAR 2012 Conference (International Meeting for Autism Research) and presenting posters of recent research.
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Gazing out over the Harvard Medical School quad, Dennis Wall, PhD, isn’t thinking about his research into the genetic causes of autism or the development of his ground-breaking Autworks Web site. He’s more concerned with the whereabouts of campus security. “They frown on skateboarding here,” he says, grinning sheepishly and displaying his new board. “I’ve been kicked out a few times.” More... And click here for a video featuring Dr. Wall.