Dr. Wall was selected to receive the the Slifka / Ritvo Innovation in Autism Research Award for outstanding achievement in clinical advancement of autism, and will be presented with this award at the international autism conference in Spain next week. The conference is the International Society for Autism Research's IMFAR 2013. Dr. Wall will be presenting at the conference as well.
We are working on creative ways to “light it up blue” this month. We have decorated our lab and dressed top to bottom blue on April 2nd for World Autism Awareness Day. Up next is blueberry cupcakes!
Aside from these events, we are proud of the progressive and productive year we have had here at the Wall Lab...
In a triage method under development by Dennis Wall, director of the Computational Biology Initiative at Harvard Medical School, parents answer seven questions about their child's behavior and submit a five-minute video taken during a playdate, birthday party or other everyday social situation. Three trained evaluators score each video for eight behaviors, including eye contact and imaginative play.
The Wall Lab has an opening for a web developer. The position is available immediately and involves the design of mobile and web-based health applications that make diagnostic processes more efficient. Successful applicants must have superior programming skills and web design capabilities.
May 2 - 4. IMFAR 2013. (Autism Speaks coverage) San Sebastián, Spain.
May 22 - 24. Big Data in BioMedicine Conference 2013. at Stanford University.
(1) Web Developer
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.