Investigating biological and genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorders

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1004065

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a debilitating developmental disorder affecting around 1% of Australians. This research involves a series of cohesive studies utilising internationally unique population samples, to investigate the relationship between increased prenatal androgen exposure, enlarged head circumference, ASD behavioural traits, and genetic variants. This research aims to reveal new information about the biological and genetic mechanisms underpinning ASD.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $394,264.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

androgen | autism spectrum disorders | biological markers | early detection | fetal growth | genetic epidemiology

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