RESEARCH NEWS
FROM HHMI

Middle Eastern Families Help Scientists Pinpoint Autism
(07.11.08)
By focusing on large families in which both parents share a recent ancestor, scientists have honed in on rare mutations that had remained elusive in previous studies.

Researchers Develop Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum
(09.06.07)
A genetic mutation found in some people with autism and Asperger syndrome causes social impairment and cognitive enhancement in mice.

HHMI SCIENTISTS AND AUTISM

Christopher Walsh

Thomas Südhof

Val Sheffield

Louis Kunkel

Huda Zoghbi

FROM THE HHMI BULLETIN

Invisible Barriers
(May 2008)
Children with the subtlest form of autism suffer social isolation; those with more severe disease, face a much tougher road. New genetic clues put the spotlight on the communication hubs of the brain's neurons—the synapses.

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HHMI Bulletin: May 2012

Cover Story: Cells on the Move
Exploring the building blocks of cell movement, researchers are revealing delightful dances—and changing dogma.

Enter the Samurai
Loren Looger likes to solve other people's problems—at least their technical ones. That's working out well for his Janelia Farm colleagues.

Making Bigger Better
Scaling up research opportunities in introductory science courses requires a new way of thinking and working.

Opening the Floodgates
To speed the hunt for disease-related genes, researchers are delving into the exome, the fraction of the genome responsible for encoding proteins.