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Join us for a scientific symposium exploring the state of science through expert presentations, panel discussions, and posters. When: May 9th, 2025 from 8:30am-5pm Where: The Hub for Clinical Collaboration – 3500 Civic Center Blvd,…
Esteemed congratulations to the two inaugural winners of the Penn Genetics Postdoc Booster Prize – Bradley Lukasak (Korb Lab) and Joanna Medina (Zhou lab)! Titles and abstracts of winners: Bradley Lukasak – Korb lab TRAP…
Welcome to ASPE Trainee Tuesday! Here at the Autism Spectrum Program of Excellence (ASPE), we take pride in our leading team of clinicians, scientists, and trainees. Our trainees include a multi-disciplined group of Postdoctoral Fellows,…
The inaugural NEUREXIN1 (NRXN1) Research and Family Conference: Establishing Connections was hosted virtually on September 13th and 14th, with well-over 100 researchers, family members, clinicians, friends, caregivers, and self-advocates attending over two schedule-packed days. Day…
Here at the Autism Spectrum Program of Excellence (ASPE), we take pride in our leading team of clinicians, scientists, and trainees. Our trainees include a multi-disciplined group of Postdoctoral Fellows, Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Clinical…
The ASPE Study is a study of autism, so why are we also looking at NRXN1? Did you know that variants in the Neurexin 1 (NRXN1) gene on Chromosome 2p16.3 make NRXN1 one of the…
ASPE is delighted to congratulate Chandni Shah, a Clinical Research Coordinator in ASPE’s Brodkin Lab, on being awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant. Chandni holds a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience, with minors in…
Welcome to the ASPE Advisory Board Spotlight Series! Here at the UPenn Autism Spectrum Program of Excellence (ASPE), an Advisory Board has been formed to begin to address the gaps between the research community and…
Here at the Autism Spectrum Program of Excellence (ASPE), we take pride in our leading team of clinicians, scientists, and trainees. Our trainees include a multi-disciplined group of Postdoctoral Fellows, Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Clinical…
Congratulations to Ellie McKeown, a Brodkin Lab Research Assistant, who has recently been awarded a prestigious Thouron Scholarship, based on their work in autism research. — Each Thouron Awardee is provided support for up to…