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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,…
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…
On Saturday, May 18th, several members of the ASPE Team laced up their running shoes and gathered at Lincoln Financial Field to walk and run in the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles Autism Challenge 5K. The Eagles…
Save-the-Date for the CHOP-Penn Autism Research Symposium: Building the Future Together on May 9, 2024! This scientific symposium will explore opportunities for collaboration and breakthrough in our understanding and treatment of autism across the lifespan….
Quick summary! A neuron is a type of cell located in the brain that transmits information to other neurons through a junction called a synapse. The communication between neurons at synapses in our brain enables…