Spectrum: Autism Research News

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator discusses what drew him to study the brain and his current work at the University of California, San Francisco.

To become a scientist, O’Connell first needed to leave the family farm.

The director of the Center for Neural Science shares a ghost story and talks about his collaboration with Todd Sacktor.

The director of the Emotional Brain Institute discusses the Cajun music scene in Louisiana and how memories change with time.

The senior research manager at Meta Reality Labs talks about neural networks and his time at the Milton Hershey School.

The Nobel Prize winner talks about PIEZO 1 and 2, proprioception and the viral photo of him and his son from the 2021 Nobel Prize announcement.

The leader of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute talks about what drew him into the autism field, and his departure from — and return to — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Holland Bloorview clinician and research director discusses how growing up on a small island shaped her career and the existential questions that keep her up at night.

The experienced clinician discusses writing his recent paper, and its reception in the field.

The director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Autism Center of Excellence talks about her new work investigating suicidality in autistic adults.