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We’re working with the Greenwood Genetic Center to develop a blood screening test for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using metabolic profiles. Participants need to be between the ages of 3 and 6, and we’re looking for volunteers with or without ASD.
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Conner Black Awarded SPARC Grant!
Conner Black, a doctoral student in the NDD Lab, was recently awarded a grant from the USC Office of the Vice President for Research. The Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity (SPARC) Graduate Research Grant is a merit-based award designed to ignite research and creative excellence across all disciplines at the University of
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Autism Research and Resource Fair
The USC Early Social Development Lab and SPARK at MUSC are hosting an autism research and resource fair on February 15 at the USC Columbia campus! This free event will include research study opportunities such as SPARK enrollments and parent workshops on Toilet Training, Teaching Requests: Strategies to Improve Communication, and Social Skills/Executive Function. Representatives
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Welcome Erin Hunt!
We’re excited to introduce a new graduate student in our lab, Erin Hunt! Erin joined our team back in August and is currently a first year student in the Clinical Community Psychology program at UofSC. Erin completed a B.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry from Fordham University in 2017. Throughout her undergraduate
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NDD Lab at the Columbia Autism Speaks Walk
We were so excited to participate in the inaugural Columbia Autism Speaks Walk on November 10! We were joined by several other labs at USC that are currently recruiting participants for autism research. You can learn more about research opportunities related to autism here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SCAutismResearch
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New Neuroscience Club at UofSC
There’s a new club for UofSC students who are interested in neuroscience! The Neuroscience Club was founded to foster a shared passion for learning about the brain. Open to every student regardless of their major, their purpose is to increase engagement and education of neuroscience by exposing students to the neuroscience research being conducted on campus.
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