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February 17, 2027
SPARKing New Insight into Autism
Wendy Chung M.D., PH.D.
Wendy Chung is the principle investigator of SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge), a research study including over…
December 2, 2026
2026 Research Updates: GI Symptoms & Behavior
Bradley Ferguson, MA, PhD
Dr. Bradley Ferguson, PhD, a 2024 research grant recipient, will share emerging research on the interaction of GI symptoms and behavior in…
September 9, 2026
Heat and fire: Associations of prenatal wildfire smoke and heat exposures on autism development
David Luglio, PhD
Dr. Luglio presents on his two recent environmental epidemiological studies investigating the associations of wildfire smoke and heat exposure during…
July 29, 2026
Research Updates: Gastrointestinal Issues and Autism
Harland Winter, MD
Harland Winter, MD, discusses his research on gastrointestinal conditions in individuals with autism. Dr. Winter is an active investigator and…
May 27, 2026
Research Updates: What Can Monogenic Syndromes Tell Us About the Underlying Causes of Autism?
Daniel Vogt, PhD
Dr. Daniel Vogt, Ph.D., will discuss his current research on monogenic syndromes and what they can tell us about the…
May 20, 2026
Research Updates: Microbiome Research and Autism
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, PhD
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Ph.D., discusses her research on gut microbiota in individuals with autism who have gastrointestinal (GI) problems. She shares…
May 13, 2026
Nutritional Neurobiology of Autism: Revisiting the Zinc Hypothesis
Andreas Grabrucker, PhD
Recent data support a model in which altered zinc biology may act as a modifiable risk factor within a gene–environment…
April 22, 2026
Emerging Research on Autism Rates and Covid
Morgan Firestein, PhD
Tune in to hear about the Columbia University COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes Initiative (COMBO), which resulted in the first report…
April 15, 2026
Sustained Potential as a Biomarker of Language Functioning in Autism
Vardan Arutiunian, PhD
Sustained potential (SP) is a neural response to periodic auditory stimuli registered with EEG 40Hz Auditory Steady-State Response. The talk…