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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…
April 19, 2023
Gestational Influences and Autism – 2023
Judy Van de Water, PhD
Dr. Judy Van de Water, Ph.D., explores the role of gestational factors in the development of autism. She explains how…
June 2, 2021
Research on Maternal Immune Activation, Pregnancy & Covid-19
Judy Van de Water, PhD
Judy Van de Water, PhD, speaks about emerging findings on maternal immune activation and Covid-19. She highlights that the health…
May 19, 2021
Research Updates on Maternal Autoantibodies and Autism
Judy Van de Water, PhD
Judy Van de Water, Ph.D., discusses current machine learning research used to identify several patterns of maternal autoantibodies associated with…
June 6, 2018
Prenatal stress and neurodevelopment
David Beversdorf, MD
Dr. Beversdorf discusses prenatal stress and its implication in autism etiology. He provides a brief history of autism heredity, epigenetics,…
April 12, 2017
Gestational Influences and Autism – 2017
Judy Van de Water, PhD
Dr. Judy Van de Water underscores the importance of innate immunity in adaptive immune responses. She highlights cytokines as master…
January 18, 2017
Improving Autism Risk Factors
Robert L. Hendren, DO
Robert L. Hendren, D.O. summarizes the gene-environmental interaction and discusses risk factors during pregnancy. He emphasizes environmental risk factors before…
February 3, 2016
Mothers, Methylation and Mitochondria
Jill James, PhD
Jill James, PhD, begins by defining epigenetics and the vital importance of DNA methylation. She discusses the implications of DNA…
November 18, 2015
Immunological Issues in Autism – Gestational Influences
Judy Van de Water, PhD
Judy Van de Water, Ph.D., discusses immunological dysregulation during gestation. She examines the etiology of autism and explores the interplay…