The University of California’s Office of the President has awarded QB3 a $1.8 million grant by the to explore the origins of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The funds will support researchers in the “Braingeneers” group at UC Santa Cruz, UCSF, and UC Berkeley who will use brain organoids (3D models of neural networks grown from stem cells) alongside clinical imaging and data from patients to better understand ASD.
The cross-campus team will be led by Helen Bateup (L) at UC Berkeley and includes, L-R, Elliott Sherr at UCSF and Sofie Salama, Mircea Teodorescu, and Mohammed Mostajo-Radji at UC Santa Cruz.
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