International Meeting for Autism Research (May 7 - 9, 2009): Invited Education Symposia, Keynote Speakers, Awards

Invited Education Symposia, Keynote Speakers, Awards

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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8:40 AM-10:00 AM

Keynote Address

100

Fulfilling the Promise of Molecular Medicine In Autism
M. Bear

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Invited Educational Symposium

101

Before, During and After Diagnosis and Phenotyping
G. Dawson, C. Lord, T. Charman, S. L. Bishop, A. S. Carter and D. Fein

12:45 PM-1:20 PM

106

Update On Strategic Plan for Autism Research
T. Insel

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Invited Educational Symposium

107

Mouse Models as Translational Tools to Discover Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders
L. Herzing, R. Ring, L. Herzing, J. N. Crawley, J. N. Crawley, R. Paylor, G. Lynch and L. F. Parada

4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Lifetime Achievement Award and Presentations

111

From Infancy to Imaging: Autism and the Developmental Psychology of Marian Sigman
P. C. Mundy, C. Kasari and S. Bookheimer

Friday, May 8, 2009

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7:00 AM-8:30 AM

Special Interest Group

113

Sleep and Autism
B. A. Malow and A. Richdale

8:40 AM-10:00 AM

Keynote Address

114

What Would "Better" Diagnoses of ASDs Look Like?"
C. Lord

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Invited Educational Symposium

115

Neuropathology and Neuroimaging
G. Blatt, N. J. Minshew, G. Blatt, D. C. Chugani and D. G. Murphy

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Invited Educational Symposium

121

Psychiatric Comorbidities and Treatment
J. A. Hellings, T. Owley and B. Handen

Saturday, May 9, 2009

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8:30 AM-9:30 AM

Keynote Address

129

Copy Number Variations (CNVs) In Autism: What Do They Mean?
S. W. Scherer

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Invited Educational Symposium

130

Molecular Genetics of Autism
J. Sutcliffe, P. Levitt, M. W. State and N. C. Schanen

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Invited Educational Symposium

135

Menage A Trois: Immune System, Brain and Behavior – Relationships Between the Three
R. S. Fujinami, B. T. Volpe, M. W. Cunningham and D. G. Amaral