27.02.2023 - I-MAR Scientific Convention

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Keynote Lecture:

Understanding autism and neurodevelopment through genetics

Stephan Sanders, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oxford, UK

Group A: Behavior

Group B: Risk factors & Diagnosis

Group C: Treatment & Neurophysiology

Group D: Mechanism

Opening doors for employment: work skills and quality of life among Roim-Rachok program participants

Efrat Selanikyo, Ono Academic College

AutScore detects ultra-rare candidate variants among novel Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) risk genes from the whole exome sequencing (WES) data in Israel

Apurba Shil, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev

Mediators of placebo response in children with autism

Adi Aran, Shaare Zedek medical center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

A stem cell-based model of human corticogenesis for modeling neurodevelopmental disorders

Omer Revah, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Does having a sibling affect autistic people's empathy?

Yonat Rum, University of Cambridge

Mutations in the Spliceosome Subunit WBP4 Cause Syndromic Autism Spectrum Disorder

Eden Engal, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

A Pilot Trial of SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) in Autism

Shir Rozenblat, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Early hyperexcitability phenotype in cortical neurons derived from patients with ASD-related mutation can be transferred via exosomes

Ashwani Choudhary, Haifa University

Evaluation of 'Roim Rachok' Program for young adults with ASD: Findings from the professional training course facilitating integration in the IDF

Yael Lousky, Ariel University

Early autism diagnosis detection from electronic baby wellness records using machine learning

Ayelet Ben Sasson, Haifa University

Implementing an applied behavior analysis model for treating aggression and deterioration in functioning in children hospitalized in a closed inpatient ward

Eitan Eldar, Mariela Mosheva & Doron Gothelf, Sheba Medical Center

Temporal dynamics of pup isolation calls in environmental mouse model of autism spectrum disorder

Hava Golan, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev

Empathic disequilibrium as a predictor of non-suicidal self-injury in autistic people

Ido Shalev, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev

Genetic Elucidation of Ultrasonography Fetal Anomalies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ohad Regev, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev

Real-life course and effectiveness of melatonin treatment for sleep disorders in children with ASD

Hadar Sadeh, Soroka Medical Center

Converging mechanisms in autism: extending the NAP (davunetide) protective mechanism beyond ADNP to SHANK3

Ilana Gozes, Tel-Aviv University

Is verbal superior to non-verbal in severe autism? Preliminary investigation of literacy via eye-movements

Keren Ellert, Bar-Ilan University

Blood RNA Sequencing Indicates Four Dysregulated Gene Expression Signatures in Israeli and American Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

David Gurwitz, Tel Aviv University

Neurophysiological readouts of rigidity in humans with ASD

Shlomit Beker, Albert Einstein College of Medic

IQSEC2 mutation associated with epilepsy, intellectual disability, and autism results in hyperexcitability of patient-derived neurons and deficient synaptic transmission

Shani Stern, Haifa University

Correct classification of adults as autistic or typically developing, based on self and parent reports

Michael Terner, Bar-Ilan University

Challenges of initial diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in adolescents girls hospitalized in the psychiatric department

Amit Shalev & Zili Nir, Hadasa Ein Kerem

The Contribution of Child's Fundamental Motor Functioning to the Understanding of Joint Action in Autistic and Typically Developing Boys and Girls

Sahar Bar Yehuda, Bar-Ilan University

Reduced dynamic functional connectivity between the anterior and posterior components of the temporal parietal junction may underlie the association between atypical attention and mentalizing in autism

Ahmad Abu-Akel, Haifa University

Keynote Lecture:

Improving pathways to timely diagnosis of Autism

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Canada.

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27.02.2023 - I-MAR Scientific Convention