27.02.2023 - I-MAR Scientific Convention
Keynote Lecture: Understanding autism and neurodevelopment through genetics
Stephan Sanders, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oxford, UK
Session A: Behavior
Opening doors for employment: work skills and quality of life among Roim-Rachok program participants
Efrat Selanikyo, Ono Academic College
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
Empathic disequilibrium as a predictor of non-suicidal self-injury in autistic people
Ido Shalev, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev
Is verbal superior to non-verbal in severe autism? Preliminary investigation of literacy via eye-movements
Keren Ellert, Bar-Ilan University
Correct classification of adults as autistic or typically developing, based on self and parent reports
Michael Terner, Bar-Ilan University
Session B: Risk factors & Diagnosis
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
Mutations in the Spliceosome Subunit WBP4 Cause Syndromic Autism Spectrum Disorder
Eden Engal, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Early autism diagnosis detection from electronic baby wellness records using machine learning
Ayelet Ben Sasson, Haifa University
Genetic Elucidation of Ultrasonography Fetal Anomalies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ohad Regev, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev
Blood RNA Sequencing Indicates Four Dysregulated Gene Expression Signatures in Israeli and American Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
David Gurwitz, Tel Aviv 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
Session C: Treatment & Neurophysiology
Mediators of placebo response in children with autism
Adi Aran, Shaare Zedek medical center, 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
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 Cente
Real-life course and effectiveness of melatonin treatment for sleep disorders in children with ASD
Hadar Sadeh, Soroka Medical Center
Neurophysiological readouts of rigidity in humans with ASD
Shlomit Beker, Albert Einstein College of Medic
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
Session D: Mechanism
A stem cell-based model of human corticogenesis for modeling neurodevelopmental disorders
Omer Revah, 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
Temporal dynamics of pup isolation calls in environmental mouse model of autism spectrum disorder
Hava Golan, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev
Converging mechanisms in autism: extending the NAP (davunetide) protective mechanism beyond ADNP to SHANK3
Ilana Gozes, Tel-Aviv University
IQSEC2 mutation associated with epilepsy, intellectual disability, and autism results in hyperexcitability of patient-derived neurons and deficient synaptic transmission
Shani Stern, Haifa 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.