We are excited to welcome our summer intern, Oluwatoni “Toni” Ariyo back to our research team! Toni is a rising high school senior and was awarded a NIH Research Diversity Supplement award to engage in research training with our team. Research Diversity Supplement awards aim to increase the participation of promising scholars from underrepresented groups… Read more »
We want to give a warm welcome to our new research specialist, Christina Koenig! Christina graduated in May 2024 from the University of South Carolina with her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biological Sciences. She began volunteering in the SC Family Experiences study in March 2023 as an Undergraduate Research Assistant and is excited… Read more »
The Development in Neurogenetic Disorders Lab (DND) at The University of Illinois is currently recruiting mothers and their 18- to 24-month-old sons with fragile X syndrome for a research study on what skills support early language development. For more information, please contact the DND lab by email: [email protected] or their phone number: (217)-265-8043
Our paper titled, Characterizing the Social Interaction Style of Autism in Young Adult Males with Fragile X Syndrome, was published in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. This paper featured contributions from our former PhD student Carly Moser who is now at Vanderbilt University completing her postdoctoral fellowship, and our former undergraduate researcher Alyssa Campanelli who is… Read more »
Our Ph.D candidate Thomas Christensen Received NFXF funding from NFXF for his project proposal titled, “Exploring Social Determinants of Health and the FMR1 Premutation Symptomology in Women”. The funding from NFXF is part of the Randi J. Hagerman Summer Scholars Research Awards Program. Congratulations, Thomas!
Julia Pilewicz successfully presented her research project at Discover USC on Friday, April 19th. Her research project titled, Behaviors of Individuals with FXS are Associated with their Mothers’ Mental Health looked into the relationship between child behaviors and maternal well-being. and how these relationships changed with age. We are proud of you, Julia!
We are excited to introduce Zaynab Khan, a new research specialist in our lab! Zaynab graduated in 2022 from Columbia College with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She previously obtained a phlebotomy certification and has experience working as a medical scribe. She is interested in pursuing a career in genetic counseling.
We are excited to introduce Blythe Vickery, who is now working in our lab as a project coordinator. Blythe is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist with three years of research experience spanning both her undergraduate and graduate tenures at the University of South Carolina. Blythe completed graduate research culminating in a master’s thesis investigating factors… Read more »
Dr. Debra Reisinger of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio was recently awarded a grant from the National Fragile X Foundation to target increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the diagnosis and treatment of Fragile X syndrome (FXS). As part of her grant, she will be visiting many underserved and free health clinics within the Tri-State… Read more »
We are excited to share that USC recently featured our study on their website. In the article, Dr. Klusek provides background on why our studies are important for women who are FMR1 premutation carriers and those who have children with Fragile X Syndrome. To read the article, use this link.