A research study being conducted by Dr. Audra Sterling at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Drs. Leonard Abbeduto and Angela Thurman at the MIND Institute, University of California, Davis is recruiting 8 -12 year old autistic girls or girls with fragile X syndrome for a study on language andexecutive function skills. The purpose… Read more »
We’re excited to share that Wesley Kephart, one of our graduate students, presented his poster, “Acoustic Measures of Vocal Quality as Early Biomarkers of Disease Progression in Women with the FMR1 Premutation,” at the 2025 Fall Voice Conference, held in Charlotte, NC, from September 25–27. Wesley’s project provides valuable insight into how reduced vocal quality… Read more »
Dr. Jessica Klusek and Dr. Laura Friedman has published a new article in the Journal of Neurolinguistics titled “Semantic and syntactic language differences associated with the FMR1 premutation genotype.” A subgroup of women with the FMR1 premutation produce language differences. This study examined language skills of 109 women the FMR1 premutation and 109 women without the FMR1 premutation. Women completed tasks where they… Read more »
We are excited to share that Dr. Jessica Klusek, together with co-author Dr. Lauren Jenner, has published a new paper in the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics titled: “Depression Symptom Trajectories in Mothers With the FMR1 Premutation Vary by CGG Repeat Length: A Longitudinal Study of 73 Women Spanning 20–75 Years of Age”. Women… Read more »
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, National Fragile X Advocacy Day was held at the South Carolina Statehouse, where we heard from speakers including USC researchers, Dr. Jessica Klusek and Dr. Jane Roberts, the Greenwood Genetics Center, and members of the Fragile X community. We learned and heard stories from these speakers to raise awareness about… Read more »
Congrats to Wesley Kephart, one of our graduate students, as his abstract “Acoustic Measures of Vocal Quality as Early Biomarkers of Disease Progression in Women with the FMR1 Premutation” got accepted for a poster presentation at the 2025 Fall Voice Conference, taking place in Charlotte, NC from September 25-27th. Thank you Wesley, for all of… Read more »
Join us, along with families, self-advocates, state officials, and other researchers to celebrate Fragile X Awareness Day! This event will be at the South Carolina Statehouse Lobby on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 from 10:30-12:00. Check out the graphic for more information! We hope to see you there!
On April 25, 2025, three of our undergradutes presented their hard work and studies at the annual poster conference, DiscoverUSC, held at the University of South Carolina! Our proud presenters worked hard and diligently on their studies, collaborating with their mentors, and shared their work to reviewers, friends, families, and other vistors throughout the day!… Read more »
The 21st National Fragile X Foundation (NFXF) Advocacy Day was held in Washington D.C. from February 24-February 25, 2025, where research labs from the University of South Carolina joined families, self-advocates, doctors, and other researchers from all over the nation to show support for the Fragile X community. Dr. Jessica Klusek and Dr. Lauren Jenner… Read more »
Our former doctoral student, Dr. Carly Moser’s new article was published in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders titled The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in mothers of autistic children and mothers of children with fragile X syndrome. Collaborators included postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Laura Friedman, and Dr. Jessica Klusek. Parents of children with intellectual… Read more »