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- Newly Funded Center Dedicated to Mental Health Research for Asian Americans
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September 19, 2007
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Science Update
A new, five-year, NIMH-funded project will establish a national center to study mental health issues affecting Asian Americans.
- Colloquium to Mark 25 Years of Improving Access to Mental Health Research Careers
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October 31, 2006
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Science Update
When mostly minority college students being groomed for careers in mental health-related research convene in Washington D.C. early next month, a program to promote diversity in the scientific workforce will mark a quarter century of progress.
- NIH Joined by Advocacy Groups to Fund Research on Autism Susceptibility Genes
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October 18, 2005
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Press Release
Five institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and three private autism organizations have formed a consortium to pursue their common goal of understanding a devastating disorder.
- NIH “Roadmap” Grants Will Establish Nine Screening Centers in Seven States
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June 15, 2005
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Press Release
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced it is awarding $88.9 million in grants to nine institutions over three years to establish a collaborative research network that will use high-tech screening methods to identify small molecules that can be used as research tools.
- International Coalition to Fund Autism Genetics Research
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December 29, 2004
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Press Release
An international public/private partnership of government health agencies and private advocacy organizations has committed more than $21 million for research to identify the genes associated with autism spectrum disorders, a range of developmental disorders that impair communication and other mental abilities.
- NIMH Awards $22.6 Million for Center for Collaborative Research on Mental Disorders
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July 1, 2003
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Press Release
Under a cooperative agreement, the Center will accelerate progress toward understanding genetic origins of mental disorders including autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.
- NIH Awards Grants for Six New Autism Research Centers
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May 13, 2003
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Press Release
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to support six new research centers of a major network focusing on the biomedical and behavioral aspects of autism.
- NIH Awards Grants for Two New Autism Research Centers
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September 18, 2002
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Press Release
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced grants totaling $19 million to support the first two research centers of a major network of facilities to focus on the biomedical and behavioral aspects of autism.
- NIMH Awards New Grants in Response to Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
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April 18, 2002
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Press Release
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded new grants for research on mental health needs resulting from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- $6 Million Grant to Expand Search for Autism Genes
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March 11, 2002
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Press Release
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) today awarded the first installment of an expected $6 million grant over 5 years to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for major expansion of a collaborative effort to identify autism genes.
