Autism Inpatient Collection
Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC) is a study designed to produce a collection of phenotypic and genetic data from children with a clinical diagnosis of autism who have been admitted to one of six specialized inpatient…
Resources
SFARI is working to advance autism science by providing a number of key resources to researchers. Both academic and industry investigators are invited to apply for access to these resources.
All Resources
Autism Rat Models Consortium
In 2021, SFARI launched the Autism Rat Models Consortium (ARC) RFA. Grants supported through this RFA use SFARI autism rat models to investigate the biology of autism risk genes, with a particular focus on complex…
Simons Searchlight
Simons Searchlight is studying individuals with recurrent genetic variants associated with autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders.
Simons Simplex Collection
The Simons Simplex Collection (SSC) contains genetic and phenotypic data from nearly 3,000 families with a child affected by autism.
SPARK
SPARK is an online research initiative that aims to recruit 50,000 individuals with autism and their family members living in the U.S.
iPS cell models
SFARI is helping to make iPS cell lines derived from individuals who participated in the SSC and Simons Searchlight available to researchers.
Mouse models
SFARI is helping to make mouse models of high-risk autism genes and copy number variants available to the research community.
Rat models
SFARI is helping to make rat models of high-risk autism genes available to the research community.
Zebrafish models
SFARI is helping to make zebrafish models of high-risk autism genes available to the research community.
Autism BrainNet
Autism BrainNet is a collaborative network of academic sites that collects, stores and distributes brain tissue for autism research.
Data analysis tools
A number of visualization and analysis tools are available to explore genetic and phenotypic data from the SSC, Simons Searchlight and SPARK.
Research Match
Research Match is a service that enables approved researchers to recontact participants from SFARI autism cohorts, including SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research), Simons Searchlight and Simons Simplex Collection (SSC), for recruitment into new research…
SFARI Base
SFARI Base provides approved researchers with access to data and biospecimens from the SSC, Simons Searchlight, SPARK and Autism Inpatient Collection.
SFARI Gene
SFARI Gene is an evolving database for the autism research community that is centered on genes implicated in autism susceptibility.
Therapeutics
Clinical Research Associates (CRA) is evaluating new potential treatments for autism, including R-baclofen.