Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) at UIC

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development recently launched the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE), a federally funded effort to develop multidisciplinary research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). UIC is 1 of 5 ACE sites and is undergoing a large-scale investigation of the genetic, neurobiological, and cognitive features of individuals with ASD. This project also aims to investigate pharmacological agents useful for treating autism. Participation takes place at both the Center for Cognitive Medicine (CCM) led by Dr. John Sweeney (Director of CCM) and Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR) led by Dr. Edwin Cook (Director of the Laboratory of Developmental Neuroscience) and Dr. Tom Owley (Director of Neurodevelopmental Pharmacology Clinic).

If you have read about the study above and are interested in participating, please see below:
1. Are you eligible? Click HERE for ASD participants or HERE if you are an individual who does not have an ASD
2. What would you need to do? Click here to see
3. Interested in participating? Please contact: Jackie Klaver at 312-413-4512 or Lisa Ankeny at 312-413-8736

Our Research Program

Neurobiologic and Cognitive Mechanism of Autism

NIH CPEA Autism Research

Research Participants