MacART is in the process of planning collaborations with two major ASD research teams in Israel – the Autism Center at Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center, and the Weinberg Child Development Center and Tel Aviv University. Research teams from the two countries will work collaboratively on a series of training programs and research studies – from clinical interventions to biomedical discoveries – aiming to enhance our understanding of the disorder and advance care for children, youth, and families affected by ASD. These international collaborations are being formalized by McMaster’s Peter Mascher, Associate Vice-President, International Affairs who is in Israel for the Ontario Business Mission lead by Premier Kathleen Wynne. (Excerpted from McMaster to Learn from Israel’s “Start-Up” Expertise, Erica Balch, McMaster Daily News http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/article/mcmaster-to-learn-from-israels-start-up-expertise/).