MacART Symposium 2017 – Perspectives on Training: Application to Autism Care and Research – Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
MacART held its 2nd annual symposium on Friday, September 15th, 2017 at McMaster Innovation Park. This year’s symposium theme was “Rethinking Autism Training” and our keynote speaker was Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Co-Director of the Autism Research Centre in Edmonton, Alberta and leader of the national Autism Research Training…
High School Health Research Bursary Award Student – 2017
The McMaster Autism Research Team (MacART) has had wonderful experiences with the HHS High School Research Bursary Program, where youth become part of a research team and have the opportunity to conduct basic or clinical research activities within one of Hamilton’s internationally renowned research programs. Our…
Gender-Specific Trajectories of Autism, by Dr. William Mandy
On Wednesday June 28th, 2017, MacART was pleased to host 2 visiting autism researchers for an informative Lunch & Learn on sex and gender in development. Drs. Will Mandy and Meng-Chuan Lai presented to a packed house on a framework to understand the modulating roles…
Autism: Sex & Gender in Development, by Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai
On Wednesday June 28th, 2017, MacART was pleased to host 2 visiting autism researchers for an informative Lunch & Learn on sex and gender in development. Drs. Will Mandy and Meng-Chuan Lai presented to a packed house on a framework to understand the modulating roles of…
Longitudinal Research in Autism: Introducing the Concept of “Chronogeneity”
On April 22, 2017, York University hosted its second TEDxYorkUSalon, this year focusing on innovations for people with autism, both within their community and in research. The event featured 13 researchers from universities in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area presenting 3 minute ‘lightning talks’. This…
High School Health Research Bursary Award Student – 2015
Our partners at Hamilton Health Sciences run a highly succesful program that links HHS researchers with some of Ontario’s top science students for a work placement. The program is designed to expose high-school students to a career in health research by providing hands-on experience in a…
DMCN Author Podcast – Briano di Rezze and Peter Rosenbaum
In a paper published in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (DMCN), lead author Dr. Briano Di Rezze and co-autor Dr. Peter Rosenbaum described a new classification system for social communication abilities in children with ASD. In this podcast video made by DMCN, they discuss the process involved in developing this tool, which can…