Atlanta’s Marcus Autism Center and Emory University School of Medicine have been awarded up to $17.25 million to join a new international network focused on developing treatments for autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders.
The funding comes from Aligning Research to Impact Autism, or ARIA, which is creating the Innovative Medicine and Precision Approaches to Clinical Trials, or IMPACT, Network.
Marcus Autism Center is one of 12 initial sites selected from the U.S. and Europe. The center and Emory received full funding, the most possible among the awards distributed in the first round…