Maternal COVID-19 as a potential risk for autism: Supplemental funding for ongoing pregnancy cohorts

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资助机构

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)

Simons Foundation

地区

United States

研究领域

Autism

Child or Maternal Health

COVID-19

Neurological Disorders

Pregnancy

截止日期

March 12, 2022 (已过期)

基金规模

Upper $400,000USD The maximum budget is $250,000 for projects recruiting at a single site, and $400,000 for projects recruiting at two or more sites.

联系方式

ScienceRFA@simonsfoundation.org

Administrative inquiries sfgrants@simonsfoundation.org

Scientific inquiries and requests sciencerfa@simonsfoundation.org

说明

Several prospective pregnancy cohorts, across multiple continents, are being recruited during the COVID-19 pandemic. These cohorts afford the opportunity to better understand the impact of maternal infection and inflammation on risk for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism. Prior animal studies suggest that the risk of adverse outcomes is related to specific T-cell subpopulations, which may be sensitized by the intestinal microbiome. Therefore, SFARI believes that biospecimen collection in the pandemic pregnancy cohorts should include maternal blood for both peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and cytokine assays, as well as cord blood collection at birth. SFARI is offering this request for applications (RFA) because many of the cohorts that SFARI has queried collect maternal blood at only one or two timepoints, and almost none of the cohorts collect stool specimens. A majority of the cohorts lack child follow-up beyond a few months of age, though some are able to ascertain child outcomes through the use of medical registry data. Keywords Autism Child or Maternal Health COVID-19 Neurological Disorders Pregnancy Upcoming Deadlines Recurrence of Opportunity:This call is repeated once a year.

网站

https://www.sfari.org/grant/maternal-covid-19-as-a-potential-risk-for-autism-supplemental-funding-for-ongoing-pregnancy-cohorts-request-for-applications/

基金资源
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