This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $1,544,693 to the University of Southern California to characterize gastrointestinal (GI) disorder trajectories and risk profiles for autistic sub-groups. The research aims to: Qualitatively describe the GI experiences of autistic individuals across the lifespan through interviews. 2) Quantitatively analyze GI symptom...
This $296,945 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will fund a mixed methods study to identify stakeholder-generated treatment components for a comprehensive obesity intervention program tailored specifically for transition-age autistic youth (ages 16-25) with obesity. The 2-year project will use qualitative interviews (Aim 1) and quantitative surveys...
This $340,604 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will fund the development, refinement, and psychometric evaluation of four Autism Gastrointestinal and Related Behaviors Inventory (GIRBI) questionnaires. The GIRBI questionnaires, including self-report and parent-report versions for both pediatric and adult populations, aim to provide comprehensive...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will support research to investigate how the gut microbiome composition impacts gastrointestinal (GI) and central nervous system (CNS) function in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The $430,375 award to the partnership between Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University Health Sciences will...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $690,110, was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The purpose of the grant is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the "Achieving Independence & Mastery in School" (AIMS) intervention for improving organization, planning, and time management skills in middle school students...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will fund a clinical trial to evaluate the impact of in-hospital and post-discharge food support interventions for low-income families with hospitalized children. The $690,147 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support a stepped-wedge randomized trial to determine the...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $794,931 was provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). The grant supports a longitudinal study to investigate the relationship between early parent-infant synchrony and later developmental outcomes in middle childhood for infants at genetic risk for ADHD or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study will leverage three existing cohorts of infants (N=326) previously...
This federal Project Grant award of $367,708, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program, will fund research on the neural substrates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The project aims to investigate the functional connectivity patterns of reward regions in the brain and how they differ between ASD, ADHD, comorbid ASD+ADHD, and neurotypical controls. It will also...
This $586,502 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under CFDA 93.847 "Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research" supports research at Boston Children's Hospital to examine the impact of household food insecurity and neighborhood food access on childhood obesity. The project aims to: 1) Assess how food insecurity and neighborhood food access contribute to childhood obesity prevalence, 2) Test a meal...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $1,999,766 to test the effectiveness of the "Eat for Prevention" multilevel community engagement model for improving dietary intake and feeding practices among 3-5 year old children attending rural family child care homes (FCCHs) in Nebraska. The model aims to build FCCH provider capacity to implement...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $165,240 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) to examine the mechanisms behind challenging eating behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The project aims to: 1) Analyze parent-child physiological synchrony during mealtime observations in the home for children with ASD compared to typically developing children; 2) Determine how real-time factors predict dietary intake in children with ASD using ecological momentary assessment; and 3) Explore the relationship between gut microbiome diversity, physiological synchrony, eating behaviors, and dietary intake. This research seeks to inform the development of personalized treatment approaches and potential biomarkers for addressing the significant health consequences of challenging eating behaviors in the ASD population. The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028.