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In honor of Autism Awareness Month, we highlight the research efforts performed at Mass General to better understand autism from a genetics lens and provide new discoveries and research advancements to help individuals on the spectrum achieve their goals.

Mass General Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH, discusses her recent research looking at the connections between socioeconomic factors and mental health.

A new team research effort seeks to shed light on how mothers pass immunity to their babies during pregnancy and lactation.

The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has reached an important milestone with the release of its initial genomic dataset.

Dr. Atkinson and her team are working to make genetic research more inclusive with a new statistical framework and software package designed to include individuals of mixed ancestry.

Researchers will need to identify new treatment strategies, work collaboratively to develop them into treatments for patients and ensure equity and access.

Susan Slaugenhaupt, PhD, is the Scientific Director of the Mass General Research Institute and an Investigator in the Center for Genomic Medicine.

Jacqueline Lane, PhD, is a sleep genetics and circadian rhythms researcher investigating the connections between sleep quality and disease.

Mass General’s Marian DiFiglia, PhD, is working to advance research on the rare genetic mutation that affects her grandson.

The NIH New Innovator Award supports exceptionally creative early career investigators who propose innovative, high-impact projects.