The future of the Autism Birth Cohort (ABC) study
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Program
08:30-09:00 Registration, coffee and refreshments
09:00-09.05 Opening: Alexandra Havdahl, PhD, Principal Investigator of the ABC Study
09:05-09:20 The ABC Study history and key role of Pål Surén. Camilla Stoltenberg, PhD, CEO NORCE
09:20-09:50 ABCs of the ABC Study: W. Ian Lipkin, Professor, Columbia University
09:50-10:00 Perspectives from the Norwegian Autism Association. Annette Drangsholt, Leader of Autismeforeningen
10:00-10:20 Coffee break
10:20-11:10 Pål Surén Honorary lecture: Autism from age 2 to 32 years.Catherine Lord, Professor, University of California Los Angeles
11:10-11:30 Coffee break
Session 1: Developmental trajectories, mental and physical health in autism
Chair: Helga Ask
11:30-12:10 Adulthood development, assessment and diagnosis. Vanessa Bal, PhD, Rutgers University
12:10-12:40 Co-occurrence with mental and physical health problems. Laurie Hannigan, PhD, Lovisenberg Hospital and NIPH
12:40-12:50: General discussion
12:50:14:00 LUNCH (provided at Lovisenberggata 8)
Session 2: Genetic and environmental factors
Chair: Laurie Hannigan
14:00-14:30 Perspectives on autism genomics research as an autistic researcher and parent of an autistic child. Morgan James Morgan, MSc, Birkbeck, University of London
14:30-15:00 Social behaviour as a dimension of neurodevelopmental condition. Beate St Pourcain, PhD, Max Plank Institute for Psycholinguistics
15:00-15:30 Rare genetic variants in neurodevelopmental condition. Hilary Martin, PhD, Wellcome Sanger Institute
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
Session 3: Future prospects of the ABC Study
Chair: Alexandra Havdahl
15:45-16:00 Unique research opportunities of the ABC Study
Alexandra Havdahl, PhD, Principal Investigator of the ABC Study
16:00-16:50 Parallel workshops for planning collaborations and funding applications
16:50-17:00 Closing remarks in working groups