Fantastic news to kick-start the autumn term in the GEL lab – PhD student Aislinn has had a baby girl, Ada. Congratulations Aislinn, and welcome, Ada!

More great news as we welcome new PhD student Anja Holowell to the lab! Anja is conducting a PhD funded by the prestigious UBEL scheme. She is working on the GEMS project and brings experience and training in research and public engagement. Find out more about Anja here. Welcome to the GEL lab team, Anja!

This autumn, Professor Angelica Ronald has co-edited a Special Issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry on the Genetics and Genomics of Autism Spectrum Disorders. The issue is published this autumn and can be read here

Exciting news that The London Genetics Network annual meeting will be held on Friday December 3rd 2021. There will be keynote speeches from Prof Gudrun Moore (UCL) and Dr Segun Fatumo (LSHTM). There will also be carer awards, and an ECR poster session with prizes. See here for full details and registration

Recent findings from the Neurodevelopmental Paths to Autism project have been published in two papers from GEL lab members Dr Emma Meaburn and Dr Anna Gui. The papers can be viewed here