Canada/Israeli Autism Research Blog

Thanks for stopping by. On the Canada/Israeli Autism Research blog, you’ll find information about Autism Research and the issues impacting those involved.   While we blog about relevant autism issues globally, we focus on Canada and Israel. We look forward to having you interact with us on the blog.

Canada/Israel Autism Research Symposium March 2014

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This Inaugural Autism (ASD) Research Symposium is hosted by Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (Canada) and The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (Hebrew University in Jerusalem) and will be take place at the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. For more information, view a Synopsis & Agenda of the Symposium here (PDF version) View Post

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Connie Putterman to Run in the Tel Aviv Marathon to Raise Funds for Autism Research

Raising funds for autism

Please join me in my challenge to raise $25,000 for Autism Research Collaborations between Canada and Israel. I will be running in the Tel Aviv Half Marathon on Friday Feb 28th, in Tel Aviv, Israel.  The money raised will help support the Canada/Israel Autism Symposium on March 1 to 4th, 2014 in Jerusalem and will View Post

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Autism and Employment

Lydie Eustache,

Recently, there has been some interesting articles about autism in the workplace. Please read here what one company has done to hire people with autism to do technical work.  Please read the full article here   

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Connie Putterman Interview – ASD Research Symposium

Connie Symposium

A short video of an interview with me at the First Canada-Israel Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research Symposium

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Highlights from the 2014 Canada-Israel Autism Conference

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Canadian Israeli N. Sonenberg wins 2014 Israeli Research Prize

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Nahum Sonenberg, a Canadian biochemistry professor who teaches at McGill University in Montreal was named one of the eight Israeli Wolf Prize winners this past week. He was recognized this year as one of two winners for the Wolf Prize in Medicine for his pioneering work in the discovery of the key protein regulators that View Post

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