News & Events
- Coronavirus resources for individuals, families and others affected by autism. Find compiled information at this link
- Online journal club May 18: Aisha Dickerson, assistant professor in Epi, will present on maternal exposure to childhood abuse and its link to autism. See calendar of events
- EXTENDED: Wendy Klag Center faculty/student grant application deadline is now June 1. Details at this link
- 1 in 54: New ADDM autism prevalence data released. Read more at this link
- JHU Magazine article focuses on WKC's teen autism research. See additional info
- WKC researchers join in European Union GEMMA autism research initiative
- SEED and SEED Teen. Learn more at this link.
- Global autism research: Find out more at this link
- See videos of past WKC symposia. Talks from the 2015 "One Size Doesn't Fit All" symposium on research design are here, and a video of the entire 2013 WKC inaugural symposium is here.
The Wendy Klag Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities encompasses a broad array of research and educational goals across the fields of public health including epidemiology, health services research, developmental research, policy research, population and family dynamics and beyond.
Learn about affiliated faculty at Johns Hopkins and the Kennedy Krieger Institute -- and become a member!
See autism-related talks and presentations co-hosted or promoted by the Wendy Klag Center.
Spotlight
New Autism-Related Study of Air Quality During 2008 Beijing Olympics
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will lead an autism research study in Beijing, China, that explores the neurologic development of children born around the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when air pollution was tightly controlled. As part of the project, a delegation of China's top psychiatrists visited JHSPH in December. Learn more about this research led by Li-Ching Lee of the Wendy Klag Center.
Message from
our Director
Dr. M. Daniele Fallin discusses the Wendy Klag Center mission:
To bring together researchers and families to find answers about autism and other developmental disabilities.
Grant Funding for
Student Projects
Apply for up to $15,000 in project funding as a Wendy Klag Scholar.
Pilot Funding
for Faculty
Full-time Bloomberg School faculty may apply for project grants of up to $50,000.
For Families:
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