International Autism Conference Philippines

International Autism Conference 2010

Distinguished Speakers

BRETT ABRAHAMS, Ph.D.

Brett Abrahams, Ph.D., His work is aimed towards understanding how genetic variation shapes human brain development and impacts disease risk. He employs high throughput genomic strategies to identify disease-linked variation and works to understand the mechanistic consequence of defined variants in model systems. The work he led at UCLA has resulted in the identification of novel Autism candidate genes including CNTNAP2, BZRAP1, and MDGA2. Dr. Abrahams' ongoing work is poised to clarify mechanisms underlying the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), define therapeutic entry points, and organize molecular relationships between clinically distinct neurobehavioral disorders.

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DR. DAVID AMARAL, Ph.D.

David Amaral's interests include research involving multidisciplinary studies directed at determining the neuroanatomical, behavioral and electrophysiological organization and functions of brain systems that are involved in learning, memory, emotion and social behavior carried out on the human brain and on animal models. He also conducts research on neurobiological correlates of autism.

MARGARET L. BAUMAN, M.D.

Margaret L. Bauman, M.D., is associate professor of neurology at Harvard University Medical School; adjunct associate professor of anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine; associate pediatrician and assistant neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Medical director of the Autism Treatment Network. She also directs LADDERS (Learning and Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Rehabilitation Service), a satellite multidisciplinary clinic of the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, and both the Autism Research Foundation and the Autism Research Consortium.

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NIRIT BAUMINGER Ph.D.

Nirit Bauminger, Ph.D., Dr. Nirit Bauminger, Ph.D, is an Associate Professor at the School of Education, Bar - Ilan University. She serves as the Head of the Graduate Program specializing in ASD and a Deputy-Director of the School of Education. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology/Special Education at UCLA - Los Angeles, California in 1996. From 2000 to 2004 she served as the Head of the Committee for the Development of Curriculum for Children with Autism, Ministry of Education, Israel.

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YOUNG SHIN KIM, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Young Shin Kim, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Kim’s major research efforts involve in three areas: 1) The social and psychopathological consequences of school bullying; 2) Epidemiology of childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorders; and, 3) The genetics and genetic epidemiology of childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorders. Currently, Dr. Kim is conducting the first epidemiological study of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in South Korea.

LAURA GROFER KLINGER, Ph.D.

Laura Grofer Klinger, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama. She is a clinical child psychologist whose research and clinical work focuses on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). She is the Director of the University of Alabama Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Clinic, the Director of the University of Alabama Autism Spectrum Disorders College Transition and Support Program, and the Coordinator of the Clinical Child Psychology graduate program at the University of Alabama.

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DANA MARNANE

Dana Marnane is the National Director of Communications and Marketing for Autism Speaks. As the leader of the communications team, Dana promotes and oversees the inception, implementation and effectiveness of Autism Speaks’ awareness and community-building strategies in the United States. She is responsible for building corporate partnership opportunities and press opportunities. She coordinates the activities and publicity around World Autism Awareness Day, and facilitates Autism Speaks’ sharing of their mission and resources internationally.

GARY MESIBOV, Ph.D.

Gary B. Mesibov, Ph.D., is currently the Director of Division TEACCH. This internationally recognized statewide program is one of a kind in its pioneering approaches to research, service, training, treatment and the education of individuals with autism. Dr. Mesibov also serves as Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, and Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology.

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PETER MUNDY, Ph.D.

Peter Mundy, Ph.D. is a developmental and clinical psychologist who has been working on defining the nature of autism for the past 28 years. His work in this area began in 1981 at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. At that time little was know about the characteristics of the social deficits of autism. His studies with collaborator Marian Sigman contributed to the current understanding that joint attention impairments are part of the fundamental features of the early onset of social deficits of children with autism.

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ALEXIS SOCORRO DE LEON REYES MD

Alexis Socorro De Leon Reyes MD, Associate Professor, Department of PediatricsUniversity of the Philippines College of MedicineManila 1000
Office: Makati Medical Center, 2 Amorsolo Street, Makati City 1200
Phone: ( 632) 8888999 local 7217
Cell: ( 639) 179183238
Email: alexis7591@gmail.com

ROGERS Ph.D.

Sally Rogers Ph.D., specializes in conducting research into autism and other developmental disorders and treating patients with developmental disabilities, especially young children with autism and their families. Dr. Rogers studies early social, cognitive, and emotional development, development of motor skills, communication, imitation, and language in children with severe disabilities, development of social relationships in people with disabilities, and treatment efficacy in autism at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute.

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MICHAEL ROSANOFF M.P.H.

Michael Rosanoff, M.P.H., is a member of Autism Speaks etiology team and manages the organization’s epidemiology and public heath research grants. Since joining the organization in 2007, Michael has been the staff lead in overseeing the International Autism Epidemiology Network (IAEN) and is part of the development team for the Global Autism Public Health Initiative (GAPH). He is also a member of Autism Speaks Grants Division, helping oversee the administration of the organization’s grant-making process for research.

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LAURA E. SCHREIBMAN Ph. D.

Laura Schreibman Ph.D., is an authority on the experimental analysis and treatment of childhood autism, an area she has researched for 30 years. She specializes in the development of behavioral treatment of autism, as well as autism-related parent training, family issues, diagnostics, language disorders, attention deficits, and challenging behaviors.. She is an expert on behavior analysis and learning theory applied to human behavior (i.e., behavior modification) for all populations

ANDY SHIH, Ph. D.

Andy Shih, Ph.D. works closely with members of Autism Speaks’ Board, Scientific Advisory Committee, senior staff and volunteer leadership to develop and implement the organization’s research program. He oversees the etiology portfolio, which includes genetics, environmental sciences and epidemiology, as well lead Autism Speaks’ international scientific development efforts, including the Global Autism Public Health Initiative. Andy joined the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) in 2002, before its 2006 merger with Autism Speaks.

HELEN TAGER-FLUSBERG Ph. D.

Tager-Flusberg Ph. D., received her doctorate in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University. Prior to arriving at Boston University in 2001, Dr. Tager-Flusberg was a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and a Senior Scientist at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center/University of Massachusetts Medical Center.

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PAMELA WOLFBERG, Ph.D.

PAMELA WOLFBERG, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Director of the Autism Spectrum program at San Francisco State University . She received her doctorate from the University of California , Berkeley . As originator of the Integrated Play Groups (IPG) model, she founded the Autism Institute on Peer Relations and Play. Her research and practice center on peer relations, play and imagination, and childhood culture as related to the social inclusion of children on the autism spectrum.