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Lucia Peixoto


mouse

Sleepy mice with autism-linked mutation struggle to fall asleep:

spectrumnews.org/news/sleepy-mice-with-autism-linked-mutation-struggle-to-fall-asleep/


 

Neuromuscular junction

The Peixoto lab received an award from the Simons foundation:

sfari.org/2021/12/17/sfari-2021-pilot-awardees-announced/


Child under blanket

Dr. Peixoto contributed to an online SFARI workshop discussed in the SFARI meeting report:

SFARI | SFARI workshop explores sleep challenges in autism spectrum disorder


Brain


Sleep Illustration

Our Ingiosi et al., 2019 eLIFE article was featured in Science Translational Medicine:

SHANK3 puts autism to sleep (science.org)


Child trying to Sleep

Findings from the Peixoto lab presented at the 2019 Annual International Society for Autism Research meeting are summarized in this report:

Sleep struggles in autistic people may have genetic basis | Spectrum | Autism Research News (spectrumnews.org)


Brain Cells