Kevin Pelphrey Awarded Grant from Simons Foundation for Autism Research

For years Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, has wanted to explore the effectiveness of using a drug to prime the brain for evidence-based intervention. Now, with the help of a grant from the Simons Foundation, Pelphrey, the Carbonell Family Professor in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and director of George Washington University’s Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute, has the opportunity to test the effects of a neuropeptide on children with autism.