Congratulations to Dr. Roberto Araya

We would like to congratulate Dr. Roberto Araya, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences, University of Montreal on the recent publication in the January 2. 2023 issue of the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The article entitled Altered integration of excitatory inputs onto the basal dendrites of layer 5 pyramidal neurons in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome. This work funded in part by the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation shows how in Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of autism, sensory signals from the outside world are integrated differently, causing them to be underrepresented by cortical pyramidal neurons in the brain. This phenomenon could provide important clues to the underlying cause of the symptoms of this syndrome. The research team’s work not only provides insight into the mechanism at the cellular level, but also opens the door to new targets for therapeutic strategies.

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2023 Grant Application Forms Available

The Grant Application Forms for the April 30, 2023 deadline are now available from the Research Grants page.

The Grant Application Form and Grant Application Guide for the April 30, 2023 application deadline are now available from the Research Grants page.

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Winter 2023 – Clarion Magazine is now available

The Winter 2023 Clarion Magazine is now available.

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2021-2022 Annual Report Available

The 2021-2022 Annual Report is available by clicking here.

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2022 Grant Application Forms Available

The Grant Application Forms for the April 30, 2022 deadline are now available from the Research Grants page.

The Grant Application Form and Grant Application Guide for the April 30, 2022 application deadline are now available from the Research Grants page.

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Winter 2022 – Clarion Magazine is now available

The Winter 2022 Clarion Magazine is now available.

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Welcome to the new SRCF website

Welcome to the new website for the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation.

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Dr. Baptiste Lacoste exciting new study published.

August 2020 – Congratulations to Dr. Baptiste Lacoste on the recent publication in Nature Neuroscience – in part, funded by a grant from the Foundation. Dr. Lacoste’s team has undertaken the first-ever in-depth study of vasculature in the autistic brain. The study lays out several lines of novel evidence that strongly implicate defects in endothelial cells — the lining of blood vessels — in autism.

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WINTER 2021 CLARION

The Winter 2021 edition of the Clarion Magazine is now available.

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2020-2021 Annual Report Available

The 2020-2021 Annual Report is available by clicking here.

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