January 8,2026
NIH has awarded $2.7 million to University of Illinois researchers Howard Gritton, Paul Bonthuis, and Jozien Goense to study how environmental exposures influence brain development and autism-related behaviors. Building on preliminary findings from a Beckman Institute seed grant, the project combines neuroimaging and animal models to uncover mechanisms linking phthalate exposure to autism risk. Read more from the published article on College of Veterinary Sciences Comparative Biosciences News