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Autism
Science Foundation Honors 3 Leaders In Autism Science
At Annual Fundraising Gala “Evening Of Celebration”
Dr. Thomas
Insel, Director of the National
Institute of Mental Health, will receive the Distinguished
Scientist Award; Gregg
and Lori Ireland, co-founders
of Extraordinary Ventures, will receive the Distinguished
Advocate Award; and the Media Impact Award will be presented
to PBS, NOVA, Tangled Bank Studios and Genepool Productions
for their documentary “Vaccines- Calling the Shots” at
the Autism
Science Foundation’s
annual fundraising gala, “Evening of Celebration,” on Wednesday,
April 22, 2015 at 6 p.m. EST at the New York Athletic Club.
Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News Chief Medical
Correspondent, will serve as the emcee. The evening will
also include a silent auction and special performances by
people with autism.
Single tickets cost $500, and proceeds from
the gala will benefit the Foundation’s pre-
and post- doctoral autism fellowship programs, which
support early career research conducted by the nation’s most
promising young autism scientists.
For more information, visit
www.autismsciencefoundation.org
EVENT: Autism
Science Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Gala, “Evening of
Celebration,” Honoring Leaders in Autism Research, Advocacy
and Awareness.
DATE: Wednesday,
April 22, 2015
TIME: 6
p.m. EST
PLACE: New
York Athletic Club: 180 Central Park South, Manhattan
RSVP: (212)
391-3913 or www.autismsciencefoundation.org
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