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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Neurogeeks: Inside the Autistic Mind</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2017-04-20T18:00:00" datetime="2017-04-20T18:00:00">Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 6</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2017-04-20T20:00:00" datetime="2017-04-20T20:00:00">8pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202395308'><span class='fn org p-name'>Vacasa</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">926 NW 13th Street</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">OR</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97209</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">USA</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=926%20NW%2013th%20Street,%20Portland%20OR%2097209%20USA'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>For our April meetup, speaker Lily Pacheko, the coordinator of SPARK at OHSU, a landmark autism research project across 21 clinical sites, will present a brief history of autism, autism research, and talk about the SPARK study.</p> <p>SPARK stands for 'Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge,' and the mission is simple: to speed up research and advance our understanding of autism to help improve lives.</p> <p>Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences. (read more).</p> <p>Understanding autism gives us a greater understanding of the brain and how epigenetic factors like hormones in the womb affect our brains' development.</p> <p>Lily Pacheco, MA. is the SPARK study coordinator at OHSU. For the past few years Lily has worked in diverse communities to recruit and collect data for numerous research studies. If you are interested in volunteering with SPARK through OHSU, contact Lily at (503) 949-6478 or email her at <a href="mailto:spark@ohsu.edu">spark@ohsu.edu</a> to ask about volunteer opportunities.</p> <p>Join and RSVP here: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/NeuroGeeks-Neuroscience-Meetup-Group/events/238447403/">https://www.meetup.com/NeuroGeeks-Neuroscience-Meetup-Group/events/238447403/</a></p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="https://www.meetup.com/NeuroGeeks-Neuroscience-Meetup-Group/events/238447403/">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>