Research Groups

The Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group

This Canadian multi-disciplinary team is located at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario and led by director Dr. Derrick MacFabe. The research team is a group of like-minded biomedical researchers from various fields reflecting the diverse aspects of this family of disorders. This research group is examining the effects of a number of dietary and digestive system compounds on brain development, function, and behaviour. The researchers have found that these compounds, in an animal model, produce the repetitive and social behavioural and brain inflammatory changes resembling many aspects of human Autism Spectrum Disorders. This research to date is providing a highly important framework for the possible linkage of genetic, immune, digestion and dietary factors in autism. Click here to visit The Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group's Website.