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Photo Gallery: Eagles Autism Foundation hosts NFL and Science in Brazil Roundtable
As part of the team's connection to the Brazilian community this week, the Eagles Autism Foundation hosted a roundtable at the Rosewood Hotel in São Paulo on Thursday to discuss the current state of autism research and care in the country. The panel featured insights from Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie and five Brazilian-based medical researchers who possess diverse backgrounds in genetics, neuroscience, child psychiatry, and molecular biology, among other represented areas.
Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie and the Eagles Autism Foundation will support Brazilian-based autism research with a $400,000 pilot grant, which scientists in the area can apply for through September 30. The grant will support basic and clinical research, studies concentrating on affected individuals and families, and diverse model systems.
Attendees of the event gathered at the Rosewood Hotel for a photo.
From bottom left, Ryan Hammond, Executive Director of Eagles Autism Challenge, and Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles Chairman and CEO, pose with doctors and dignitaries at the NFL and Science in Brazil event.
Ryan Hammond, Executive Director, Eagles Autism Foundation
Sinter Belanger, PhD, Associated Professor, Federal University of São Paulo
Maria Rita Passos Bueno, PhD
Karina Griesi Oliveira, PhD, Researcher and Teacher, Research Institute Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Mariana Moyses-Oliveira, PhD
The roundtable discussion was attended by more than 80 members of the autism research and scientific community in Brazil.
Marimélia Porcionnatto, PhD, Full-time Professor, Federal University of São Paulo
Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie with his wife, Tina
Fernando Menezes, Administrative Director FAPESP
Eagles Autism Foundation
A video presentation on the scientists being shown to the crowd.
Questions from the attendees.
Members of the audience listening on.
