4-Year Old Fiona Vanderhoof Has Donated Her Cells to the Levine Lab at UConn to Fuel it’s Cutting-Edge Autism Research Developing Future Gene Therapies. As a baby, Fiona was diagnosed with a genetic condition that causes profound autism known as Dup15q Syndrome.

 

To learn more about Dr. Levine’s research, please click on the WFSB video below:

 

https://www.wfsb.com/video/2025/04/10/doctor-could-be-cusp-an-important-breakthrough-with-autism-treatments-thanks-four-year-old-girl/

 

And read the article on UConn Today here:

 

https://today.uconn.edu/2025/04/this-world-autism-awareness-day-a-proud-mom-celebrates-her-young-daughters-advancement-of-science/

 

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