Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele


Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele uses molecular and translational neuroscience research tools in the pursuit of new treatments for autism.

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Two silhouettes, of child and an adult in a twilight colored setting. We can see inside the brain and interactions with medicine and the brain. The child's head is surrounded by clouds and the adult head is in the clear.
Spectrum

Why serotonin medications may yet help children with autism

By Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele
28 January 2020 | 5 min read
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Spectrum

How to evaluate new medications for autism

By Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele
10 June 2014 | 8 min read

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