Leah Seyoum-Tesfa is president of Reaching Families Advocacy and Support Group, a nonprofit organization that supports Ethiopian and Eritrean families raising children with special needs in the United States.
Leah Seyoum-Tesfa
President
Reaching Families Advocacy and Support Group
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How two researchers built the first genetics cohort of African children with autism
In this recorded interview, Maria Chahrour and Leah Seyoum-Tesfa talk about how they work closely with immigrant communities to increase diversity in genetic studies of autism.
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16 February 2021 | 23 min read
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