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.
How two researchers built the first genetics cohort of African children with autism
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