Lilia Iakoucheva

Associate professor
University of California, San Diego

Lilia Iakoucheva is associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.

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Spectrum

By Peter Hess

14 April 2023

5 min read

Illustration of a room with DNA sequence wallpaper and three doors leading to abstract new environments.

The future of autism therapies: A conversation with Lilia Iakoucheva and Derek Hong

If a therapy for autism’s core traits makes it to market, it will likely take one of three forms, the researchers say.

Spectrum

The future of autism therapies: A conversation with Lilia Iakoucheva and Derek Hong

By Peter Hess

14 April 2023 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Lilia Iakoucheva

28 February 2017

5 min read

Tangled web of proteins holds clues to autism’s complexity

Understanding how mutations in genes linked to autism perturb the different versions of proteins the genes form could reveal new targets for treatments.

Spectrum

Tangled web of proteins holds clues to autism’s complexity

By Lilia Iakoucheva

28 February 2017 | 5 min read

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This paper changed my life

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Illustration of birdsong, bird brain, and DNA.

This paper changed my life: Embracing an early model for naturalistic neuroscience

A 1992 PNAS paper showed how birdsong upregulates the expression of an immediate early gene in bird forebrains. The work revealed to Ribeiro the importance of studying molecular responses in naturalistic contexts.

This paper changed my life