Speaker
Gail A. Alvares
Researcher, Kids Autism Research Group, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Australia.
Biography
Gail’s research has primarily involved coordination of Australia’s first national biobank for autism (the Australian Autism Biobank), currently the largest detailed biological and clinical repository of information about autism in Australia. She has also developed and tested an attention training game for children with autism. In 2016, Gail was named a “Top 5 Under 40” scientist by ABC’s Radio National.