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Child and Adolescent NeuroDevelopment Initiative (CANDI)

CANDI is dedicated to biomarker discovery, neuroimaging, and treatment studies of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism and fragile X.

CANDI in Plain Language

The Child and Adolescent NeuroDevelopment Initiative (CANDI) is a research division of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and is dedicated to biomarker discovery, neuroimaging, and treatment studies of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism and fragile X.

The Neurobehavioral Technologies program led by Dr. David M Cochran, is also housed within CANDI.  

The CANDI team is led by Dr. Jean A Frazier and Dr. David N Kennedy and is supported by child psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, statisticians, research coordinators, psychologists, and interested volunteers.

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Research

Active Studies

Learn more about the CANDI active research studies.

Research Results

Learn more about the results from the past CANDI research studies.

Education & Training

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CANDI Education & Training

We supervise and educate many individuals at various stages of their research training, including residents, fellows, graduate students, medical students, as well as college and high school students.