New Jersey Autism Center Of Excellence Established At Rutgers University

The Governnor’s Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism, part of the New Jersey Department of Health, is funding a new statewide center that is based at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The center—named the New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence (NJACE)—will seek to improve research, treatment, and services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Leading NJACE will be Elizabeth Torres, an associate professor in psychology at Rutgers-New Brunswick; James Millonig, an associate professor in neuroscience and cell biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; and Jill Harris, director of Research Development and Coordinator . . .