The NDL had so much fun in Orlando, Florida at the 19th NXFX International Fragile X Conference! Dr. Joe Lau and clinical psychology graduate students, Mitra Kumareswaran (4th year), Sarah Ethridge (3rd year), and Maureen Butler (2nd year) presented findings across our studies investigating speech and language traits in Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and among premutation carriers of the FMR1 gene. Additionally, our lab worked with families of those affected by Fragile X syndrome attending the conference as part of ongoing recruitment and data collection for the third-phase of our recently renewed study, A Family-Genetic Study of Autism and Fragile X Syndrome. We are so grateful to the Fragile X community for welcoming us and supporting our work. We cannot wait to attend the next conference!
