Autism BrainNet announces the recipients of the 2021 Autism BrainNet Appreciation Award, a new initiative that recognizes outstanding partners and collaborators for their dedication to advancing brain tissue research in autism.

Autism BrainNet is working to digitize the Autism Celloidin Library, a unique collection of postmortem brains from individuals with and without autism spectrum disorder, which have been prepared for microscopy analysis. The collection provides a unique resource for studies that aim to quantify and characterize changes in cell distribution, size and regional structure.

We recently spoke with Annie Scheumbauer, mother of donor Bridget M. McCallister. Annie recounts Bridget’s life, her passions and challenges, and what led her family to make the decision to support autism research through the gift of brain donation.