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Lauren Franz

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
Box 3837 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Psychiatry, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Duke-NCCU Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Training Program in Child Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Program (DN-IPT)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Electrophysiological biomarkers of social engagement in autism

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028

Caregiver Coaching to Improve Outcomes of Young Autistic Children in Africa

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2022 - 2027

Extension for IMPACT Phase 2 Clinical Trial

Clinical TrialCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by CryoCell International · 2022 - 2024

Tailoring treatment targets for early autism intervention in Africa

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2023

Marcus Foundation Phase II MSC ASD

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by The Marcus Foundation · 2019 - 2022

Pilot Study to Improve Access to Early Intervention for Autism in Africa

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2021

A Study to Assess the Janssen Autism Knowledge Engine in Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and in a Normally Developing Cohort

Clinical TrialMedical Monitor · Awarded by Janssen Research & Development, LLC · 2015 - 2016

Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)

FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 2013 - 2014

External Relationships


  • University of Cape Town

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