1.0Faculty of Science Profiles/science/profilesgotcheva/science/profiles/author/gotcheva/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7IPVVzqpbW"><a href="/science/profiles/faculty/dorota-a-crawford/">Dorota A. Crawford</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/science/profiles/faculty/dorota-a-crawford/embed/#?secret=7IPVVzqpbW" width="600" height="338" title="“Dorota A. Crawford” — Faculty of Science Profiles" data-secret="7IPVVzqpbW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/science/profiles/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Research Focus The major focus of my research is to identify and characterize susceptibility genes and environmental factors underlying causes of brain dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders. The emphasis is on investigating the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways contributing to potential defects that cause abnormal brain development and lead to autism. The multidisciplinary research program […]