By Olivia London (DC’13)

OutstandingWhen it comes to autism, “there is no cure,” according to the NIH. However, Kathryn Roeders’ latest statistical research has helped to identify genes that affect a child’s risk for autism, knowledge that could one day impact diagnosis and treatment of the condition. In part for the Carnegie Mellon professor’s statistical research into autism, she recently received the Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences, which is given annually by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Public Health.