Draft:Shafali Jeste
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Shafali Jeste | |
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 Jeste in 2026 | |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) Harvard Medical School (MD) |
| Known for | EEG biomarkers and early prediction of autism in genetic syndromes |
| Awards | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Child neurology, autism research |
| Institutions | David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Children's Hospital Los Angeles |
Early life and education
[edit]Career
[edit]Jeste joined the faculty of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2010, where she directed the biomarkers core of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment and developed the Care and Research in Neurogenetic Syndromes (CARING) clinical program.[1][2]
Research
[edit]Jeste's research seeks brain-based markers of autism that appear in infancy, before behavioral symptoms emerge, with the goal of enabling earlier diagnosis and intervention.[2] Her studies of infants with tuberous sclerosis complex, a genetic condition associated with a high likelihood of autism, integrated EEG biomarkers with behavioral measures to characterize atypical development and led to the first randomized controlled trial of an early behavioral intervention in that population.[2][1]
Jeste has also commented publicly on evidence standards in autism treatment. In 2026, she told NPR that federal promotion of leucovorin as an autism treatment had burdened clinicians and families with poorly supported claims, and argued that prescribing the drug in response to publicity rather than evidence would set a harmful precedent.[3]
Service
[edit]Jeste serves on the boards of directors of the American Brain Foundation, the National Organization for Rare Disorders, and the International Society for Autism Research.[4] In 2008, while in Boston, she co-founded ACEing Autism, a nonprofit that runs tennis programs for children with autism; the organization received the United States Tennis Association's Adaptive Tennis Community Service Award in 2014 and operates program locations across the United States.[5][6]
Awards and honors
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Newly Appointed Chair of Pediatrics" (Press release). David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Laber-Warren, Emily (November 30, 2021). "Shafali Jeste: Early autism meets its match". The Transmitter. Simons Foundation. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it". NPR. March 16, 2026. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Shafali Spurling Jeste, MD". Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Shafali Jeste, MD". Child Neurology Society. August 20, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "History". ACEing Autism. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers" (Press release). The White House. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "UCLA scientists honored with Presidential Early Career Awards". UCLA Newsroom. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- "Shafali Jeste Wins Prestigious Award for Neurogenetics Research". Psychiatric News. American Psychiatric Association. 2019. doi:10.1176/appi.pn.2019.9a30. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- "UCLA awarded $7.5 million grant to support international autism clinical trials network". UCLA Newsroom. December 18, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- "Child neurologist Dr. Shafali Jeste appointed chair of pediatrics at UCLA Health". UCLA Health. October 20, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
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