Amy Esler

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota

Amy Esler is associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

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scientist looks through binoculars showing a boy on one side, and a mouse on the other.
Spectrum

Why we need a mouse version of a diagnostic test for autism

By Amy Esler, Nicola Grissom
21 March 2018 | 6 min read
Spectrum from The Transmitter.
Spectrum

Adjusting diagnostic tests for the DSM-5

By Amy Esler
30 May 2013 | 5 min read

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