Lauren Weiss

Associate professor
University of California, San Francisco

Lauren Weiss is professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.

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Spectrum

Complex gene interactions in autism offer avenues for treatment

By Lauren Weiss
23 May 2017 | 6 min read
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Spectrum

Fair representation for the fairer sex in autism research

By Lauren Weiss
16 August 2011 | 6 min read

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What ‘Brain Flows’ gets right

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Special report: Graduate education in flux

Amid funding uncertainty, graduate neuroscience programs in the U.S. adapt

The Transmitter surveyed 50 graduate program directors to learn how they’re faring. Securing labs for new students is one of the greatest concerns.

By Emily Singer
9 November 2026 | 15 min read