Lilia Iakoucheva

Associate professor
University of California, San Diego

Lilia Iakoucheva is associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.

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Spectrum

By Peter Hess

14 April 2023

5 min read

Illustration of a room with DNA sequence wallpaper and three doors leading to abstract new environments.

The future of autism therapies: A conversation with Lilia Iakoucheva and Derek Hong

If a therapy for autism’s core traits makes it to market, it will likely take one of three forms, the researchers say.

Spectrum

The future of autism therapies: A conversation with Lilia Iakoucheva and Derek Hong

By Peter Hess

14 April 2023 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Lilia Iakoucheva

28 February 2017

5 min read

Tangled web of proteins holds clues to autism’s complexity

Understanding how mutations in genes linked to autism perturb the different versions of proteins the genes form could reveal new targets for treatments.

Spectrum

Tangled web of proteins holds clues to autism’s complexity

By Lilia Iakoucheva

28 February 2017 | 5 min read

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Spectrum

By Jill Adams

10 November 2026

2 min read

Scans of brains using the OPM-MEG method.

Language development during the first 1,000 days; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 9 November.

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Language development during the first 1,000 days; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 9 November.

By Jill Adams

10 November 2026 | 2 min read

Reviews

By Daniel Graham

10 November 2026

6 min read

Illustration of brain with many connecting lines.

What ‘Brain Flows’ gets right

Michael W. Cole’s new book makes a convincing case that the dynamic movement of signals underpins just about everything the brain does, though it misses mention of relevant theoretical and single-cell work.

Reviews