You can hear Hari Srinivasan’s confident voice in his academic research papers, his Daily Californiannewspaper articles and in his poetry and essays. But in person, you’re not likely to hear him speak.
That’s because the UC Berkeley psychology major’s ability to vocalize is severely limited due to regressive autism and a neurological disorder known as oral-motor apraxia.
It closed many doors to him. But not at Berkeley, and certainly not now.
Srinivasan is the first nonspeaking person, or as he puts it, “minimally speaking autistic” to win a prestigious...
Every year, CEND (Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases) supports graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in their research through the Irving H. Wiesenfeld, Kathleen Miller, Sidney MacDonald Russell and Alber fellowships. CEND Fellows pursue research in areas such as emerging infectious diseases, drug development, and infectious disease surveillance. Congratulations to...