Ami Klin, PhD, a professor and chief, Division of Autism & Related Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, and director, Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at Emory University. Dr. Klin is an internationally known psychologist and researcher. He is the former director of the Yale Child Study Center, Autism Program at Yale University School of Medicine.

While at Yale, Dr. Klin's primary research activities focused on the social mind and brain, and aspects of autism from infancy through adulthood. In his most noted work, Klin used eye-tracking technology to visualize and measure social engagement, allowing him to monitor infants who potentially have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The world-renowned leader has significant academic research funding accomplishments. In 2007, the Yale Autism Program, with Klin as principal investigator, was awarded the Autism Center of Excellence status by the National Institute of Health. The ACE designation is a highly prestigious award.
 
In addition to being the director of the Marcus Autism Center, which is the nation's largest and most comprehensive clinical care center for autism and related conditions, Dr. Klin is the chief of autism and related disorders for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
 
Dr. Klin has been honored by his medical contributions by the Autism Society of America Foundation, the Asperger's Association of New England and the Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center among others. He serves on numerous boards including the Autism Science Foundation, and is a member of the International Society of Autism Research.

  Celine A. Saulnier, PhD, an assistant professor, Division of Autism and Related Disorders, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine, and clinical director of research, Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Saulnier, is a former associate research scientist, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine.

At Yale, Dr. Saulnier was both the training director and the clinical director for the Autism Program, where she oversaw, conducted, and supervised multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluations on individuals with autism and related disorders from infancy through young adulthood. It is at Yale, that Dr. Saulnier began her decade-long collaboration with Dr. Klin.

Dr. Saulnier's research focuses on understanding profiles of adaptive behavior in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Her research has shown even the most cognitively able individuals with ASDs fail to generalize their repertoire of skills to everyday contexts. The inability to translate intellectual ability into adaptative behavior results in the majority of individuals with ASD struggling to function independently as adults. Using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Dr. Saulnier investigates the patterns of functional skill acquisition and application in ASD in relation to cognition, autism symptomatology and age.

Currently at the Marcus Autism Center, Dr. Saulnier is involved in the development and management of a clinical characterization core for the diagnostic assessments of individuals with autism spectrum and related conditions participating in research.

Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to teaching and has conducted hundreds of nationwide workshops on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorders resulting in her being awarded the Outstanding Educator Award for Mental Health Education by the New England Educational Institute. Dr. Saulnier serves on the Atlanta Autism Consortium: Executive Board.