Paul Ashwood is an associate professor of immunology at the MIND Institute at the University of California Davis.
[3] Ashwood originally conducted research on the gastrointestinal pathology observed in some autistic children.
[2][4] According to a press release from the MIND Institute, his research has concluded that differences exist in immune responses between autistic and neurotypical children.
[8] Ashwood's lab has also published a number of studies concluding that maternal antibodies are a risk factor for autism.
[15] According to Brian Deer, Ashwood was formerly one of Andrew Wakefield's colleagues at Royal Free Hospital, and received over £8,000 as a result of his serving as a paid witness in MMR vaccine litigation.