Dear Waisman Community:
For more than 50 years the Waisman Center has been at the intersection of discovery and hope – forging new paths in research and clinical care. One of our strengths is the diversity and breadth of the research, service, training, and outreach efforts that take place under our roof and extend out to the community. The work is transformative in the advances we make and in the care that we provide for individuals and families impacted by intellectual and developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases.
I am delighted to highlight a selection of this year’s achievements and advances within the pages of our impact report. As you flip through the pages, there is so much promise for future treatments and interventions as we broaden our understanding of aging in autism and Down syndrome, make earlier diagnosis of cerebral palsy, and include individuals with lived experience as advisors and co-researchers. Standing together on the foundation we jointly built, we are excited about all kinds of opportunities on the horizon and look to accomplish even more in the years to come.
You have been an invaluable partner to our success up to now. Your new contributions will sustain the center’s mission and enable us to continue to improve the lives of individuals and families with IDD through research, service, training, and outreach activities.
On behalf of the entire Waisman community, thank YOU.
Best wishes for 2025!
Qiang Chang, PhD
Director, Waisman Center
Professor of Medical Genetics and Neurology
OUR BOARDS
Board of Visitors:
Phil Blake, Walter Dewey, Sheri Edison, Timothy Erdman, George Kamperschroer, Scott Kelly, Harold F. Mayer, Steve Mixtacki, Carmen Skilton, Jay Smith, Thomas E. Terry, Daniel van der Weide, John G. Walsh, Judith B. Ward, Paul M. Weiss, and Sally Wilmeth
Friends Board
Eileen Ahearn, Linda Berman, Jody Bleck, Drew Cheers, Jim Dama, Kendall Harrison, Eric Horler, Scott Hoselton, Barbara Illman, Sherri Kliczak, Scott Kornstedt, Gary Kuter, Eric Lund, Christina Martin-Wright, Dan McGown, Carmen Skilton, and Linda Tuchman-Ginsberg