Our 2019 Annual Report
The pages of this year’s annual report highlight how we – even in the most unexpected of scenarios – continue our core mission of research, service, training, and outreach.
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- 2019 Annual Report (PDF)
Whole exome sequencing illuminates genetic condition
If you ask David Seamans what his favorite thing to do is, he’ll pause thoughtfully for a moment before responding, “Everything.”
Researchers are using machine learning to understand how brain cells work
Recent advances in genome sciences — the study of an organism’s complete set of DNA — present a golden opportunity to identify the genetic causes and underlying mechanisms of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Electronic records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation
It was long believed the FMR1 premutation — an excessive number of trinucleotide repeats in the FMR1 gene — had no direct effect on the people who carry it.
Mancheski Foundation funds next-gen research on Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s
A gift from the Mancheski Foundation continues to provide integral support to doctoral student Matthew Zammit as he furthers his research on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with Down syndrome.
New Funding for Down Syndrome Research and Biobank
The Waisman Center is one of 25 recipients to receive funding through a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant that focuses on advancing research on Down syndrome.
CMT advocate will not be sidelined
According to Deb Weber, life is not a spectator sport. “You can sit on the sidelines and watch or you can participate,” she says. Weber has chosen to participate.
Navigating a Brighter Future for Youth with Disabilities and Their Families
Helping youth with disabilities pursue post-high
school employment and education opportunities
can mean piecing together services from a broad range of
agencies and organizations.
Major Lifetime Gift Establishes Scholarly Society
The focus of the Morse Society is to generate conversation
across multiple disciplines. “When looking at the whole
matrix of development, I think it’s very narrow to look
at it just from child psychiatry,” Morse says.