Week 1 - January 5 | Waisman Center Groundbreaking
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#TBT The Waisman Center celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023! Here are photos of Harry Waisman, MD, PhD, at the groundbreaking of the building and with a model of the center that bears his name. Learn more about how we are celebrating at https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/50years/
Week 2 - January 12 | Kennedy Laboratories
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#TBT 1961: Photo 1 – Harry Waisman, MD, PhD, (left) receives a grant check from Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Kennedy Family Foundation in support of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Laboratories, a precursor to the Waisman Center. The laboratories, headed by Waisman, studied the biochemical causes of intellectual and developmental disabilities with an aim toward treatment and prevention. 1963: Photo 2 – A congratulatory telegram from President John F. Kennedy to Harry Waisman on the official opening of the laboratories, sent on November 20, 1963, just two days before his assassination. #Waisman50years
Week 3 - January 19 | Community TIES
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#TBT Since 1986, the Community TIES (Training, Intervention, and Evaluation Services) program has been a leader in supporting community inclusion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who present challenging behaviors. The TIES team addresses behavioral, psychological, and emotional needs through therapeutic approaches that help individuals participate in supported community life. #Waisman50years
Week 4 - January 26 | Students in Training
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#TBT The Waisman Center has a long history of training the next generation of scientists and clinicians. In fact, training is one of the four main mandates of the Center. Photo 1 – Len Abbeduto, PhD (center, now at the MIND Institute at UC Davis) shown with students in training. Photo 2 – Leann DaWalt, PhD and Sigan Hartley, PhD (front left to right) with students in training, and Photo 3 – Former Postdoctoral Trainees, now Waisman PIs: (l-r) Audra Sterling, PhD, Doug Dean III, PhD, Lauren Bishop, PhD, and Sigan Hartley, PhD. #Waisman50years