Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
Overview
Founded more than 50 years ago, the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center has long been at the forefront of research on normal and abnormal brain development. The overarching mission of the Center is to improve the lives of children with intellectual disabilities by fostering basic, translational and clinical research focused on better understanding and treating these conditions.
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Research Program Highlights
Autism
Research Highlights
IDD Gene Team
Training
IDDRC is structured around
four interdisciplinary core programs
Highlights
Rose F. Kennedy Center Day - Reveling in the Work of Our Rose F. Kennedy Center Programs and Research
On Friday, April 21, 2023, the inaugural Rose F. Kennedy Center Day offered an occasion for celebration, and hope, reflecting on the 50-plus years of the center.
Highlights
Reducing Ableism in Medicine and Research
Recently, NIH designated people with disabilities as a population with health disparities.
