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. Learn More Make a Gift to the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center Donate Now Research Program Highlights Autism Learn More Research Highlights Learn More IDD Gene Team Learn More Training Learn More IDDRC is structured aroundfour interdisciplinary core programs Human Clinical Phenotyping (HCP) CoreLearn More Neurogenomics (NGEN) CoreLearn More Neural Cell Engineering & Imaging (NCEI) CoreLearn More Animal Phenotyping (AP) CoreLearn More News More News Research Brief Providing Support for Families Affected by Rare Genetic Diseases Mar 15, 2024 Einstein Magazine The Magic of Pediatric Genetics: Q&A With Dr. Melissa Wasserstein Jun 09, 2023 Assessing Brain Activity to Predict Dementia Risk Jun 09, 2023 Events More Events 4 September Sep Seminar: Dr. Ashley Webb Wed Sep 04 2024, 12:00 PM 100B, Rose F Kennedy Center ian.zeuli@einsteinmed.edu More Ashley Webb Brown University Hosted by: Stephanie Rudolph Neuroscience students and post-doctoral fellows are invited to join the speaker after the seminar: Lunch Signup Link 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. Read More | View the Booklet Reducing Ableism in Medicine and Research Recently, NIH designated people with disabilities as a population with health disparities. Read More