News and Information from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Notables is a monthly e-newsletter to share stories about discoveries and best practices that are opening doors and transforming lives for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Researchers at Vanderbilt have identified what may be a genetic “smoking gun” for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—a mutation in the gene for the critical neuronal protein CaMKII. While no single mutation can explain the immensely complicated…
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Innovation characterizes the Shirley F. and Stuart W. Speyer Discovery Grant and the two Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grants awarded for 2017, which were announced by Elisabeth Dykens, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) director and Annette Schaffer…
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Since January, the VKC has provided training on legislative advocacy, facilitated the sharing of personal stories with Tennessee legislators and policymakers, and used social media to broaden access to Disability Day on the Hill. Many of…
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Neuroscientist Vivien Casagrande and statistician Dr. Warren Lambert are remembered for their exceptional contributions to their respective fields and to the work of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Casagrande recalled as neuroscience pillar, supportive mentor (by Bill Snyder)…
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Connections between reading and math instruction and neuroscience will be among the featured topics at the fourth annual symposium, “Neuroscience and Education: The Connection,” Thursday and Friday, June 1-2. Hosted by the Annette Eskind Institute of…
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