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.
Trainees in VKC UCEDD and LEND clinical, educational, and research programs gain skills while simultaneously contributing their professional and personal perspectives. Each year our impact is greater, thanks to the energy and commitment of dedicated trainees,…
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Four new grants led by VKC researchers will advance interventions for children with learning and behavioral challenges. Research strategies include the development of innovative technology. Learning Disabilities Hub Vanderbilt’s Learning Disability Hub, one of only four…
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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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This is a monthly email of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Notables published by the Communications staff of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Between issues of Notables, you can stay up to date on the latest Vanderbilt Kennedy Center news, information, and resources via the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Facebook page.