Community Building on a legacy of intellectual and developmental disabilities research and care By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jul. 26, 2024 The foundational work of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) related care and research has been underway at the University and Medical Center for more than a half-century. Clinicians ...
Patient Care URMC Named Batten Disease Center of Excellence By Mark Michaud Jul. 24, 2024 Designation acknowledges URMC’s multidisciplinary care and research advancements for Batten diseases, a family of rare neurodegenerative disorders.
Research Connection speed in the brain may impact how people with autism process visual illusions By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jul. 22, 2024 Researchers are finding the process in our brain that allows us to see these visual distinctions may not be happening the same way in the brains of children with autism spectrum disorder. They may be ...
Patient Care What is an IDD? By Elizabeth Beach Jul. 11, 2024 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) impact over 8 million Americans. But what exactly is an IDD?
Community Golisano Makes $50 Million Commitment to Build the New Golisano IDD Institute By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 13, 2024 Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader B. Thomas “Tom” Golisano has made a historic $50 million commitment to build the Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute at the ...
Research Batten Research Day fosters collaboration and growth By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2024 The University of Rochester Intellectual and Developmental Research Center (UR-IDDRC) and the University of Rochester Batten Center (URBC) hosted a Batten Research Day in March. The event brought ...
Research Air Quality in Schools: Shielding Kids with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from COVID By Susanne Pallo Mar. 28, 2024 Partnering with the Mary Cariola Center, URMC researchers found that good airflow and filtration helped children with intellectual and developmental disabilities—many of whom struggle with masking ...
Research Transforming Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 29, 2024 The University of Rochester Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center is transforming the landscape of exploration.
People Faculty Q&A: Archan Ganguly, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 26, 2024 Archan Ganguly, PhD, is an assistant professor of Neuroscience at the University of Rochester Medical Center. His research aims to understand how proteins essential for synaptic communication between ...
Research Researchers find possible neuromarker for ‘juvenile-onset’ Batten disease By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 8, 2024 New research suggests an easy-to-measure brain process may be a target or biomarker in measuring treatment outcomes in clinical trials for patients with Batten disease.
