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UCEDD
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
LEND
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
IDDRC
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
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CBS Evening News Dr. Joe Piven, Director of the Carolina Institute, discusses Autism research on CNN.
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Dr. Joe Piven, Director of the Carolina Institute, discusses using brain scans to detect early signs of Autism
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Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities Awarded $4.9M to Conduct Interdisciplinary Training

 

 
CBS Evening News Dr. Joe Piven, Director of the Carolina Institute, discusses Autism on the CBS Evening News
UNC Neuroscientists and CIDD Investigators awarded $2 million to study roots of cognitive disabilities.Click here to learn more.
April 24, 2012
Autism Speaks publishes an article featuring CIDD research and faculty. Click here to read "Hunting for Autism's Earliest Clues."
April 12, 2012
A new study led by CIDD researchers found significant differences in brain development starting at age 6 months in high-risk infants who later develop autism, compared to high-risk infants who did not develop autism. The study was published online on Friday, Feb. 17 at AJP in Advance, a section of the website of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Its results are the latest from the ongoing Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health and headquartered at UNC. Learn More.
February 17, 2012
A collaboration between the University of North Carolina Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program and Duke University Physical Therapy Pediatric Residency Program has developed an opportunity for a Physical Therapy Fellow. Click Here to learn more.
February 15, 2012

CIDD New Building Ribbon Cutting

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Wed, May 30
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
LEND Developmental Disabilities Didactic Series
Topic: Overview of Genetic Syndromes: Etiology, Physical and Behavioral Phenotypes

Speaker: Cynthia Powell, M.D.

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