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Samaco earns "Lab of the year" distinction from LouLou Foundation
Samaco lab earns the "Lab of the Year" distinction from LouLou Foundation.
The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Center at Baylor College Receives Competitive Federal Grant to Advance Research and Therapies
The Baylor IDDRC receives $6.4 million competitive renewal.
NIH funds a new Fragile X Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and Duncan NRI at Texas Children’s Hospital
The new Fragile X Center will receive about $9 million over the next five years and will be led by co-directors, Dr. David Nelson, professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Peter Todd, associate professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine.
Dr. Wu Chen receives the 2020 NRI Zoghbi Scholar Award
Dr. Wu Chen, a postdoctoral scholar receives the NRI Zoghbi Scholar award, which consists of $50,000 to pursue innovative projects that will form the foundation of thei scholar's independent research programs.
A Letter to the Community: Inspiring Science’s Next Generation
A Letter to the Community: Inspiring Science’s Next Generation
Dr. Huda Zoghbi named Citation Laureate by Clarivate Web of Science
Dr. Huda Zoghbi among the 24 new Citation Laureates named from six countries. 54 of the previous Citation Laureates named by the Institute for Scientific Information have gone on to receive a Nobel Prize.
Mirjana Maletic-Savatic receives funding from Space Health Institute
Dr. Maletic-Savatic's team receives funding to study the effect of space radiation on the formation of neurons in a human brain organoid model.
Mingshan Xue receives the 2020 John S. Dunn Collaborative Research Award
Xue lab receives the 2020 John S. Dunn Collaborative Research Awards.
Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s hosts a family conference for MECP2 Duplication Syndrome
This important family conference will bring together physicians, scientists, trainees, and families to discuss current developments in MECP2 duplication syndrome research and patient care. Exciting potential therapeutic interventions will be addressed.
Shulman receives Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award
The American Neurological Association honors Dr. Joshua Shulman.
Chao receives the Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award
NRI faculty, Dr. Hsiao-Tuan Chao, receives a prestigious award from the Child Neurology Society.
Mapping of a rare brain disorder in babies leads to award of The Brain Prize 2020
Dr. Huda Zoghbi and Sir. Adrian Bird receive the Brain Prize for their pioneering work on Rett syndrome.
Bellen elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Hugo J. Bellen, professor of molecular and human genetics and neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been elected as one of the newest members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s most prestigious honorary titles.
Amanda Brown shares her experiences as graduate student
Graduate student in Sillitoe Lab shares her research and experiences as a neuroscience graduate student.
Liu and team win a highly competitive award from Allen Institute
Zhandong Liu and team win a prestigious award from Allen Institute.
How MECP2 Duplication Syndrome transformed our lives
The Neal family's experiences with a rare neurogenetic disorder.
Dr. Hugo Bellen elected 2020 Vice-President/2021 President of the Genetics Society of America
Dr. Bellen elected to GSA leadership
Inaugural Rett syndrome symposium
Duncan NRI hosts the first Rett syndrome symposium in the brand new auditorium.
Dr. Born receives 2019 NRI Zoghbi Scholar Award
Heather Born receives the 2019 NRI Zoghbi Scholar Award. Drs. Parisa Lofti and Laura Lavery are chosen as the runners-up.
Research collaboration focuses on CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder
NRI researchers and Loulou Foundation launch a joint research collaboration to study and find therapeutics for CDKL5 deficiency disorders.