Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Archive — Page 5 of 9
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June 28, 2017
Three from Vanderbilt Kennedy Center recognized
Two national disability-related organizations representing professionals and families are recognizing the accomplishments of three Vanderbilt Kennedy Center members. -
May 17, 2017
Remembering Floyd Dennis, disability civil rights advocate
H. Floyd Dennis, professor of special education, emeritus, died April 17 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was 89. As a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researcher, Dennis was founding director of the Kennedy Center Institute on Youth and Social Development. -
March 7, 2017
Neul named new director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Jeffrey Neul, M.D., Ph.D., division head of Child Neurology and vice chair for Developmental Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, has been named the new director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. He will join Vanderbilt on Aug. 1. -
February 2, 2017
Gene mutation discovery may hold autism clues: study
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. -
December 22, 2016
Discovery sheds new light on Angelman, Prader-Willi syndromes
A mutation associated with epilepsy and autism also is responsible for a “pale eye” trait in two rare genetic disorders, Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome, neuroscientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this week. -
December 13, 2016
Rett syndrome expert Neul to speak at Kennedy Center on Friday
Jeffrey Neul, M.D., Ph.D., division head of Child Neurology and vice chair for Developmental Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, will present a lecture on Friday, Dec. 16, at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC). -
November 8, 2016
Kennedy Center lecture on “Brain Injury in Premature Birth and Developmental Delay” set for Nov. 29
Vittorio Gallo, Ph.D., Wolf-Pack Chair in Neuroscience Research and director of the Center for Neuroscience Research with the Children’s Research Institute at Children’s National Medical Center, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC).