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The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is now accepting applications for its 2025 Data Analysis Request for Applications. This funding opportunity supports research that uses [...]

Elizabeth Nance, Ph.D., an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Research Affiliate at the UW IHDD, has been named chair of the University of Washington’s Department [...]

Dr. Sunny Juul (M.D., Ph.D.), Director of the UW IHDD, was named to The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission on the Future of Neonatology, an international effort to address urgent [...]

Do you know someone with an intellectual or developmental disability who has started their own business? Researchers at Georgetown University are conducting a study to better understand the [...]

The STRIPES Study (Study of Research Interests, Priorities, and Experiences) is a new research project from the University of Washington. The study aims to better understand what families and [...]

On June 2, 2025, UW LEND hosted the annual UW LEND Leadership and Research Symposium. This event marks the culmination of the 9-month LEND program year and gives long-term trainees the [...]

Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) has released a Request for Applications (RFA) for institution-based, collaborative, multidisciplinary clinical research teams to join the Innovative [...]

A new study from the University of Washington’s Department of Chemical Engineering offers researchers a clearer path forward in blood-brain barrier research—work with significant implications for [...]

On May 12, 2025, the UW IHDD hosted Networking Day, bringing together students, researchers, clinicians, and community partners to share knowledge, build connections, and highlight work advancing [...]

Recent public comments by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have raised concern among autistic individuals, families, researchers, and clinicians in Washington. [...]