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Photo of a young child participating in a behavioral test with a clinic staff member.Thank you for your interest in joining the University of Washington (UW) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC)! The UW IDDRC is one of 15 IDDRC’s nationally with the overarching goal of advancing our understanding of intellectual and developmental disabilities, funded through the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Why apply?

Joining the IDDRC as a research affiliate has many benefits:

 

Access to Infrastructure Services

  • Use of “Core” support services for funded basic, clinical and translational research
    Consultation from Core experts
  • Research equipment, technology and personnel
  • Research participant registries and databases

 

Career Advancement & Community Building

  • Scientific membership in a nationally recognized scientific community
  • Collaborative opportunities available at the local IDDRC as well as with 14 other national centers
  • Opportunity to join established multicenter collaborative research teams in a variety of disciplines
  • Interdisciplinary educational and advancement opportunities
  • Participation for you and your research team in early career networking opportunities

 

Research Dissemination

  • Access to local and national research events through IDDRC-sponsored lectures, symposia and seminars
  • Share your research on IDDRC website and social media platforms
  • Interface with community organizations and advocacy groups
  • The IDDRC network affords periodic publication opportunities including topically-focused issues of the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and review articles by the working groups

 

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility is open to any University of Washington faculty engaged in funded research of relevance to intellectual and developmental disabilities. The project must be extramurally funded and peer reviewed, in addition to being relevant to the IDDRC mission. The project should also have a need for one or more of the IDDRC core services. Please note the extramural funding cannot be from a for-profit entity. Principal Investigators and Co-Investigators are eligible.

Graduate students and post-doctoral scholars are encouraged to apply for a Scholar Membership and can then access IDDRC resources through primary IDDRC investigators/mentors.

 

Obligations of an IDDRC Member

  • Conduct research in accordance with IDDRC mission statement
  • Utilize proper IDDRC NIH citation (NIH/NICHD P50 HD103524) for publications utilizing Core Services. Acknowledgement should include: “This research was supported by the UW Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), P50 HD103524).”
  • Contribute to scientific dialogue through IDDRC lectures, symposia, communications, and seminars
  • Report progress regularly on research activities, grants, and publications relating to IDDRC-supported projects

Are you ready to apply and become a IDDRC Research Affiliate?

Apply here