Overview

EKS NICHD Research Priorities

Overview of research priorities definitive of Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center core grants, funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Faculty Membership

To access Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Research Support services, Vanderbilt faculty must apply for membership.

National Scientific Advisory Board

Board brings a broad, national perspective to the Center's research, advising the Center's scientific leaders on promising research directions, administrative arrangements and program directions, and funding possibilities.

Research Support

The Core research support units, as established by our role as a Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, support research by providing services to support cutting-edge research by providing activities that promote collaboration and by attracting new investigators to the field.

• Core A - Administrative Services
• Core B - Neuroscience Services
• Core C - Statistics and Methodology
• Core D - Clinical Research Phenotyping
• Core E - Clinical Recruitment

Web Portal

A private, interactive website designed to enhance communication among researchers affiliated with the national network of Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Research Centers