Our Mission
The mission of DSRTF is to stimulate biomedical research that will accelerate the development of treatments to significantly improve cognition for individuals with Down syndrome.
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Now Is the Time To Energize DS Research
The recent mapping of the human genome has ushered in an unprecedented opportunity for Down syndrome research. For the first time in our history scientists now have tools, techniques, and mouse models of DS that are making it easier to understand the biology of Down syndrome. The goal is clear – the identification of treatments aimed at improving learning, memory, speech
and even the late in life neurological decline experienced by those with Down
syndrome.
A Small Change in Cognitive Capability Could Have Profound Impact on Independence
Because the majority of individuals with Down syndrome fall into the mild to moderate range of cognitive impairment, a 10-20% improvement in cognitive capability can provide a greater number of people with the ability to live independently, to hold a job and to be more integrated into their communities.
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Dr. William Cohen - Remembering of a Friend, Colleague and DSRTF Scientific Advisory Board Member
 William I. Cohen, MD, great friend, colleague, very active and highly supportive inaugural member of the DSRTF Scientific Advisory Board, passed away on February 6, 2009. Bill’s unexpected death comes as a profound shock to DSRTF and the members of DSRTF Scientific Advisory Board as he had just attended our DSRTF Scientific Advisory Board meeting February 1-2 in San Francisco. And as always, contributed his very thoughtful and experienced counsel as well as his great wit. Bill will be greatly missed by the Foundation and all of his colleagues on the Scientific Advisory Board.
Bill Cohen has been widely recognized for his deep compassion and contributions to the medical care of children with Down syndrome, and his unwavering commitment to/support of the entire Down syndrome community. His energy, joy for all of life, and enthusiastic support for new evidence-based biomedical research in creating new opportunities for people with Down syndrome inspired researchers, physicians, everyone in the Down syndrome community and beyond.
On behalf of everyone involved with DSRTF, we extend our deepest and most sincere sympathies to Bill’s family, friends and colleagues.
DSRTF Awards New $250,000 Extension of Research Innovation Grant to Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Researchers- November 2008
The Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation (DSRTF) announces the award and funding for a new $250,000 extension for 2008-2009 of the DSRTF Research Innovation Grant to researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This additional new grant funding will significantly extend and continue the research progress begun under the 2007-2008 DSRTF Research Innovation Grant. The Johns Hopkins Down Syndrome Research Group is now pursuing two promising avenues toward therapeutic approaches for Down syndrome.
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DSRTF Awards New Innovation Research Grant for more than $110,000 to Drs. Lynn Nadel and Jamie Edgin, University of Arizona:
The Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation (DSRTF) has announced the award and funding for a new Innovation Research Grant, totaling $113,719, to Lynn Nadel, Ph.D., Regent’s Professor, and Jamie Edgin, Ph.D., Research Associate, in the Department of Psychology, University of Arizona. This new DSRTF Innovation Research Grant will allow Drs. Nadel and Edgin to further define the considerable heterogeneity in cognitive outcomes in Down syndrome. Their long-term goal is to uncover the factors that lead to variation in the cognitive characteristics (phenotype) of Down syndrome. In examining the factors relating to variation in cognitive function, they focus on the function of three specific brain regions, the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and cerebellum. They believe these brain systems are central to the cognitive difficulties experienced by those with Down syndrome, because they are critical to everyday tasks such as attention, decision-making, and memory.
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DSRTF Awards New $880,000 Research Center Grant to Stanford School of Medicine Researchers:
The Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation (DSRTF) is pleased to announce the award and funding for a major new $880,000 DSRTF Research Center Grant to researchers at the Center for Research and Treatment of Down Syndrome and Neuroscience Institute at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Events & Fundraisers:
4th Annual One eXtra Reason to Live, Love, Hope Event- Hollywood, CA- September 12, 2009
DSRTF Charity Golf Event- Boston, Massachusetts- September 13, 2009
An Evening of Music with Rio Clemente- Morristown, NJ- September 22, 2009
New York Area Romp for Research- New York, NY- October 4, 2009
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