Government News
NIH establishes Down syndrome patient registry
Registry connects individuals with Down syndrome with researchers
October 26, 2012
NICHD Issues Request for Information (RFI): Invitation to Comment on the Down Syndrome Research Plan Released in 2007
August 24, 2012
Down syndrome consortium formed
NIH, Down syndrome groups to meet regularly for exchange of information, ideas
September 29, 2011
Down Syndrome Research at the NIH Presentation
January 21, 2010
Trisomy 21 Translational Research Parity Act Introduced in Congress
December 2009
NIH Issues Finalized Research Plan on Down Syndrome
January 2008
"Cookin' With Congress" DSRTF Fundraiser Raises Money for Down Syndrome Research
May 4, 2005
DSRTF Submits Statement to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on Funding Down Syndrome Research at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
April 15, 2005
U.S. House and Senate Committees Encourage NIH to Increase Research on DS Cognition
December 2004
Congress Appropriates $1 Million for Down Syndrome Studies
December 2004
Congress Approves Funding for DSRTF
December 2004
NIH Increases Funding for Mice
November 2004
Dr. William Mobley Testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee
March 30, 2004