IDDRC* Corner

*Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute

IDDRC Services and Pilot Support

By Erin F. Jones, manager of quality informatics for enterprise intelligence

The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at Kennedy Krieger Institute supports any investigator conducting research on intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) at the Institute, regardless of independent funding status. A range of specialized services, including one-time consultation and navigation services, are available through the IDDRC’s Cores:

• Clinical Translational Core
• Genomics Core
• Neuroimaging Core
• Behavioral Phenotyping Core

Through a collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR), the IDDRC is also able to provide funding for pilot studies involving research with human subjects. The funding is reserved for pilot experiments involving human subjects in the Neuroimaging, Clinical Translational and Behavioral Phenotyping Cores.

In November 2023, the IDDRC announced support of 10 new and returning pilot investigations. Notably, this marks the final cycle of pilot funding from the ICTR. The pilot support program is anticipated to relaunch with a new funding source in late 2024 or early 2025.

Please visit IDDRC.KennedyKrieger.org to learn more about the wide array of services provided through the IDDRC or to access the IDDRC Application Portal. As always, please remember to acknowledge the IDDRC (P50 HD103538) in publications and presentations resulting from IDDRC support.