KANSAS MENTAL RETARDATION RESEARCH CENTER

这是堪萨斯中心的五年续约申请， 精神发育迟滞与人类发展，第一个心理 由NICHD资助的智障研究中心。 目的.堪萨斯民主、发展与和解委员会继续致力于： 现有的和新出现的智力迟钝问题; 2）MR 最高质量和科学价值的研究; 3）促进 相关的多学科和跨学科研究 培训;以及4）将研究成果转化为临床 应用程序. Objective. 堪萨斯精神发育迟滞和人类中心 开发旨在实现以下具体目标： 1)保持一个有凝聚力的行政系统，特别是 规划、发展、管理、协调、传播和 交流研究和研究培训活动的四个专题 （2）提供技术资源和公共设施， 并通过其五项科学研究， 和技术核心; 3）设计和开发研究，研究 传播和研究培训方案， MRDD患者的问题;以及4）发展中心间合作， 尤其是与其他MRDDRC。 为了指导我们第一个目标的方向，我们制定了 一个中心的组织主题。 堪萨斯的中心组织主题 MRDDRC是智力迟钝研究的整合， 行为、器官系统、细胞和分子水平。 有四 支持这一中心综合主题的专题研究领域 围绕着哪些项目进行。 这些研究主题联合收割机结合了 * 57名调查员在63个项目上开展工作，由一个行政核心提供服务， 四个科学核心，包括一个技术增强核心。 KU MRDDRC的优势是：强大的行为和生物学 研究，强有力的机构重点和承诺;强有力的财政 来自大学，国家和相关中心的支持;高水平 联邦研究支持和优秀的管理。

This is the five year renewal application for the Kansas Center for Mental Retardation and Human Development, one of the first Mental Retardation Research Centers funded by NICHD. Purpose. The Kansas MRDDRC has a continuing commitment to: 1) resolution of existing and newly evolving problems of mental retardation; 2) MR research of the highest quality and scientific merit; 3) facilitation of relevant multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and research training; and 4) translation of research findings into clinical application. Objective. The Kansas Center for Mental Retardation and Human Development is designed to accomplish the following specific objectives: 1) maintain a cohesive administrative system, particularly channels for planning, developing, managing, coordinating, disseminating and communicating research and research training activities in four thematic areas; 2) provide technical resources and common facilities to support and implement research and research training through its five scientific and technical cores; 3) design and develop research, research dissemination and research training programs relevant to critical problems of people with MRDD; and 4) develop intercenter collaborations, especially with other MRDDRCs. In order to guide the direction of our first objective, we have developed a central organizing theme. The Central Organizing Theme for the Kansas MRDDRC is the Integration of Mental Retardation Research at the Behavioral, Organ System, Cellular and Molecular Level. There are four thematic areas of research in support of this central integrating theme around which projects are focused. These research themes combine the work of 57 investigators on 63 projects served by an administrative core, and four scientific cores, including a technology enhancement core. Strengths of the KU MRDDRC are: strong behavioral and biological research, strong institutional focus and commitment; strong financial support from the University, the State and related centers; high level of federal research support; and excellent administration.