Baylor College of Medicine Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Center

Baylor College of Medicine

One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
713-798-7353 (tel)
713-798-8728 (fax)
https://www.bcm.edu/research/centers/iddrc/

Center Director: David Nelson Ph.D.
[email protected]
713-798-4787 (tel)
713-798-1116 (fax)

Center Director: Huda Zoghbi M.D.
[email protected]
713-798-7353 (tel)
713-798-8728 (fax)

Description

The BCM IDDRC is committed to advancing research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in order to contribute to the resolution of many of the problems encountered by individuals with IDD and their families. The goals of the BCM IDDRC are to identify as many causes as possible of mental retardation and disability, to prevent these disorders, and to provide interventional schemes that can improve the quality of life of affected individuals and their disability whenever possible.

Cores

Administration

Gene Expression: Confocal Microscopy

Gene Expression: Microarray Expression

Gene Expression: Neuropathology

Gene Expression: RNA In Situ Hybridization (ISH)

Genome Analysis: Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)

Genome Analysis: Genome-Based Arrays

Mouse Genetic Engineering: Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Technology

Mouse Genetic Engineering: Mouse Injection

Mouse Neurobehavior

Mouse Physiology