INCLUDE Project — Transformative Research Awards
Funds transformative Down syndrome research through investigator-led grants focused on evidence-based development.
The INCLUDE Project Transformative Research Awards (R01) support investigator-initiated research that advances understanding of Down syndrome and its co-occurring conditions across the human lifespan, from birth to adulthood. INCLUDE stands for Investigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE. This is an NIH-wide initiative led by NICHD, with multiple NIH In…
Transformative investigator-initiated research on Down syndrome and its co-occurring conditions across the lifespan, under the NIH INCLUDE Project (NOFO RFA-OD-27-004, open through June 2028).
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