Press Release — Down syndrome: a molecule that targets cognitive impairments enters the decisive phase of clinical trials. May 5, 2021 0 0 PRESS RELEASE PARIS, FRANCE — Significant headway has been made in recent years to understand the causes of intellectual disability in people with...
From NCBC: A Model of Catholic Bioethics: Venerable Jérôme Lejeune March 5, 2021 0 1 Bioethics is one of the few academic disciplines and professions that does not have a patron saint. We at The National Catholic Bioethics Center...
Looking Back: When Dr. Jerome Received the Kennedy Award February 10, 2021 0 0 In 1958, when Dr. Jerome Lejeune discovered Trisomy 21, the cause of Down syndrome, the news spread to the scientific community throughout the...
Last call to apply for fall grants – deadline today! August 10, 2020 0 1 If you are a researcher focused on Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities of genetic origin appearing in early childhood, don’t...
Apply now for fall grants – deadline August 10 July 9, 2020 0 1 If you are a researcher focused on Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities of genetic origin appearing in early childhood, the...
New Post-Doctoral Research Opportunity December 20, 2019 0 0 A new postdoctoral research opportunity is available thanks to a partnership between the Jerome Lejeune Institute in France and the...
Google Assistant Launches “Project Understood” for people with Down syndrome December 10, 2019 0 0 In a newly announced partnership with the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, Google has launched an effort to make their voice recognition technology...
Jerome Lejeune Foundation expands call for grants January 25, 2019 0 1 The main target of the Jerome Lejeune Foundation, a non-profit foundation, is research into intellectual disorders of genetic origin. If you are a...
The Jerome Lejeune Foundation launches a master’s degree program in bioethics January 4, 2019 0 1 The Jerome Lejeune Foundation in Spain has launched an online master’s degree in bioethics. Coordinated by Dr. Elena Postigo, the master’s program...
Jerome Lejeune Foundation & Sisley-d’Ornano Foundation postdoctoral fellowship December 12, 2018 0 0 One of the important ways we carry on the legacy of Dr. Jerome Lejeune is by funding research related to Down syndrome. We’re excited to announce...
Down syndrome: an additional 22 million dollars released for research in the US November 29, 2018 0 0 In the US, the National Institute of Health (NIH) has just granted additional funding to the tune of 22.2 million dollars to boost research into...
Jerome Lejeune Foundation funds study on naps and Down syndrome November 8, 2018 0 0 Sleep is often linked to improved memory retention and learning; however, a recent study funded in part by the Jerome Lejeune Foundation suggests...
