Accelerating Research for Down Syndrome

The Alana Down Syndrome Center (ADSC) at MIT is proud to announce a spring webinar: Accelerating Research for Down Syndrome to be held April 9th 2026, 11:00am-1:00pm (EST), via Zoom. In this annual webinar, a diverse set of researchers from MIT, University of São Paulo and Rutgers University will present short talks on their research on Down syndrome and related conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease and congenital heart defects, as well as new technologies that accelerate research progress. The audience will have a chance to ask the scientists about their work at the end of each talk.

Speakers

Rosalind Firenze, Scientific Program Director The Alana Down Syndrome Center at MIT
Leah Borden, NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow Boyer Lab, MIT
Mehdi Hamouda, Alana Fellow Boyer Lab, MIT
Roberta Fonseca, Alana Fellow Tsai Lab, MIT
Daniele de Paula Faria, Associate Professor University of São Paulo
Chuhanwen (Silas) Sun, Graduate Student Yang Lab, Rutgers University
Luciana Mascarenhas Fonseca, Assistant Professor Rutgers University
Orestes Forlenza, Associate Professor University of São Paulo

Organizers

Rosalind Firenze, The Alana Down Syndrome Center at MIT
Orestes Forlenza, University of São Paulo
Brittany Greenough, The Picower Institute of Learning and Memory

The ADSC was launched in March 2019 with generous support from the Alana Foundation. The center, directed by Professor Li-Huei Tsai at MIT, brings together experts in biology, neuroscience, computer science, medicine and engineering to provide unique advances to Down syndrome research.

Host

Li-Huei Tsai

Organizer

Brittany Greenough