Updates from NIH
Presented by Drs. Melissa Parisi, Chief IDDB at NICHD/NIH, and Mei Qin, Program Officer at NICHD/NIH
Lunch Break
*box lunch provided. There is limited dining space available in the pinnacle and pathways ballroom.
Award Presentation and Closing Remarks
Friday, October 9 | 12:45 PM Location: Meridian Ballroom Join us as we recognize the recipients of the 2026 Gatlinburg Conference awards. Award recipients are expected to attend the ceremony. David Zeaman Student Award Allison Block University of Wisconsin–Madison Early…
The Next Generation of Clinical Trials: Challenges and Opportunities for Investigators
Details to be announced!
Plenary Talk: Nancy Berlinger, IDD, Aging, and AI: Applying Insights from Design Engineering and Disability Bioethics
Nancy Berlinger, PhD is a Senior Research Scholar at The Hastings Center for Bioethics. Her interdisciplinary research explores ethical and social challenges arising from population aging, a demographic shift toward longer lives and smaller families. Her research on ethical and social dimensions of…
Psychophysiological Functioning and Developmental Disability: An Examination of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Functioning in Autistic Adolescents and Dyads with the FMR1 Premutation
Date/time: Friday, October 9, 11:00 AM–12:20 PMRoom: Pinnacle BallroomAbstract: Abstract Chair: Abbie Heidenreich, Texas Christian University Discussant: Naomi Ekas, Texas Christian University Papers: 1. An Exploratory Study of Physiological Arousal and Parent-Child Interaction Quality in Families of Autistic AdolescentsFirst author:…
Community-engaged methods to assess and facilitate physical health of people with IDD
Community-engaged methods to assess and facilitate physical health of people with IDDDate/time: Friday, October 9, 9:30–10:50 AMRoom: Pinnacle BallroomAbstract: Abstract*focus on diverse communities Chair: Haylie Miller, University of Michigan Discussant: Ashlyn Smith, Special Olympics International Papers: 1. Temporal and biomechanical…