Cornell University Weill Medical College
To conduct a 2004 summer institute on the biology of developmental disabilities.
Grant Program Developmental Disabilities
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
To provide travel assistance to parents and caregivers to the annual conference; and to provide general support.
Duke University
To support John Merck Scholar Elizabeth Brannon’s research on the evolution and ontogeny of mathematical abilities.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
To support John Merck Scholar Pawan Sinha’s research on characterizing and improving face-processing skills in autistic and visually deprived children.
University of California, Davis
To support John Merck Scholar Kimberley McAllister’s research on cellular mechanisms of mental retardation.
University of Michigan Medical Center
To support research by John Merck Scholar Finalist Charles Neal, Jr., MD, PhD.
University of North Carolina
To support research by John Merck Scholar Finalist Franck Polleux, PhD.
University of Texas at Dallas
To support research by John Merck Scholar Finalist Michael P. Kilgard, PhD.
Yale University
To support research by John Merck Scholar Finalist Wei-Min Zhong.
Cornell University Weill Medical College
To conduct a summer institute on the biology of developmental disabilties for 36 students.