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International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID)  - http://www.iassid.org  An international and interdisciplinary scientific organization to promote worldwide research and exchange of information on intellectual, learning and related developmental disabilities (mental retardation)  Waisman Center  - http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/  Mental Retardation Research Center focuses on molecular and genetic sciences. (University of Wisconsin at Madison)  Donald Beasley Institute  - http://www.donaldbeasley.org.nz  Conducts research and education into the area of intellectual disability/mental retardation. (Dunedin, New Zealand)  John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development  - http://www.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/  Conducts and supports collaborative research, training, and information dissemination on behavioral, intellectual, and brain development. (Vanderbilt University at Nashville)  UAB Civitan International Research Center  - http://www.circ.uab.edu/  Coordinates and conducts research related to human development, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities. Links for researchers and families about early child development, neurobiology research and developmental disabilities. (University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama)  Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center  - http://www.umassmed.edu/shriver/  Promotes understanding of neurological and behavioral development, with special emphasis on mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. (Waltham, Massachusetts)  CHDD Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research  - http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/OUTLOOK/OUTLOOK9.1/STY1Name.html  Studies of biomedical and behavioral processes that cause developmental disabilities. Describes programs of study. (University of Washington at Seattle)  Children's Seashore House  - http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/service.jsp?id=26666  Trains medical professionals in 12 disciplines related to developmental disabilities and mental retardation. (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia)  J P Das Developmental Disabilities Centre  - http://www.ualberta.ca/~jpdasddc/INDEX.html  Provides details of research, student training, publications, and clinical services for children and adults. University of Alberta, Canada.