DownSyndrome Achieves is pleased to announce Gregory Moraski has joined its Board of Directors effective immediately. Moraski currently serves as Vice President of Claims for Florida-based Security First Insurance. He previously served as Vice President of Field Claims for Nationwide Insurance. “I’m very honored to join the Board, and be...
DownSyndrome Achieves Appoints Jillian Froment, Board Member of Harford Mutual Insurance Group, to its Board of Directors
DownSyndrome Achieves is pleased to announce Jillian Froment has joined its Board of Directors effective immediately.Froment currently serves as a strategic advisor regarding insurance regulatory issues, and Independent Director at Harford Mutual Insurance Group. She was previously appointed by two Ohio governors to lead the Ohio Department of Insurance, a...
Long-time Community Engagement Executive, Steven Fields, Joins DownSyndrome Achieves Board of Directors
DownSyndrome Achieves is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Fields to its board of directors effective immediately. Fields currently serves as Senior Consultant with Cramer & Associates, a philanthropic consulting firm based in Dublin, OH. He previously served as vice president/director of community engagement for Huntington Bancshares from 2002-2020....
DownSyndrome Achieves Welcomes Jason Widmer as New Board Chair
DownSyndrome Achieves is pleased to announce that Jason Widmer has been appointed as Chair of the DownSyndrome Achieves Board, effective immediately. He has served on the DownSyndrome Achieves Board as a director since 2016. Jason currently serves as Chief Engineer for Honda R&D Americas where he oversees vehicle research and...
Lee Specialty Clinic Joins DSA Biobank to Advance Research for People with DS
DownSyndrome Achieves (DSA) is pleased to announce its partnership with Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville, Kentucky, which will be the first collection site of biospecimen for the organization’s DSA Biobank initiative. Lee Specialty Clinic is one of only a handful of comprehensive healthcare facilities in the US that serves exclusively...
Advocate Spotlight: Moti – Research paves the way for my child with DS and future generations
As a father and advocate for his daughter with Down syndrome, Moti shares why research today is critical to people with DS today but future generations as well. https://youtu.be/D3c0ros-2VE
Biobank Poised to Transform Down syndrome Research
Biospecimens are stored in special freezers at minus 80 degrees Celsius to ensure their preservation and usefulness for many years. (Cincinnati Children's) A first-of-its-kind effort is underway to collect biological samples from people with Down syndrome in a bid to improve care and outcomes for those with chromosomal disorder. Cincinnati...
Biobank Dedicated to Down Syndrome Bright Spot in 2020
From the Akron Beacon Journal "After years of preparation, this past January DSA Biobank opened for business and began accepting applications from researchers… "Soon after DSA Biobank opened, they received their first application for biospecimens. Dr. Dimitrious Karamichos at the University of North Texas Health Science Center is studying an...
A note from our President on the COVID-19 Pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to touch our lives on a daily basis, our mission at DownSyndrome Achieves has remained constant: to help facilitate the discovery of new treatments and therapies that ultimately improve the health and well-being of people with Down syndrome and others. This mission is made all...
COVID-19 and Down Syndrome
For up-to-date information about COVID-19, as it relates to people with Down syndrome, check out LuMind IDSC Foundation's excellent resource page here.