[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 173 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1436]
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       IN RECOGNITION OF UC DAVIS MIND INSTITUTE 20TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 23, 2018

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 20th 
Anniversary of the UC Davis MIND Institute. As faculty members and 
families gather here today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring 
the MIND Institute for their clinical expertise and collaborative 
efforts to better understand neurodevelopmental disorders.
  Since its founding by an influential parent group in 1998, the UC 
Davis MIND Institute has grown a multidisciplinary team of experts, 
achieving international recognition as an innovative leader in research 
and approaches to treating a broad range of disorders, including autism 
spectrum disorder, fragile X syndrome, ADHD22q11.2 deletion syndrome 
and Down syndrome. With more than 50 faculty from five UC Davis schools 
and colleges, the MIND Institute studies everything from environmental 
factors and cellular processes to community programs, all with the goal 
of improving the lives of people with neurodevelopmental disorders and 
their families.
  Over the past 20 years, faculty members at the MIND Institute have 
made significant research discoveries advancing the scientific 
knowledge and etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. They have found 
biomarkers and identified genetic and environmental factors that 
increase the risk of autism and other disorders. They have also 
developed interventions and technologies to improve outcomes for 
children. Through the collaboration of families, educators, 
researchers, and the community, the MIND Institute has become a 
research powerhouse that has generated exceptional results with 
international implications.
  Mr. Speaker, as faculty members and families of the UC Davis MIND 
Institute celebrate their twenty years of milestones, I ask all my 
colleagues to join me in honoring their dedication to the awareness, 
support, and research for neurodevelopmental disorders.

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