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March 21, 2024 16 mins

March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), a global awareness day for Down Syndrome. Sanders-Brown researchers share about WDSD, the talents of some of the research participants, and ways you can celebrate WDSD.

For more information about Down Syndrome research, visit https://www.alzheimers.gov/clinical-trials/alzheimers-biomarkers-consortium-down-syndrome and https://dsctn.org/life-dsr/.

To find out more about how to participate in a study, e-mail Roberta Davis at roberta.davis@uky.edu

For more information about the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, visit us at ⁠https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa⁠.

To celebrate WDSD, proudly share pictures of your mismatched or brightly colored socks on social media by tagging #LotsOfSocks or #WorldDownSyndromeDay.

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