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Munroe-Meyer Institute

- Services Overview
- Make an Appointment
  Most appointments for MMI's unique range of services for individuals with disabilities are scheduled through our Patient Information Office.
- Diagnosis and Disorders
  Learn about a specific diagnosis or developmental disorder.
- Community Engagement
  We bring together providers, agencies and stakeholders to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs.
- Patient Resources
  Helpful information about insurance, evaluations, interpretive services, lodging and more.
- Request an Interpreter
  We provide qualified language interpreters for our patients with limited English or sign language interpreters for our patients who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Resources Overview
- Civil & Legal Resources
  All people have the right to be included in their community with access to public spaces, housing, education, and employment. Access to civil and legal resources makes this easier for people with disabilities.
- Legislation and Disability Policy
  MMI serves as an expert resource to state and federal policymakers on issues impacting individuals with disabilities and their families.
- Leadership & Advocacy Opportunities
  There are many opportunities for individuals with disabilities and family members to become involved in leadership roles.
- Lifespan Resources
  We help families with children who have disabilities navigate resources available across childhood to early adulthood.
- Education Overview
- Departments & Programs
  Our clinical departments provide learning opportunities for students in professional training programs within UNMC, the state of Nebraska and across the country.
- Parents & Caregivers
  Learn about our leadership and advocacy training opportunities for parents and caregivers of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
- Job Shadow
  Many of our programs and services offer job shadowing opportunities.
- Continuing Education
  At MMI, you'll find professional development and continuing education opportunities, including leadership training, workshops and clinical experiences in genetics grand rounds.
- Research Overview
- Faculty Research
  We work in basic, applied, translational and evaluative research in every one of our programs and disciplines.
- Student Research
  Assisting MMI faculty in their research efforts are numerous post-doctoral fellows, doctoral interns, graduate and undergraduate students from across the nation.
- Active Research Studies
  Explore MMI research studies recruiting participants.

Genetic Medicine

Faculty and staff members on our genetics team are involved in many different areas of research. Many of our projects are collaborative and involve specialists around the world.

Department Research Areas

Cardiovascular genetics.

Inborn errors of metabolism.
Teratology.
Expanding the phenotypes of rare genetic syndromes.
Utilization of AI to improve clinical care.
Improving multi-site rare disease research collaborations.

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Student Research Opportunities

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Explore our Services

Our genetic services include comprehensive evaluation, testing and counseling for patients with a variety of genetic and metabolic disorders.

Faculty and Staff Research

Explore research focused on the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities performed by MMI's Department of Genetic Medicine faculty and staff.

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Meet our Team

View a directory of providers in the MMI Department of Genetic Medicine.