Pediatrics’ Alberto Costa talks about Alana Foundation grant for Down syndrome research

CWRU Down syndrome researcher has personal stake in potential breakthrough studies
The Plain Dealer: In a profile, Alberto Costa, professor of pediatrics, talks about his grant from the Alana Foundation to continue his research in Down syndrome and his particular connection to the condition: His daughter was born with it. “It gives me this completely different perspective,” he said. “It’s much more personal. In a way, every single participant is related to me somehow.”