3C Institute Receives SBA Award for Excellence in Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

3C Institute received the Award of Excellence in Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship from the Small Business Association (SBA) North Carolina (NC) District on Friday March 7, 2014. The ceremony was held at the Durham Museum of Life and Science and featured presentations by:

  • Mason Ailstock, Vice President of Business Development, Research Triangle Park
  • Denise Bennett, Vice President of Business Sales & Strategy, Wells Fargo
  • Melissa DeRosier, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, 3C Institute
  • Lynn L. Douthett, District Director, SBA NC District
  • John Hardin, Executive Director of Science & Technology, NC Department of Commerce
  • Representative (Rep.) David Price of NC’s 4th congressional district
  • Mike Seibert, Regional Center Director, Small Business and Technology Development Center at NC State
  • Margaret Winslow, Director of Grants & Economic Development, Office of Senator Kay Hagan

Ms. Douthett said of 3C Institute’s achievements, “Today we honor 3C Institute and your hard work and dedication. You have led this institution to great places and your work and partnerships around the globe definitely deserve this award today.”

Rep. Price spoke of 3C Institute’s success as a small business in NC. “I think the success of Dr. DeRosier and 3C Institute exemplify the spirit of the Triangle area…There is a wide array of small businesses that have given this area the vitality and cutting edge that we are so proud of, and that is where 3C Institute comes in, so it is entirely appropriate that this award for excellence, innovation and social entrepreneurship be recognized here today.”

Mr. Seibert said of his work with 3C Institute, “What I see in Melissa and the 3C Institute team is that you say what you do and then do what you say, and that you lead by example. I see that in not only the leadership but when I walk in and am greeted at your business…You integrate your vision in your daily activities. You have a passion for it…What I see in Melissa and this team is that you all go about the business of building effective teams…and, as important, understanding what it takes to be an effective team member.”

Of 3C Institute’s team, Dr. DeRosier said, “We always say at 3C Institute that this is a team effort that the diversity of experience, expertise and talents that is represented by this room is just astounding.”

3C Institute previously received a Tibbetts Award, given to exemplary firms that have received Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) funding, from the SBA NC District in 2011. SBIR grants and contracts are awarded by government agencies, included the U.S. Department of Education and National Institutes for Health, to explore feasibility of an innovative idea or technology, expand research and development and ultimately bring the innovation to the marketplace.

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Left to right: Lynn Douthett, Mike Seibert, John Hardin, Mason Ailstock, Dr. Melissa DeRosier, Rep. David Price

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    DEB CHILDRESS, PHD

    Chief of Research and Learning Content

    BIOGRAPHY

    Dr. Childress obtained her PhD in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to coming to 3C Institute, she served as a research associate and a postdoctoral fellow in the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill working on a longitudinal imaging study aimed at identifying the early markers of autism through behavioral and imaging methodologies. She has 19 years of autism research experience, during which she has examined the behavioral, personality, and cognitive characteristics of individuals with autism and their family members. Dr. Childress also has experience developing behavioral and parent report measurement tools, coordinating multi-site research studies, and collecting data from children and families. She has taught courses and seminars in general child development, autism, and cognitive development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

    Expertise

    • autism
    • early development
    • behavioral measurement
    • integrating behavioral and biological measurement

    Education

    • Postdoctoral fellowship, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (Institutional NRSA-NICHD), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • PhD, developmental psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • BS, psychology (minor in sociology), University of Iowa

    Selected Publications

    • Elison, J. T., Wolff, J. J., Heimer, D. C., Paterson, S. J., Gu, H., Hazlett, H. C., Styner, M, Gerig, G., & Piven, J. (in press). Frontolimbic neural circuitry at 6 months predicts individual differences in joint attention at 9 months. Developmental Science.
    • Wassink, T. H., Vieland, V. J., Sheffield, V. C., Bartlett, C. W., Goedken, R., Childress, D. & Piven, J. (2008). Posterior probability of linkage analysis of autism dataset identifies linkage to chromosome 16. Psychiatric Genetics,18(2),85-91.
    • Losh, M., Childress, D., Lam K. & Piven, J. (2008). Defining key features of the broad autism phenotype: A comparison across parents of multiple- and single-incidence autism families. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 147B(4):424-33.
    • Wassink, T. H., Piven, J., Vieland, V. J., Jenkins, L., Frantz R., Bartlett, C. W., Goedken, R., … Sheffield, V.C. (2005). Evaluation of the chromosome 2q37.3 gene CENTG2 as an autism susceptibility gene. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 136, 36-44.
    • Barrett, S., Beck, J., Bernier, R., Bisson, E., Braun, T., Casavant, T., Childress, D., … Vieland, V. (1999). An autosomal genomic screen for autism. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 88, 609-615. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19991215)88:63.0.CO;2-L
    • Piven, J., Palmer, P., Landa, R., Santangelo, S., Jacobi, D. & Childress, D. (1997). Personality and language characteristics in parents from multiple-incidence autism families. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 74, 398-411.
    • Piven, J., Palmer, P., Jacobi, D., Childress, D. & Arndt, S. (1997). Broader autism phenotype: Evidence from a family history study of multiple-incidence autism families. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 185-190.