Our Research

Project A.L.S.™ Funded Research

Current Grantees:

Robert H. Brown, Jr., M.D., D.Phil
Therapeutic strategies: RNAi
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Robert Brownstone, Ph.D.
Physiology & Function of ES Cell Derived Motor Neurons
Dalhousie University

Jeremy Dasen, D.Phil., Ph.D.
Linking Genetic Programs of Diversity to ES Cell Motor Neuron Connectivity
New York University

Elizabeth Gould, Ph.D.
The Spinal Nucleus of the Bulbocavernosus and Its Resistance to ALS
Princeton University

Harvard Neurodiscovery Center
Collaborative ALS Drug Discovery Initiative
Harvard Medical School

Christopher Henderson, Ph.D.
ES & iPS Cell Based Models of ALS and Drug Screening
Columbia University

Kevin Eggan, Ph.D.
Human ES and iPS Cell Based Models of ALS
Harvard University

Fred H. Gage
Motor Neurons from Neural Progenitors
The Salk Institute

Thomas M. Jessell, Ph.D.
Genetics & Physiological Analysis of Cholinergic Synapses on Motor Neurons
Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Columbia University

Brian Kaspar, Ph.D
Motor Neurons from Neural Progenitors
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Amy MacDermott, Ph.D.
Electrophysiology Measurements on Stem Cells
Columbia University

Tom Maniatis, Ph.D.
Biochemistry of ALS Pathogenesis
Columbia University

Richard Mann, Ph.D.
Role of Hox Genes in Motor Neuron Development and Function
Columbia University

Gareth Miles, Ph.D.
Genetics & Physiological Analysis of Cholinergic Synapses on Motor Neurons
University of St. Andrewsl

P2ALS
A Three-Year Mission Toward Understanding & Treating ALS
Project A.L.S.™ & Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins University

Hynek Wichterle, Ph.D.
Linking Genetic Programs of Diversity to ES Cell Motor Neuron Connectivity
Columbia University