Team Chris Combs Galvanizes Raleigh, NC Community
Team Chris Combs hosted their third annual Hope Gala to Defeat ALS on September 28th at the Umstead Hotel in Raleigh, NC. The past three
November 27, 2018
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT PROJECT ALS
Promising Drugs Emerge from Project ALS Pre-Clinical Core at Columbia
Let’s be honest, for the most part, experts have failed to deliver potent drugs to clinical trial in ALS. Part of the reason is we
November 27, 2018
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Project ALS Holiday Cards
Artist Virginia Cascarilla is donating the proceeds of her beautiful holiday greeting cards to Project ALS this season. To see her portfolio: http://paintingsbycascarilla.com/ Contact [email protected]
November 26, 2018
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Scientists Achieve Next Step in ALS Stem Cell Research
Project ALS scientists in the Wichterle Lab at Columbia University have made a crucial breakthrough in stem cell research. The recent study, published in Neuron,
November 14, 2018
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Seven Mothers Unite in New York City to Solve Medical Mystery: ALS Geneticists at Columbia University Look to Mothers and Late Daughters for Clues to Rare Juvenile ALS
Seven teenage girls from across the country, aged 17 to 22, have died from ALS, a disease primarily affecting the middle-aged. For years, their mothers
August 8, 2018
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16th Annual Mets Event Raises Over $75k for Research
A huge thank you to the New York Mets, our corporate sponsors Safway Atlantic, Hallen Steel, TD Securities Investment Banking (USA) LLC, and M&D Millwork, and everyone who came
July 23, 2018
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Project ALS Researcher Develops Groundbreaking AI Tool
Women & the Brain scholarship recipient Dr. Mackenzie Mathis of Harvard University has developed DeepLabCut, a groundbreaking AI tool that tracks movement. Women & the
July 23, 2018
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What is the Core?
Begun in 2017, the Project ALS Pre-Clinical Core (the Core) is the first rational, aggressive effort to rapidly and thoroughly test promising therapies for safety
July 23, 2018
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New Drug Targets
The Core is the culmination of 20 years of Project ALS research achievements in genetics, stem cell research, and basic research studies. These breakthroughs allow
July 23, 2018
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The Best Scientists Working Together
It is highly unlikely that a cure for ALS disease will come until we understand more about brain development, motor behavior and circuitry. Project ALS
July 23, 2018
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We Know More Today
Project ALS was the first organization to use stem cells to model human ALS; this practice is now used worldwide. Project ALS scientists also use patient stem cells to screen for drugs.
July 21, 2018
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Uplifting Athletes Grants Project ALS Researcher Young Investigator Award
Uplifting Athletes will honor Project ALS-funded Columbia University researcher Emily Lowry, PhD, with one of its first five Young Investigator Awards. Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit
June 5, 2018
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