New ALS gene is identified: Project ALS researchers play critical role in the identification of KIF5A, which gives scientists a better understanding of ALS and new therapeutic targets. Read study, published in Neuron, here.
Motor neurons project out to the muscles in our limbs to drive muscle contraction, allowing us to speak, breathe, and move. These cells are housed
In 2020, Cathy and Richard called Project ALS after hearing about the development of a novel antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy for people living with FUS ALS. So was born NextGen ALS, a Weber family initiative in collaboration with Project ALS that is committed to raising funds for targeted research toward treatments and cures for genetic forms of ALS.
Project ALS co-founder Valerie Estess sat down with Charles River to talk about how Project ALS is disrupting the norm in order to bring the
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