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WAISMAN CENTER SCIENTISTS INFUSE RAT SPINAL CORDS WITH BRAIN-DERIVED HUMAN STEM CELLS


UW-Madison Reseachers Create Human Motor Neurons


Michael J. Fox to Tour Waisman Center


Celebrex at 800 mg per day shows no benefit in study of people with ALS


The ALS Association Funds Development of New Model System to Study ALS


Research
The Association's multifaceted research program includes peer-reviewed investigator-initiated scientific studies, cure-directed ALSA-initiated research and scientific workshops focusing on supporting ALS researchers.

Since 1991, ALSA has awarded nearly $27 million to fund research seeking to identify the cause, means of prevention, and cure for ALS. Currently, ALSA-funded scientists are looking into 15 different research areas relevant to ALS.

Twice annually ALSA invites researchers to submit proposals for consideration. ALSA awards multi-year and starter grants as well as an annual post-doctoral fellowship. Awards for investigator-initiated research total close to $2 million annually. At any given time there are some 70 studies in progress representing a total ALSA commitment of $7.8 to $8 million.

ALSA also initiates scientific studies through its aggressive "cure-directed" program. Launched in 2000, this effort complements and works in tandem with the investigator-initiated research by engaging established investigators with extensive expertise and applying the most advanced technology to answer the more complex questions about ALS that must be answered - answers that will lead to effective treatments and a cure. Currently there are 40 active projects representing a total commitment of $5.85 million.

The ALS Association has also created the Post-Doctoral fellowship grant program. This program gives scientists who have recently earned a doctorate in scientific research the opportunity to work closely with a principle researcher in an established laboratory working in the field of ALS, neurodegenerative diseases or other areas relevant to ALS research.