The Evangelos Kiskinis Lab of Stem Cells and Neurodegeneration has now moved to its permanent location on the 12th floor of the Ward Building at the Feinberg School of Medicine. The lab is equipped with a dedicated cell culture room …
Research Updates from Dr. Ozdinler’s Lab – June 2015
The Ozdinler Lab generated a novel reporter line in which both the sensory and the motor neurons are genetically labeled with a fluorescent green protein, allowing visualization and precise cellular analyses for motor and sensory systems simultaneously. The lab previously …
Research Updates from Dr. Siddique’s Lab – June 2015
Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS) accounts for 90% of all cases of ALS. Its etiology is largely unknown and it is not well studied in African Americans. SALS is thought to be a complex disorder in which an individual inherits …
MMWR in Brief
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s MMWR in Brief summarizes key points from “Prevalence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – United States, 2010-2011.” New information in this report includes the first prevalence estimate and description of demographic characteristics of ALS …
Registry Adds Two New Surveys
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) added two additional risk factor surveys to the National ALS Registry. The new surveys ask about head trauma and health insurance coverage. There are now a total of 17 surveys designed …
Research Updates from Dr. Siddique’s Lab – April 2015
In a recent study published by Cirulli et al (Science, 2015 Feb 19) whole exome sequencing of 2,874 ALS patients confirmed several known ALS genes and identified TBK1 as a novel ALS gene. TBK1 is known to be one of several …
Annual ALS Surveillance Meeting – August 13 – 14, Atlanta, GA
Foundation representatives Wendy Abrams, Executive Director, and Shari Diamond, RN, Director of Patient Services, were invited to attend the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Annual Surveillance Meeting to hear the first report on the National ALS Registry …
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
ATSDR’s mission is to serve the public through responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures. In 2008, Congress enacted the ALS Registry Act to gather and organize information about who gets ALS and …
