In March 2016, Senda Ajroud-Driss, MD, Director of the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic, Associate Professor of Neurology and Teepu Siddique, MD, Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Professor, Professor of Neurology and Cell and Molecular Biology, were two of 140 …
Over $1 Million Committed to the Les Turner ALS Center for 2019
Creating a world free of ALS is our North Star. And we’re kicking off 2019 with over $1 million to fund research and clinical care at the Les Turner ALS Center! We’re excited to fund five novel research endeavors from …
Dr. Ozdinler published in Acta Neuropathologica
Hande Ozdinler, PhD, one of the lead researchers at our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, and her collaborators just published new findings in the journal Acta Neuropathologica. From Dr. Ozdinler, “We for the first time discovered the cellular defects …
The Investiture of Robert G. Kalb, MD as the Les Turner Professor
On Thursday, August 23, 2018, Robert G. Kalb, MD, the Director of the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine was invested as the Les Turner Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern. An endowed professorship is the …
What Causes ALS? With Dr. Robert Kalb
Recently, Dr. Robert Kalb, Director of the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, sat down with the podcast “Breakthroughs” to discuss how the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine is at the forefront of discovering the cause and potential …
Phase 3 Clinical Drug Trial at Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine
Our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine effectively connects the worlds of research and patient support to ensure the best care is provided and the brightest minds are working to find a cure. Unlike other organizations, our Center brings …
Kiskinis lab work published in journal Stem Cell Reports
We are thrilled to share that Dr. Evangelos Kiskinis, one of the lead researchers at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, has been published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. From Dr. Kiskinis: “In our most recent manuscript, which …
Kiskinis lab work published in journal Cell Stem Cell
We are excited to share a newly published finding from Dr. Evangelos Kiskinis, one of the lead researchers at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine. A few words from Dr. Kiskinis: “In our latest manuscript, which was published …
Machine learning: Calculating disease
“Machine learning might identify patients earlier, predict their outcomes better, and assign them more efficiently to appropriate clinical trials.” Read the full article highlighting machine learning in relation to ALS, on the Nature International Journal of Science, here. Explore More …
Updates for 2018
New ALS Research Laboratory – The Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center will add a fourth lab to support the research of the Center Director, Robert Kalb, MD. The lab will focus on activity-dependent development of circuits in the …
