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Mechanisms Discovered Behind C9orf72 ALS Mutation

lesturner February 17, 2020 Advocacy, Foundation Blog, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD, of our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, alongside fellow Northwestern Medicine scientists, recently discovered the mechanisms and consequences behind ALS defect gene C9orf72. “A DNA mutation in a gene known as C9orf72 is responsible for …

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February 2020 Events eNews

lesturner February 11, 2020 Advocacy, Events eNews, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

NCAA Bracket Challenge for Charity March Madness will be here before you know it! Join our NCAA Bracket Challenge for Charity hosted by our Young ProfessionALS Group. You can win bragging rights and prizes, all in support of people living …

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February 2020 Foundation eNews

lesturner February 4, 2020 Advocacy, Foundation eNews, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

FDA Approves First Platform Trial Treatments The Food & Drug Administration recently approved the first three experimental treatments for the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. Our Lois Insolia ALS Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine is one …

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Cytokinetics Communication Fellowship Grant

lesturner January 24, 2020 Advocacy, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

Cytokinetics, the late-stage biopharmaceutical company, recently announced the recipients for its’ second annual Communications Fellowship Grants. We are excited to share the Les Turner ALS Foundation is one of the five grant recipients this year! A total of $100,000, $20,000 …

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A Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Living with ALS

lesturner January 23, 2020 Advocacy, Faces of ALS, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

Last week, Steve Gleason, former NFL player and person living with ALS, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, our nation’s highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress. The medal seeks to honor those, “who have performed an achievement that has an …

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January 2020 Events eNews

lesturner January 14, 2020 Advocacy, Events eNews, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

Honoring Two Remarkable People Living with ALS At our upcoming Hope Through Caring Gala on Saturday, February 22, we’ll honor two extraordinary individuals living with ALS. Ed Rapp’s career as Group President at Caterpillar Inc was cut short when he …

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January 2020 Foundation eNews

lesturner January 7, 2020 Advocacy, Foundation eNews, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

We did it! Thanks to the generosity of individual donors just like you, we raised OVER $50,000 to officially meet our end of year match challenge. Thank you to all who donated to support our Les Turner ALS family, especially …

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2019: A Year of Progress in Research and Patient Care

lesturner December 12, 2019 Advocacy, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

As 2019 draws to a close, we’re looking back at some of the recent achievements members of our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine made to ensure our Les Turner ALS families receive the most comprehensive care in Chicagoland …

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December 2019 Events eNews: Year in Review

lesturner December 11, 2019 Advocacy, Events eNews, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

Thank YOU for making our 2019 so special. You raised money to support people living with ALS and their families. You helped raise and spread awareness so more and more people learn about the realities of this disease. And you …

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December 2019 Foundation eNews

lesturner December 3, 2019 Advocacy, Foundation eNews, Home Page, Research & The Les Turner ALS Center, Support Services

Give Your Gift of Help this Giving Tuesday This holiday season, your tax-deductible gift provides life-changing help to a person living with ALS. And what better day to kick off your end of year giving than today, Giving Tuesday, the …

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