Packard Center researcher and Rothstein lab member chosen as a 2023 ALS...
Congratulations to S. Can Akerman, Ph.D, a member of the Rothstein Lab, a member of the Packard Center community of researchers and a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University for being selected...
View ArticlePackard Center announces new grant award to Luc DuPuis, PhD.
The Packard Center has recently awarded a new grant to Luc DuPuis, PhD, Research Director at INSERM in Strasbourg, France This new grant will allow researchers to understand the importance of NUP50...
View ArticlePackard Center and the Live Like Lou Foundation announce joint grant to study...
The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at John Hopkins and the Live Like Lou Foundation have announced plans to jointly fund a one-year research grant for Payam Mohassel, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins) to...
View ArticleDr. Jeff Rothstein discusses advances in ALS Research on PBS News Hour.
Packard Center founder and director, Dr. Jeffrey Rothstein, recently appeared with Judy Woodruff on the PBS News Hour discussing advances in ALS Research. The piece aired on Wednesday, November 1,...
View ArticleFighting the good fight against ALS
ALS Advocate Brian Wallach recently appeared on CBS Sunday Morning to discuss his battle against ALS. Brian Wallach has beaten the odds after being diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or...
View ArticleHelp those with ALS this Giving Tuesday
Gifts made between Giving Tuesday and December 31 will be matched up to $100,000. On this national day of giving, you can support ALS research and accelerate breakthroughs by making your gift today....
View ArticleRivals become teammates in the fight against ALS
Tim Green, Atlanta Falcons Legend, and Steve Gleason, New Orleans Saints Legend, have something in common well beyond football and have leveraged their platforms for a cause greater than life on the...
View ArticlePackard Investigator presented with 15th Annual Paulo Gontijo Award at...
Packard Center investigator, Dr. Alyssa Coyne, received 15th Annual Paulo Gontijo Award from the Instituto Paulo Gontijo. The prize is awarded to promising young ALS researcher. It was presented to Dr....
View ArticlePackard Center investigator and advisor named scientific director of the Live...
Reprinted from www.livelikelou.org As part of our commitment to invest in people, places, and discoveries that will lead to tomorrow’s trials, treatments, and cures for ALS, we are proud to announce...
View ArticleThe lasting gift of friendship brings continual support to the Packard Center.
Ruth WendlandtReprinted with permission: https://giving.jhu.edu/story/packard-center-als-calendar-girls/ The coast of Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, was the setting for an enduring friendship...
View ArticleEpigenomic analysis sheds light on risk factors for ALS
In a study of cells from nearly 400 ALS patients, researchers identified genomic regions with chemical modifications linked to disease progression. (reprinted from https://news.mit.edu) For most...
View ArticleHop On A Cure Awards $100,000 Grant to Packard Center
In February 2024, Hop On A Cure awarded $100,000 to the Packard Center to help further its research mission. Hop On A Cure’s mission is to support research to prevent, reverse, and cure ALS while...
View ArticleJohns Hopkins Medicine and Packard Center Investigator-Led Team Develops...
Funding for this study was provided by the Packard Center. Two progressively degenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and frontotemporal...
View Article2024 Packard Symposium is Largest Ever
This year, a record number of participants joined us for the 24th annual Packard Center Symposium. Nearly 300 were on-site in Baltimore, while an additional 100 participated online. The gathering...
View ArticleIgnite: The Spark When Science, Creativity, and Technology Converge
The Packard Center was pleased to support Ignite: The Spark When Science, Creativity, and Technology Converge. The event, hosted by Answer ALS, was held at Union Station in Washington, DC, and explored...
View ArticleMaking the Impossible Dream Possible: An Evening of Music and Conversation
To kick off the I AM ALS Community Summit, the Packard Center recently participated in Making the Impossible Dream Possible: An Evening of Music and Conversation at the offices of Forbes Tate Partners...
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