We support the initial research that makes breakthroughs possible. Through our Seed Grant Program, we fund small projects that have the potential to grow into high-impact research.
We support the initial research that makes breakthroughs possible. Through our Seed Grants, we fund one or two critical experiments that have the potential to grow into high-impact ALS research.
Clinical trials are the most reliable – and ultimately the fastest – way to translate promising laboratory science into new and better ways to treat and care for people living with ALS.
Clinical trials are the most reliable – and ultimately the fastest – way to translate promising laboratory science into new and better ways to treat and care for people living with ALS.
There is an urgent need for new and improved therapies for ALS, as there is still no cure. Since 2016, the Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Drug Development Program has supported the preclinical assessment of new and repurposed ALS therapies by awarding grants worth up to $500,000 over two years.
Winners of the prestigious Sheila Essey Award have made significant contributions to all avenues of ALS research. The award is made possible through the generosity of the Essey Family Fund in memory of Sheila Essey, who battled ALS for 10 years and died from the disease in 2004.
The ALS Association and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, are proud to encourage promising young scientists like these to pursue ALS clinical studies through the annual Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS and Richard Olney Clinician-Scientist Development Award in ALS.
The ALS Association is proud to support the development of bright, early career scientists through the Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Many of our fellows have gone on to establish their own laboratories and mentor more ALS researchers along the way, while others have gone on to careers in industry, nonprofits or medical writing.
It is often difficult for researchers to quickly pivot and explore new ideas or bring ideas from one field to bear in another. That is why we are proud to support initial investigations like these through our Seed Grants.