Finding and Funding a Cure for ALS

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Learn more about the research strategies that will lead to the first effective treatments and a cure for ALS.

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WE CAN DO THIS

Project ALS has made historic breakthroughs in the fight against ALS. With you, we will transform the future.

87%

of every dollar you donate goes to research programs

1^st to:

-Focus exclusively on ALS research

-Recruit world-leading scientists to work on ALS together

-Require that scientists work in teams, meet regularly, and share data openly

-Fund and operate a stem cell laboratory to focus exclusively on ALS

-Use stem cells to model human ALS; now used worldwide

-Use patient stem cells to screen for drugs

100%

research focused

WHY DONATE TO PROJECT ALS?

"Project ALS, more than any other organization, has been effective in focusing research through the support of new, cutting-edge ideas and technologies. By identifying the very best scientists in their fields and promoting collaboration between them, Project ALS has accelerated the pace of discovery in a dramatic manner."

—Thomas M. Jessell, PhDChairman, Project ALS Research Advisory BoardCo-Director, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University