University of Michigan neurologist Eva Feldman was recently recognized with the 2024 Sheila Essey Award for her groundbreaking research on the biological processes that drive the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and its progression. The award, announced at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2024 Annual Meeting, recognizes…
University of Sydney neurologist Matthew Kiernan, PhD, has been granted the 2022 Sheila Essey Award for his groundbreaking research, aimed at providing earlier diagnoses and better treatments for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Kiernan, a world-leading expert in the field of ALS research, is the first Australian to…
Jan Veldink, a neurologist from the Netherlands whose work in the genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has led to important discoveries about disease risk, won the 2021 Sheila Essey Award, according to a blog post from the ALS Association. The $50,000 award was presented at the recent…
This year’s ALS Association-sponsored Drug Company Working Group meeting — to review recent trial results and discuss new developments in the search for ALS treatments — was held in April as part of the 68th American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, the world’s largest gathering…
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