Seed Grant Recipients
Pursuing new and innovative lines of research is often a “chicken or the egg” scenario. Researchers can’t secure funding without data, but it’s difficult to collect data without funding. That is why we are proud to provide initial support for projects like these through our Seed Grants.
2023 Recipients
Azlina Ahmad-Annuar, Ph.D., University of Malaya, Malaysia
Developing Bioinformatics Infrastructure for ALS Genomics Analysis in Malaysia
Jimena Andersen, Ph.D., Emory University
Characterization of a Human Model of the Cortico-Motor System to Study ALS
Veronique Belzil, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Identification of ALS Risk Factors Leading to CHIP-Related Epi-Age Acceleration
Susan D’Andrea, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Biomechanical Investigation of Gait and Myoelectric Activity in ALS Patients
Michael Gotsbacher, Ph.D., The University of Sydney, Australia
Novel Ligands for TDP-43 to Enable a PROTAC Development Platform to Fight ALS
Stephen Johnson, M.D., Mayo Clinic Arizona
Digital Respiratory Comorbidity Detection Using a Wearable Device in pALS
Christi Kolarcik, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Motor Unit Population Changes in ALS
Katharina Linse, Ph.D., Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Patients’ and Caregivers’ Views of Multidimensional Care in ALS in Germany
Patrick Oeckl, Ph.D., German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen)
Development of a Simoa Assay to Measure the Somatodentritic Marker MAP2 in Blood
April Pyle, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles
Improving NMJ and Skeletal Muscle function in ALS-hiPSCs
Katarzyna Raczynska, Ph.D., Adam Mickiewicz University (Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu), Poland
ALS-Linked U7 snRNA Mislocalization Leads to Retrotransposon Activation
Lauren Tabor Gray, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
Oral Hygiene in pALS: An Unmet Clinical Need
Christine Vande Velde, Ph.D., Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada
ASO-Mediated Stabilization of G3BP1 as a Therapy for ALS/FTD
Haohan Zhang, Ph.D., The University of Utah
A Neck Exoskeleton for ALS Head Drop
Yue Zhao, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Unraveling RNA Modifications in ALS Blood through Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing
Qiang Zhu, Ph.D., Van Andel Research Institute
Developing a miniCas-Based System to Target C9orf72 Repeat Expansion Toxicity
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2022 Recipients
Jason Ackrivo, M.D., University of Pennsylvania
Implementation of a Transcutaneous CO2 Monitoring Protocol in ALS
John Altrip, Ph.D., Royal Papworth Hospital, UK
On the Validation of Tidal/End-Tidal CO2 in ALS (VOTECO2ALS)
Chelsey Carter, Ph.D., Yale University
Care Interactions in ALS: An Exploratory Study with Non-White Persons
Richard Daneman, Ph.D., University of California San Diego
Analyzing the Cerebrovascular Changes in Patients with ALS
Emma Dempster, Ph.D., University of Exeter, UK
Developing a Blood Test for the Early Detection of ALS
Christopher Donnelly, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Axonal TDP-43 Dysfunction as a Pathogenic Event in ALS
Jeannine Heckmann, Ph.D., University of Cape Town, South Africa
Establishing an African ALS Research Network to Transform the ALS Landscape
Eran Hornstein, M.D., Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Uncovering the Proteome of TDP-43 Condensates in Human Neurons
Jack Humphrey, Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mapping the Genetics of TDP-43 Binding in ALS Motor Neurons
William Janes, OTD, University of Missouri
Multisite Customizable Assistive Technology Intervention
Stephen Kolb, M.D., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Study of Axonal Contents in Mice Expressing ALS-Associated KIF5A Mutation
Marco Peviani, Ph.D., University of Pavia, Italy
Axl Receptor as Novel Biomarker Across the ALS and FTD Spectrum
Nortina Shahrizaila, Ph.D., University of Malaya, Malaysia
To Investigate the Relationship Between Exposure to Tropical Infections and ALS
Sergey Stavisky, Ph.D., University of California Davis
A Brain-Computer Interface for Restoring Speech in People with ALS
Ana Maria Vranceanu, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
An Embedded Psychosocial Service for Patients with ALS and Informal Caregivers
Vladimir Zhemkov, Ph.D., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
A Competitive Synapto-Forming Assay to Study Sporadic ALS Using hiPSCs
