The ALS Therapy Alliance - Researching a Cure
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The Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS) will be hosting an interactive Webinar about - Contributing to an ALS Sample Repository to Help Forward ALS Research.
DATE: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
TIME: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m EST
WHO: Robert Bowser, PhD, Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc
and Carol Milligan, PhD
HOW TO JOIN: Space is limited. To reserve your Webinar seat now, click here...> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
DETAILS: Expert panelists will discuss and answer questions about:
- The importance of biosamples to ALS research
- How biosamples are used to further research
- Why finding a biomarker is so important to ALS
- Ways to donate samples and how the donation is collected
This free Webinar is for people with ALS, their families and caregivers. Please feel free to forward announcement to those interested.
NEALS hosts regular Webinars on important clinical and clinical research topics for people with ALS. For a list of other upcoming NEALS Webinars please click here...>
The Northeast Consortium (NEALS) announces that Dr. Merit Cudkowicz, Principal Investigator for the Ceftriaxone study, will hold an informational Webinar for people with ALS who are interested in learning more about the clinical trial of Ceftriaxone for ALS.
Listeners will learn about the scientific rationale behind the study, study procedures, and have the opportunity to ask questions.
WHEN: Join the seminar on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 2:00 EST
For more information, and to register for this free event, click here...>
