"Contributing to an ALS Sample Repository to Help Forward ALS Research"
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
2:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST
Guest Panelists:
Robert Bowser, PhD
Director of the ALS Center for Research
University of Pittsburgh
Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc
Co-Chair of the Northeast ALS Consortium and a Professor of Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School
Carol Milligan, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy ALS Center Translational Science Unit Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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 webinar is for people with ALS and their families and caregivers. This webinar is free and open to everyone. Please forward this email along to those interested.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements:
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer
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 .
