ALS Genetics featuring Lisa Kinsley, MS, CGC, Northwestern Medicine Tuesday, November 17 12-1pm This talk will cover some genetics basics as well as the inheritance patterns of both sporadic and familial ALS. We will review known familial ALS genes and ...

Clinical Trials 101 Featuring Benjamin Joslin, CCRC, Clinical Research Project Manager, Northwestern University Feinberg School Tuesday, December 8 12-1pm The Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine is among the global leaders in ALS research. Our clinical research encompasses a ...

Join our first-ever 2021 Chicago Virtual NEALS ALS Clinical Research Learning Institute (CRLI). This program will take place online on February 20-21. Patients, caregivers, and surviving family members are encouraged to apply. The ALS CRLI is an annual two-day program ...

Lou Gehrig Day: A Discussion with 'Luckiest Man' Author Jonathan Eig, hosted by WXRT's Lin Brehmer Wednesday, June 2 12pm CDT Major League Baseball is officially honoring Lou Gehrig Day at ballparks across the country on June 2 and 3. ...

Celebration of Life Saturday, June 12 This will be a moving, 15-minute online service honoring those we have lost to ALS and includes readings from our CEO, Andrea Pauls Backman, and Support Group Facilitator Anne Lidsky, PhD, who will lead ...

Nutrition Optimization in Patients with ALS Featuring Brittany Hitson, MS, RD, LDN, Northwestern Medicine, Prentice Women’s Hospital, Clinical Nutrition & Dominique Kosk, MPH, RD, LDN, CNSC, Clinical Nutrition Services, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Thursday, July 29 at 12 p.m. CDT Register for ...

8th Annual Matt Creen Golf Invitational Thursday, August 12, 2021