A new set of Answer ALS project data is now available through the Answer ALS Data Portal! The release is a milestone not only for the program but for the field of ALS research in general. This is the first time that data from multiple biological assessments (so-called “multi-omics”) have been combined with clinical data…
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines raised more than $1.2 million for Answer ALS this week through its annual Charity Golf Tournament presented by Citi. “We are honored to continue our partnership with Answer ALS and support them on their way to raising $45 million for this critical, first of its kind, research project,” said…
The first set of Answer ALS study data is now available to request at data.answerals.org. Just two months after reaching our target enrollment of 1000 participants, this release includes whole genome sequence data paired with full clinical profiles from the first 100 study participants. As profiles are completed, they will be added until the entire trove…
Each quarter we will release data and progress being made within the project. The graphics and information in this newsletter are a few of the highlights happening within the Answer ALS Program. The newsletter illustrates overall stats on some key components of the project. One exciting announcement is the launch of the Data Portal. The portal…
Microsoft is investing $1 million in cloud-computing resources for the nonprofit, which will make the huge repository of valuable data openly available to researchers around the globe. Maybe, Joel Shamaskin thought, he was working too many hours, not getting enough sleep. That wouldn’t have been unusual for the longtime primary care doctor at the University…
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines raised more than $950,000 for Answer ALS through its third annual American Airlines Charity Golf Tournament. “We are proud to continue to partner with Answer ALS on behalf of the American Airlines family,” said chairman and CEO Doug Parker. “Many of our team members have been affected by ALS,…
NEW ORLEANS: The Answer ALS Foundation today announces two gifts totaling $7 million. Caterpillar Inc. has contributed $4 million and the Stay Strong vs ALS Fund has contributed $3 million. Stay Strong was founded by Ed Rapp, former Caterpillar Group president, who is living with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The gifts will support the aggressive and ongoing Answer ALS research project….
Join Answer ALS on Tuesday July 31 at 3:00m EST for an important webinar on the project’s progress and how we are using technology to help Answer ALS. We apologize for the short notice, but while our plans were to offer this webinar in August, the opportunity arose where we could schedule Dr. Berry and…
Join Pearl Jam in supporting Answer ALS and you could win… 2 tickets to see Pearl Jam in Barcelona July 10, 2018 2 Coach airline tickets on American Airlines 3-night stay in Barcelona Meet Mike McCready and members of Pearl Jam Every $10 is a chance to win, so $50=5 entries Click Here for the Official Rules….
New ALS Gene Discovered: KIF5A Answer ALS Shared Genomes Helped Lead to New Discovery NEW ORLEANS – March 22, 2018, ALS researchers have identified a new ALS gene: KIF5A. This important gene discovery will help all researchers understand ALS disease pathways and represents a potential new ALS therapeutic target. Answer ALS is proud to have…
Thursday, November 30, 2017 WARLICK’S WARRIORS RECEIVES $50,000 DONATION FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES Contribution to Honor Brian McMenamy, Retiring as Vice President – Finance DALLAS, Texas – American Airlines has gifted $50,000 to Warlick’s Warriors to honor of Brian McMenamy who is retiring after 33 years with American Airlines. He has served as Vice President –…
October 11, 2017 – Last week at the 2017 Annual NEALS Meeting, Answer ALS researchers presented updates on the initiative to the ALS research community. Those updates included some unprecedented efforts in the strategy to find answers and solutions to ALS. “When Answer ALS was envisioned and ultimately organized, we wanted the entire research community,…
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Clinic & enrollmentLeading Clinics Engaged to Complete Enrollment Enrollment in the Answer ALS program is complete, but you can Learn More about connected programs like Champion Insights, ALS Therapy Development’s ARC Program
