Our Experts

Collaboration is the cornerstone of the ALS Network’s research program. We partner with academia, industry, government, and other nonprofit organizations. 

We create long-lasting collaborations among researchers across all sectors, leading to globally shared data, protocols, and research samples to accelerate progress.

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Our Scientific Advisory Committee

The ALS Network’s Research Program, in collaboration with outstanding partners, provides innovation grants to fund novel yet scientifically rigorous ideas that can transform our understanding of ALS. Grant recipients are selected through a competitive process by our world-class Scientific Advisory Committee. 

Our seed funding to establish proof of concept for new scientific approaches potentially positions these visionary projects for larger-scale funding in the future, such as government grants. In addition, our nimble “pitch session” approach to unique projects accelerates the application process, removing red tape and moving promising science forward faster.

Our Community Research Committee

The Community Research Committee was established to provide ALS community member guidance, recommendations, and feedback to the ALS Network in its mission to advance ALS research. The CRC contributes to the development and execution of a robust research agenda, ensuring excellence, innovation, and relevance in the pursuit of unique projects designed to solve critical problems in ALS.

This distinguished group of committed volunteers share a drive to cure ALS together, representing a variety of backgrounds, from academia to engineering to biomedical research. Every member of the CRC has ALS-lived experience, either as a person with ALS or as a caregiver.

Our Clinic Partners

The ALS Network collaborates with 31 ALS clinic partners in California and Hawaii to help ensure that people living with ALS have access to world-class multidisciplinary care along with clinical trials and other opportunities to participate in research. We bring these clinic partners together regularly to share information, progress, and issues connected to the ALS community, with a goal of accelerating the pace of discovery and ensuring the quality of ALS care. 

For more about our clinic partners, including a full list, please visit our ALS Clinics and Centers page.

The California ALS Research Network

This group of esteemed ALS researchers, investigators, clinicians, and advocates, along with representatives of industry, government, and partner organizations have volunteered their time and expertise to:

  1. Find effective prevention strategies, treatments, and cures for ALS;
  2. Facilitate development and implementation of a world-class ALS research program that efficiently drives innovation;
  3. Place California at the forefront of ALS research worldwide.

Members include some of the founders and planners of our annual ALS Network Research Summit.