The Les Turner ALS Foundation is currently funding the following research studies:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - Chicago, IL

Les Turner ALS Research Laboratory
Teepu Siddique, M.D
$250,000

Les Turner ALS Research Laboratory II
P. Hande Ozdinler, Ph.D.
$78,750

The Foundation also funded the following grants in 2009:

Mechanisms of Arginine-Mediated Neuroprotection
Junghee Lee, Ph.D.
Boston University Medical Center, MA
$50,000
Research Update :

July 2009: Differential regulation of neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase in the spinal cord of mutant SOD1 ALS mice

May 2009: Motor neronal protection by L-arginine prolongs survival of mutant SOD1 ALS mice

Non-cell Autonomous Degeneration in Familial ALS
Raymond Roos, M.D.
University of Chicago, IL
$50,000
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Proposals for Research Funding
As of April 2008, the Foundation has indefinitely suspended the research grants program, and is not currently accepting proposals for future external research funding. We will continue to fund research outside of this program. Please revisit this page for program updates as they become available.