Packard Center mourns loss of acclaimed sportswriter and ALS advocate John Feinstein
The Packard Center mourns the loss of John Feinstein, the acclaimed sports commentator and author whose influence extended…
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Hop On A Cure Awards Grant to Fund Four Research Projects
The Packard Center recently received a transformative $300,000 grant from Hop On A Cure, supporting four future critical…
Packard Center Investigators use CRISPR based knockdown to identify novel factors that modulate the subcellular distribution of CHMP7
In a new paper published in Neuron, Gene Yeo, PhD (University of California, San Diego), in collaboration with Packard…
New Research Expands the Toolbox Available to Target C9orf72 Repeats
In a recent paper, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Packard Center investigators and members of the Center’s…
Packard Center Hosts First ALS Clinical Research Learning Institute® in Baltimore
The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research recently hosted its first ALS Clinical Research Learning Institute® (CRLI) at…
Rothstein Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Jeffrey D. Rothstein, MD, PhD, Packard Center Founder and Executive Director, has been elected to the National Academy…
Making the Impossible Dream Possible: An Evening of Music and Conversation
To kick off the I AM ALS Community Summit, the Packard Center recently participated in Making the Impossible Dream Possible:…
Ignite: The Spark When Science, Creativity, and Technology Converge
The Packard Center was pleased to support Ignite: The Spark When Science, Creativity, and Technology Converge. The event, hosted by Answer…
2024 Packard Symposium is Largest Ever
This year, a record number of participants joined us for the 24th annual Packard Center Symposium. Nearly 300 were…
Johns Hopkins Medicine and Packard Center Investigator-Led Team Develops Fluid Biomarker for Early Detection of Degenerative Diseases ALS And FTD
Funding for this study was provided by the Packard Center. Two progressively degenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS,…