When Promising ALS Treatments Fall Short
Failure in science isn’t the end — it’s data. In a new Nature spotlight, Packard Center Founder and Executive Director,…
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In a Milestone for A.L.S., a Treatment Helps Some Patients Improve
From the New York Times, May 6, 2026 The development of tofersen stemmed largely from the early fundamental research by…
New Study Links ITCH Protein to a Common Trigger in Alzheimer’s and ALS
Packard-funded investigator Jiou Wang, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University, has helped uncover a surprising culprit behind a…
New Blood Test for ALS Detects Early Signs Years Before Symptoms Appear
In a striking advance for ALS research, Bryan J. Traynor, MD, PhD, a Packard-funded investigator, played a key…
Robert Packard Center for ALS Research and ALS United Announce Joint Research Funding Partnership
The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins and ALS United are pleased to announce a…
Project ALS & the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research present Challenges & Opportunities of ALS Modeling
Packard Center and Project ALS host workshop to share knowledge on culturing human neurons as an essential research…
Longitude Prize on ALS launches to award £7.5 million to AI drug target discoveries for most common form of MND
The Packard Center is part of a cohort of funders supporting a new global initiative to accelerate drug…
Packard Center’s 25th Annual ALS Research Symposium Unites Brightest Minds in ALS Research
This three-day event served as a key forum for sharing cutting-edge research and fostering collaboration. The Robert Packard…
Vande Velde Awarded Prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal for outstanding contributions to ALS
Packard Center Scientific Director Christine Vande Velde, PhD, was recently recognized as one of 39 individuals from the…
Packard Center Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation in ALS Research
The commemoration served as the perfect prelude to the Center’s 25th Annual ALS Research Symposium. The Robert Packard…