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A new CIRM funded clinical trial transplanting stem cells releasing GDNF into the motor cortex of patients with ALS

October 6, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm UTC+0

Free

EverythingALS is excited for our next speaker on October 6th 4pm PT | 7pm ET!

Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., executive director of Cedars-Sinai’s Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute,  has a long-standing interest in ALS and he was the Sponsor of the first-ever clinical trial delivering stem cells and GDNF to patients that was recently completed at Cedars-Sinai.  He will be discussing the trial that he and his team conducted,  using a combined cell and gene therapy approach as a treatment for ALS.

After the presentation, we open up to audience Q&A to answer all your questions, followed by an open forum where you can connect live with other to share anything you would like to talk about (this portion is NOT recorded).  Please join us and meet some new people in the ALS community.

Send us your questions:  info@everythingALS.org

register:  EverythingALS./org/events

Details

Date:
October 6, 2021
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm UTC+0
Cost:
Free
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Website:
everythingals.org/events

Venue

Virtual