FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Accelerated Approval of tofersen
Watch our oral testimony at the FDA Advisory Committee meeting on March 22, 2023. We are grateful to the FDA Advisory Committee for reviewing the evidence, listening to the ALS community and voting to recommend accelerated approval of tofersen for …
Lois Insolia ALS Clinic
Lois Insolia ALS Clinic At the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, one of the first multidisciplinary ALS clinics in the country, you will receive care from a team with extensive experience in …
Podcast Feature: “Behind the Curtain” with Paul Lisnek
This week, the Les Turner ALS Foundation had the privilege to sit down with WGN-TV political analyst, Paul Lisnek, on his weekly podcast “Behind the Curtain”. Through personal connections and participating in our annual events, such as the ALS Walk …
Plan an Event
Get Involved Plan an Event Looking to put your planning skills to the test and see your hard work pay off at an event surrounded by your family, friends and community? Let your imagination run wild in planning your dream …
February 2022 Foundation eNews
Foundation News New Date for the Hope Through Caring Gala! Join us in-person (or virtually) on our new date, Saturday, May 21, for our annual Hope Through Caring Gala at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago. Our honorees …
October 2023 Foundation eNews
Roll the Dice for a Great Cause! Dive into an evening of thrills at the 17th Annual All In For ALS Casino Night this Saturday, Nov. 4, from 7-11 p.m. at the East Bank Club in Chicago, hosted by our …
Investing in our Future: Funding ALS Research
Each year, the Les Turner ALS Foundation provides a grant to the Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine. This grant provides support to the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic as well as researchers looking for answers on …
Les Turner ALS Foundation Researchers Find Parkinson’s Disease Gene Targets Brain Motor Neurons
From the lab of Dr. P. Hande Ozdinler, a researcher at the Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine, comes a breakthrough in ALS research. Research performed by Javier Jara, Ph.D. and Baris Genc, Ph.D., under the …
Advancing Advocacy Efforts with our ALS Community
It’s estimated over 16,000 people across the country are living with ALS at any given time. We know that in order to achieve our vision of seeing a world free of ALS, we have to work together. In the past several months, we’ve joined our …
