ALS Alliance

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Coming soon! Speaker on May 31st- founders of Project ALS and researcher who helped develop Prosetin, the first drug approved for treatment of ALS! 

Where: South Auditorium

When 2:30- 3;30

TALENT SHOW - April 14th in the PAC!

Act forms will be posted on both the ALS Alliance and Senior GLC bulletin boards. 

ALS ALLIANCE - this club is dedicated to raising money for Project ALS (https://www.projectals.org/ ) . Project ALS is an organization dedicated to finding a cure for brain-based diseases including: Amyotrophic Later Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Alzheimers and more.

Here is a part of their mission statement:

In twenty years, Project ALS has advanced ALS research significantly, overseeing productive collaborations among 25 leading research institutions, the discovery of over 60 ALS genes, the development of the world’s first patient based models of ALS for laboratory testing, supported and managed the first ever facility dedicated exclusively to ALS and stem cell research, and accelerated drug testing and clinical trials through the identification of new drug targets.

Advisor: Ms. Laura Goodson (lgoodson@whrhs.org)

President- June Yin
Vice President- Clara Chen 
Secretary- Vandita Soni
Treasurer- Elizabeth Lee
Parliamentarian/Director of Communications- Patrick Xin