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ALS researcher receives important grant

webfull — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:17:57 +0000

Gary Armstrong will use fish models to understand nervous system signaling

A researcher from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is one of eight scientists to receive a grant this year from the ALS Society of Canada.

Gary Armstrong, who joined The Neuro in 2017, is furthering our understanding of synaptic defects arising both at peripheral neuromuscular junctions and central spinal cord synapses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using zebrafish models. The award is valued at $125,000.

Published: 16 November 2018

Major ALS Research Funding Announced

webfull — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 16:25:28 +0000

By Shawn Hayward, Montreal Neurological Institute

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of �山ǿ�� are playing key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS and will share in $3.9 million, part of $4.5 million in research funding announced on Nov. 23 by the ALS Society of Canada in partnership with Brain Canada.

Published: 24 November 2016

Major ALS Research Funding Announced

webfull — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:31:01 +0000

MNI scientists will study stem cells, genetic mutations to develop new treatments

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of �山ǿ�� who are playing key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS will share in $3.9 million in research funding, part of $4.5 million announced on Nov. 23 by the ALS Society of Canada in partnership with Brain Canada.

Published: 23 November 2016