Wings to Anchor ALS Awareness Month Virtual ALS Panel Discussion

As part of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's celebration of ALS Awareness Month in May 2021, Wings will host a series of virtual panel discussions on ALS research developments on the Pipeline of Progress toward a cure and treatments for ALS.  Hosted by BIll Ritter, Anchor, ABC News, the panel discussions will include:

•  The MDA $500,000 grant for the Healey Platform, which is the first ALS platform trial accelerating the path to new ALS therapies by testing multiple treatments at once. Join Dr. Sabrina Pagonini and Dr. Merit Cudkowicz as they discuss this important development in ALS treatments.
• The MDA human clinical trial grant totaling $558,800 over two-and-a-half years to expand the first-in-human study that demonstrated promising results leveraging patients’ own immune cells to treat ALS. The segment will be moderated by Dr. Neil Shneider and will feature Dr. Stanley Appel who will discuss this groundbreaking study.
• Experts from the pharmaceutical industry will discuss how they are committed to developing safe and effective treatments for those impacted by ALS.
• Jon Najarian will discuss with Warren Schiffer, co-founder of Wings, the impact of taking care and losing a loved one to ALS.

The virtual event will conclude with a Mission Moment hosted by Bill Ritter, Anchor ABC News, in memory of Pat Quinn, co-founder of ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, to raise funds for critically needed ALS research.

Join the MDA and Wings Over Wall Street on Thursday, May 20, 2021, for this important ALS Research event.