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Jul 23
2020
Packard scientist Mervyn Monteiro showed that ALS-linked mutations in UBQLN2 interferes with autophagy by blocking an acidification step critical for the process.
Jul 10
2020
The Packard Center welcomed Edward Lee, PHD from the University of Pennsylvania to a recent Investigator's meeting
Jul 10
2020
The Packard Center welcomed Magda Polymenidou, PHD from the University of Zurich to a recent Investigator's meeting
Jul 9
2020
In a new study, Packard scientist Jiou Wang and colleagues showed that RNA structures called G-quadruplexes play a role in the formation and function of a type of granule called a paraspeckle.
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Jun 15
2020
The Packard Center welcomed Fen-Biao Gao from the University of Massachucetts Medical School to a recent Investigator's meeting
Jun 15
2020
The Packard Center welcomed Paschalis Kratsios from the University of Chicago to a recent Investigator's meeting.
Jun 3
2020
Neuroscientists at Thomas Jefferson University have identified a new way that repeat expansion in the C9orf72 gene—the most common genetic cause of ALS and FTD—can contribute to ALS.
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May 28
2020
From the L.A. Times: Former Rams player turned firefighter fights for hope amid ALS
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May 18
2020
The Packard Center welcomed Michael Ward from the National Institutes of Health to a recent Investigator's meeting.
May 18
2020
The Packard Center welcomed Lindsey Hayes from the Johns Hopkins University to a recent Investigator's meeting
