PATIENT FELLOWS PROGRAM
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ALS/MND
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FELLOWSHIPS
Bringing People with ALS/MND and Caregivers Into The Scientific Discourse
The ALS MND Patient Fellows Symposium Program helps people with ALS MND to participate in the largest annual symposium dedicated to ALS MND research. The 2022 International Symposium on ALS MND will be held VIRTUALLY on December 6-9, 2022.
People diagnosed with ALS or MND may apply for the program. In 2022 we are also reserving a fellowship for a caregiver and another for a non-symptomatic gene carrier.
The selection committee has a blinded evaluation process to try to identify those applicants who will benefit the most from the science and then will share their Symposium experiences and opinions with other people with ALS MND and the research community.
The Fellowship includes:
-- Prepaid registration for the Symposium. Information about the Symposium itself can be found at https://symposium.mndassociation.org/
-- A valuable experience with other people with ALS and ALS researchers from around the world.
The International Alliance of ALS MND Associations has graciously invited Patient Fellows to all of their meetings prior to the ALS MND Symposium. These include the Alliance Annual Meeting, their Allied Professionals Forum, and ALS MND Connect.
Click here to learn more about the program from past Patient Fellows Gwen and Phil.
PATIENT FELLOWS
2021 Virtual
Malcolm Abernethy Wellington New Zealand
Jennifer Barrett Fajardo Honolulu United States
Eben Cathey Nashville United States
David Doane Bucksport United States
Jack Gray Chesterfield United States
Cassandra Haddad Lititz United States
Alper KayaI ZMIR Turkey
Steven Kowalski Boston United States
David LaForest Mesa United States
Norman MacIssac Montreal Canada
Jan Mattingly Mississauga Canada
Osiel Mendoza Rohnert Park United States
Cari Meystrik Knoxville United States
Layne Oliff Plainfield United States
Cali Orsulak Winnipeg Canada
Juan Reyes Castroville United States
Michael Robinson Zion United States
Orlando Ruiz Bogota Colombia
Paula Trefiak Regina Canada
2020 Virtual
Seth Christensen - US
Jack Gray - US
Philip Green - US
Madeline Kennedy - US
Steven Kowalski - US
Anna Maerker - UK
Jan Mattingly - Canada
Kenneth Menkhaus - US
Cari Meystrek - US
Michael Robinson - US
Bert van Hoeijen - Canada
Erin Vierstra - US
2019 Perth
Ed Buckingham - US
Sunny Erasmus - US
Philip Green - US
Dave Healey - Australia
Jonathan Jenson - US
Gwen Petersen - US
2018 Glasgow
Sunny Erasmus - US
Keith Smith - UK
Bruce Virgo - UK Scotland
2017 Boston (The First Patient Fellows)
Stephen Finger - US
Andrea Lytle Peet - US
Meg Macdonald - US
Vic Walker - US
Sue Pondrom - US
Stephen Winthrop - US
APPLICATIONS
Applications for 2022 will be open as of July 5.
Deadline for applications is the end of the day on Friday, August 19.
The application is will be completed online.
To see a pdf preview of the entire application, click here .
Click HERE to apply.
If you are unable to complete an application online, please let us know using the Contact form and we will figure out another way to get your responses.
Click here to learn more about the program from past Patient Fellows Gwen and Phil!
Selection Committee
Sunny Brous
Bruce Virgo
Guðjón Sigurðsson
Aditi Narayan Minkoff
Carol Hamilton
Cathy Collet
WITH GRATITUDE
In the past this program had been funded solely with private donations.
We are grateful for the help of the International Alliance of ALS MND Associations.
We thank I AM ALS for assistance with program administration in 2022.
Special thanks to Dr. Brian Dickie and the MND Association for their consideration and support for the Patient Fellows program.
And we are so grateful for former Patient Fellow Gwen Petersen who has provided valuable program help.
FROM 2020 PATIENT FELLOWS
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