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Patient and Family Resources are provided through the UMass ALS Clinic

ALS impacts the whole family; family walking with father in wheelchair

ALS impacts woman's mobility; pictured in wheelchair

ALS family genetic; siblings walking

Our patients receive specialty care services with access to ALS clinical research trials and studies applicable to ALS patients.


ALS Clinic

Specialty Care

The ALS Clinic is in the heart of Central Massachusetts at the University Campus. We provide neurological diagnostic evaluations for new patients and those seeking a second opinion as well as treatment of ALS. You will have a supportive team to best assess and address your needs and concerns. Our comprehensive team includes neurologists, a pulmonologist, palliative care providers and a genetic counselor. Our team also collaborates with other specialists and experts through consultation services for areas such as genetic testing, nutrition, rehabilitation therapies, neuropsychology, and neuropsychiatry.

Our faculty and clinical researchers are committed to finding new treatments and therapies to help the symptoms of ALS and stop disease progression. Qualified patients are eligible to participate in ALS clinical trials and/or research studies.

UMass Chan, Clinical Trials – Conquering Diseases and independent research studies

Director, ALS Clinic and Vice Chair of Research, Neurology

Robert H. Brown Jr., MD, DPhil.

Robert H. Brown Jr., MD, DPhil, Director of ALS Clinic
Professor: Academic Profile
UMass Memorial: Physician Profile
Principal Investigator: Brown Lab

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Catherine Douthwright, PhD, and John Landers, PhD, honored for contributions to ALS research by The Angel Fund'We start with people because, we care about people.' This is the mission of our research discovery model. 

Our research team is comprised of clinical and basic science researchers who dedicate their focus to discovering a cure for ALS.

"ALS is not an incurable disease, it is an underfunded one." 

pictured in the photo: Catherine Douthwright, PhD, and John Landers, PhD. To read more about their award, visit the Angel Fund, ALS Research Celebration for more information.

Meet our ALS Research Teams

ALS Clinical Trials and Research Labs

ALS-related Clinical Trials 

Study Of Multiple Investigational Drugs To Prevent Progression Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Seeking men and women with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) to participate in a research trial to test several different investigational treatments.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04297683

Principal Investigator: Margaret Ayo Owegi, DO
Status: Recruiting / Open

To learn more about this trial contact, Catherine Douthwright.

Neurology Department Neuroscience Research Labs:

Bosco Lab 

Brown Lab

Landers Lab

Hayward Lab

Almeida Lab

ALS Resources and Events to Support ALS Research

Click here for additional ALS Resources and Events to sponsor ALS Research