
2026 POSTER ABSTRACTS
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Abstract Title
POSTER SESSION 1: October 28 4:30-6:30 PM ET
The Gupta Family Endowed Prize for Innovation in ALS Care | |
Drs. Ayeez and Shelena Lalji & Family Student Scholar Award for
Repair and Regenerative Mechanisms in ALS | |
1 | An Astrocyte Signature That Replicated Across Three ALS Cohorts and Still Was Not Real: The Case for Out-of-Sample Validation |
2 | NU-9 Treatment in Three Different ALS Models Validate Mitochondrial Integrity Restoration, Introducing Circulating cf-mtDNA as a Potential Target Engagement Biomarker |
3 | Exosome Proteomics of Serum from Patients with SOD1D90A Mutation and at Different Stages of their Disease Reveal Changes in Disease Mechanisms, and potential biomarkers |
4 | Toward trustworthy remote speech biomarkers in ALS: modeling recording quality as a multidimensional measurement property |
5 | Objective muscle strength (NOVA-IMS): a prespecifiable, outcome-independent stratifier of progression rate for ALS trials with ALSFRS-R as the primary outcome |
6 | Baseline Biomarker Predictors of Neurofilament Light Chain Response to Oral Fasudil in ALS: An Exploratory Analysis from the REAL Phase 2 Study |
7 | Mitigating Clinical Heterogeneity in ALS Trials: The Biological Rationale and Statistical Impact of 3-Tiered Neurofilament Light (NfL) Stratification in the ALSTARS Trial |
8 | On-Treatment NfL Response Identifies a Two-Year Survival Difference in RESCUE-ALS and Replicates Across Two Independent CNM-Au8 Trials |
9 | Treatment Benefit of CNM-Au8 in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Is Concentrated in Participants with On-Treatment NfL Decline or Stabilization: Concordance and Randomization-Anchored Causal Analyses |
10 | Metabolomics and Lipidomics Signatures and Machine Learning Algorithms to Differentiate ALS and PLS |
11 | ALSmiR: A curated community resource for ALS MicroRNA biomarker discovery |
12 | ERACE (Emory Rapid Access Clinical Evaluation) 10-protein model predicts ALS from plasma with high accuracy |
13 | Serum Neurofilament Light Chain characterization using data collected from the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial |
14 | Longitudinal Neurofilament Light Chain Trajectory Is Associated with Survival in ALS: Prespecified Analyses Across Two Independent Cohorts |
15 | Retinal OCT and OCTA Biomarker Readiness in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Disease-Stage Effects, and Methodological Quality |
17 | Preliminary Support for a Divergence Between Central and Peripheral Motor Excitability in ALS |
18 | Network of Excellence for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (NEALS) Biorepository |
19 | Utilization of Wrist-Worn Actigraphy to Evaluate Patient-Reported Fatigue and Sleep in a Pilot ALS Cohort |
21 | Free-Living Ambulation Tracking in ALS Using Wearable Sensors |
22 | Remotely collected wearable digital data can detect development of comorbid disease in ALS. |
23 | Plasma tau phosphorylated at T181 is elevated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
24 | Evaluation of Oculomotor Function for Monitoring Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
25 | Designing ALS Trials using Serum Neurofilament Light Chain as an efficacy outcome: Operational Evidence from the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial |
26 | Plasma and CSF Biomarkers to Predict ALS Disease Progression |
27 | Quantitative ALS: Preliminary Validation of a Novel ALS Outcome Measure |
28 | Vimentin (VIM) Cryptic Exons as a Blood Biomarker of ALS |
29 | Characterizing microbial markers predictive for ALS onset and progression |
30 | The Accelerating Medicines Partnership® in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AMP® ALS) Program: Building a Collaborative Framework for Biomarker and Therapeutic Advancement |
31 | Evaluation of consistency of Olink HT proteomics in ALS biofluids |
32 | Digital Split-Hand Index: Pilot Study of A Smartphone-Based Biomarker for Detecting Selective Motor Vulnerability in ALS |
33 | iBrain™ as a Remote Monitor of EEG and Sleep Activity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
34 | The Effect of Edaravone on CSHE in ALS and the Utility of SICI as a Pharmacodynamic Biomarker |
35 | From etiology to therapeutics of Lou Gehrig’s disease |
36 | DPTX3230 Restores TDP-43 Nuclear Function Across Translational Models of ALS |
37 | IKZF1 Links Peripheral Myeloid and Microglial Dysregulation in ALS: Concordant, Out-of-Sample Validation Across Six Single-Cell Cohorts |
38 | Presence of Somatic Mutations in sporadic ALS |
39 | Prevention of Unc13a cryptic splicing is sufficient to preserve memory |
40 | RNA processing dysregulation and fusion transcript formation in ALS |
41 | IPL344: DNA-damage-response-driven neuro-regeneration in ALS |
42 | Preclinical development of antisense oligonucleotide TRCN-1023 to restore UNC13A function in people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
43 | Molecular Vulnerability of Upper Motor Neurons Despite Preserved Neuronal Composition in the ALS Motor Cortex |
44 | Epigenetic regulation of upper motor neuron vulnerability within the context of TDP-43 pathology |
45 | Proteomic Analyses Begin to Reveal Target Engagement and Efficacy of NU-9 in a Model of Misfolded SOD1 Toxicity |
46 | A High-Density Microelectrode Array Reveals That Corticospinal Motor Neurons With TDP-43 Pathology Are Prone To Hyperexcitation At Birth |
48 | RKER-065, an Activin/Myostatin Ligand Trap, Mitigated Disease Progression and Improved Muscle Function in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mouse Model |
49 | Treatment With a Stable GDNF Variant Improved Clinical Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
50 | RKER-065 preserved bone structure and function during disease progression in the SOD1-G93A mouse model of ALS |
51 | Shared targets and binding-site enrichment implicate RBFOX2 as a co-regulator of TDP-43-responsive splicing in human neurons |
52 | Bypassing the Blood-Brain Barrier: Systemic Delivery of SYT2-Targeted siSOD1 to Lower Motor Neurons Attenuates Motor Decline in SOD1-G93A Mice |
53 | The Development and Optimization of AAV-mediated Gene Medicine as Potential ALS Therapeutics |
54 | Injury-induced local axonal translation of importin-β1 supports motor axon regeneration and is disrupted by dipeptide repeat proteins in C9orf72 ALS |
55 | Prodromal Gene Expression Changes in the Spinal Cord of a Large Animal Model of Motor Neuron Degeneration |
56 | Preclinical characterization of prosetin, a novel, CNS-penetrant MAP4K inhibitor developed for the treatment of ALS |
57 | Impact of INS1202 AAV9-SOD1-shRNA Gene Therapy on Motor Neuron Survival and Hallmarks of Neurodegeneration in a Sporadic ALS Patient-Derived In Vitro Model |
60 | Performance of Quantitative Speech Metrics as Longitudinal Progression Markers in ALS |
61 | Baseline Enrichment to Increase Statistical Power of Quantitative Speech Metrics as Secondary Endpoints in ALS Clinical Trials |
62 | Caregiver-Supported Oral Hygiene Protocol in ALS: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Study |
63 | Spontaneous tonic chin dimpling associated with corticobulbar involvement in ALS |
64 | Speech-Language Pathology-Led Communication Planning for Gastrostomy in ALS/MND: Integration of Serious Illness Communication Principles and Anticipatory AAC Supports |
65 | Anticipating Feeding Tube Placement in ALS: Milestone Clustering and Baseline Predictors of Timing |
66 | A Proactive, Multisystem, Tiered Framework for Communication Management in ALS |
67 | Preliminary Evidence of a Short-Form Swallowing Quality of Life Measure in ALS |
68 | Effects of Combined Lung Volume Recruitment and Expiratory Strength Training on Pulmonary and Cough Function in People Living with ALS |
69 | Speech-Language Pathologists’ Knowledge and Clinical Confidence Following a Dysphagia Masterclass on MND/ALS Management |
70 | Texture Classification and Oral Processing of Commercially Available Protein Bars: Preliminary IDDSI Reference Data Relevant to Dysphagia and Nutritional Management |
71 | Differentiating Spinal- and Bulbar-Onset ALS: A Comparative Analysis of Remote Digital Speech Metrics and Spirometry |
72 | Psychological symptoms and swallowing difficulty in ALS: An exploratory pilot survey study |
73 | Associations of Bulbar Impairments with Social Connection in ALS: Preliminary Findings |
74 | Subclinical changes in speech metrics in individuals with spinal-onset ALS |
75 | Composite Speech Biomarkers for ALS: Reliability, Measurement Error, and Generalization from Natural History to Clinical Trial |
76 | Implementation of ALS Genetic Testing Guidelines: Uptake, Impact, and Opportunities at a Single ALS Center |
77 | Genetic Counseling and Testing Utilization in Individuals At-Risk for ALS/FTD Spectrum Disorders |
78 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Genetic profile among cases reported in the CELA-PR Registry |
79 | Insights from sponsored genetic testing in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A single-site retrospective study |
80 | Implementation of an ALS Prevention Continuum for Individuals at Genetic Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
81 | Examining the Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of TARDBP-Related Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia |
82 | Motor neuron disease associated with biallelic repeat expansions in RFC1 |
83 | Assessing penetrance in genetic ALS: Implications for genetic counseling and predictive testing |
84 | Taskforce on Genetic Counselling and Testing in ALS/MND: Developing Global Consensus-Based Guidelines |
85 | PREVENT ALL ALS: Cohort description of a national ALS gene carrier study |
86 | Multimodal MRI to assess ALS progression over three to six months: Preliminary data from multicenter imaging study |
87 | Practice Parameters identified by Occupational Therapy Practitioners when working with persons with ALS: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
88 | Home-Based Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Preservation of Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Rationale and Study Design |
89 | The Nova-IMS: Concurrent Validity of Isometric Muscle Strength Testing Across Four Functional Domains and the ALSFRS-R Ceiling Effect in ALS |
90 | Evaluation of a Progressive Training Regimen to Extend ALS Patients' Functional Independence through Autonomous Wheelchair Control |
91 | Implementation and Analysis for Minimally Important Difference (MID) for the ALSFRS-R in the ASSESS ALL ALS study |
92 | The Rasch-Overall ALS Disability Scale (ROADS): Longitudinal Characteristics and Survival Predictions |
93 | Dynamic Weighting of External Factors Affecting Longitudinal ALSFRS-R Scores |
94 | A Harmonized Multisite Digital TDP-43 Pathology Resource Enables Automated Quantitative Analysis Across ALS and FTD |
95 | Performance of the Self-Reported ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised in the ALL ALS Study |
96 | Towards restoring bimanual motor function for people with tetraplegia. |
97 | Association between dietary intake and blood glucose dynamics among C9orf72 ALS and asymptomatic gene-carriers |
98 | Correlation of Neurofilament Light-chain Levels and Body Composition with Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
99 | Comparison of Elective vs. Non-Elective Feeding Tube Placements Among Patients with ALS |
100 | Gastrointestinal symptoms pre and post feeding tube placement in people living with ALS |
101 | MIND Diet Adherence Is Associated with Reduced Circulating Inflammatory Biomarkers in ALS |
102 | Respiratory Care and Ventilation (RCV) Committee of the Network for Excellence in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (NEALS) Patient Care Status-Future Needs Assessment Surveys 2010-2024: Longitudinal Platform for Identifying GapsChallenges in USA ALS Care/Educational Opportunities to Deploy Best Practices |
104 | Correlation Between Subjective Respiratory Symptoms And Objective Respiratory Parameters In Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Experience From A Chilean Center |
105 | At-Home Telespirometry Identifies Baseline Erect Slow Vital Capacity (eSVC) at ≤80%-Predicted as a Pivotal Benchmark Separating Rapid From Less Rapid Decline in eSVC, Supine SVC and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised Score in Observational Study (NCT05106569) |
106 | Differential Respiratory Correlations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Effect of Site of Onset on Clinical Markers |
107 | Development of a Multidisciplinary Motor Neuron Disease Clinic in Chile: A Seven-Year Experience |
109 | A Prompt-Engineered Large Language Model Pipeline to Improve ALS Referral Triage Efficiency - A Pilot Study |
110 | Bridging the Gap: Electronic Questionnaires to Enhance ALS Patient Engagement and Research Interest |
111 | The Rapid Access ALS Clinic Model: A Step Towards Addressing ALS Diagnostic Delay |
112 | Evaluating Leadership-Driven Workflow Redesign to Improve Referral Coordination in Multidisciplinary ALS Clinics |
113 | Evaluating the VA ALS System of Care: A Literature Review |
114 | Emergencies in a Multidisciplinary ALS Clinic Cohort: Massachusetts General Hospital Healey Center Experience |
115 | Streamlining ALS Clinic Operations with a Google Sheet-Based Tracking System |
116 | Measuring Clinician Satisfaction in a Newly Established Multidisciplinary ALS Clinic |
117 | Multidisciplinary Clinic Attendance and Patterns of Care in the U.S. National ALS Registry, 2013-2023 |
118 | Quality improvement in ALS multidisciplinary clinic: increased patient satisfaction after redesign |
119 | Navigating Complex Conversations-The Provider's Perspective |
120 | IMproving PAlliative Care Teamwork in ALS (IMPACT-ALS): Addressing Existential Distress Among ALS Care Partners |
121 | Longitudinal Progression of Depression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Despite Similar Functional Decline: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Multidisciplinary ALS Clinic |
122 | Implementing the Distress Thermometer in a multidisciplinary ALS clinic |
Abstract #
Abstract Title
The Gupta Family Endowed Prize for Innovation in ALS Care | |
Drs. Ayeez and Shelena Lalji & Family Student Scholar Award for
Repair and Regenerative Mechanisms in ALS | |
59 | Oral Diadochokinetic Rate: A Quantitative Measure of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Dysarthria |
123 | IMproving PAlliative Care Teamwork in ALS (IMPACT-ALS): Chaplain Training for Spiritual AIM |
124 | IMproving PAlliative Care Teamwork in ALS (IMPACT-ALS) Interprofessional Communication Skills Workshop |
125 | Cumulative Life Stress: Mapping the Biopsychosocial Landscape of Young Women Living with ALS |
126 | Racial and Ethnic Disparities in ALS Care and Outcomes: A 10-Year Retrospective Review at a Southern California Tertiary Care Center |
127 | Diagnostic Delay Profile in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Puerto Rico: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
128 | Evaluation of Reported Geographic Clustering of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Virginia, 2000-2024 |
129 | Distinct Patterns of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mortality After Moderate-to-severe Traumatic Brain Injury and Repeated Mild and Subclinical Traumatic Brain Injury |
130 | Global prevalence and economic burden of FUS-ALS: a systematic review |
131 | ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF CHLOROVIRUSES CONTRIBUTING TO GUAMANIAN ALS |
133 | Reframing ALS Phenotypes Through Afferent Signaling Mechanisms |
134 | Anatomically defined motor phenotypes reveal dissociated trajectories of progression, neurofilament profiles, and survival in ALS |
135 | The Nova ALS Registry: Survival and Prognostic Predictors in a US Cohort with High Hispanic Representation |
136 | Speech Communication and Anxiety Predict Longitudinal Functional Outcomes in ALS Independent of Rural Residence |
137 | Factors affecting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease progression and survival in United States Veterans |
138 | Six-month ALSFRS-R plateaus in ALS reflect slower but continuing progression within patients: evidence from ROADS and forced vital capacity |
139 | Characterizing ALS Disease Progression across MiToS Staging Using Multistate Cox Models |
140 | GLP-1-receptor agonist treatment is associated with shorter survival in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and comorbid diabetes mellitus |
141 | Longitudinal Functional Decline, Domain-Level Trajectories, and Self-Report Validity of the PLSFRS and ROADS in Primary Lateral Sclerosis |
142 | Convening and training a patient and caregiver advisory board for a multisite, five year trial among people with ALS and their caregivers |
143 | The Multidimensional Impact of Spasticity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Primary Lateral Sclerosis: Results from an International Survey |
144 | Volunteer-led Proactive Outreach as a Care Bridge in ALS Treatment Centers of Excellence |
145 | Unmet Needs in ALS: Voices from the Community and Their Care Partners |
146 | Understanding and Assessing Financial Burden in ALS: Qualitative Exploration of Patient & Care Partner Experiences to Guide Screening Tool Development |
147 | Patient and Care Partner Perspectives on Advanced Care Planning in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
148 | Online Crowdfunding in ALS Demonstrates Financial Burden and Unmet Care Needs Across the Disease Trajectory |
149 | Patient and Caregiver Priorities for a Comparative Effectiveness Research Agenda in ALS |
150 | From Participation to Partnership: Amplifying the Patient Voice in Motor Neuron Disease Research Through NeuroPRO™ |
151 | Beyond Placebo Aversion: Identifying the Trial Attributes That Drive ALS Patient and Caregiver Willingness to Participate |
152 | Who Gets Left Behind? Understanding Barriers to Participation and Retention in ALS Research |
153 | Finding Your People: Building a Village (While)in the ALS Storm |
154 | Understanding Engagement, Interests, and Leadership Potential Within the NEALS Research Ambassador Program: Results of a National Reassessment Survey |
155 | Limited Access, Not Limited Interest: Increasing Rural ALS Research Participation Through Coordinated Referrals, Education, and Remote Enrollment |
157 | Tim Lowrey ALS Panels: Lived experience ALS stories for health-care students and professionals |
158 | Integrating People Living with ALS into Real-Time Research Dialogue Through a Digital Community Platform |
159 | Drivers of Lumbar Puncture Willingness in the ALL ALS Consortium |
160 | Characterizing Health System Costs for Multidisciplinary Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) |
161 | Evaluation of the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) Instrument among People Living with ALS |
162 | Emergency Care Gaps in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Survey of Patient and Caregiver Experiences |
163 | Evaluating Clinical Comparability and Engagement in On-site vs. Remote Participants: Findings from the ASSESS ALL ALS Study |
164 | Do Current ALS Clinical Trials Reflect the Real-World Patient Population? A Comparative Analysis of Accessibility, Eligibility, and Disease-Stage Alignment |
165 | Comparing the Impact of Video Integration to Traditional Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Visit Communication on Patient and Caregiver Quality of Life (VITALS trial): Trial Design and Enrollment Updates |
166 | Study Design and Enrollment Updates for the ALL ALS DIGITIZE Substudy |
167 | Beyond Trial Discovery: Insights from a Navigation Pilot |
168 | Building a More Diverse ALS Research Cohort: Expanding Hispanic and Latin American Participation in the Target ALS Global Natural History Study |
169 | SAVA: Real-World Adoption and Engagement of an AI-Powered ALS Clinical Study Navigator Following Public Launch |
170 | Accelerating ALS Therapeutics Through a Perpetual Platform Trial: Innovation Across the Data Lifecycle |
171 | Master Protocol IND Lifecycle Management: The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Experience |
173 | Connexin-43 hemichannel blockade with Tonabersat: A biomarker-driven phase 2 randomized trial in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
174 | Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction with the clinical candidate NRG5051: a novel disease-modifying approach for ALS |
175 | A First-in-Human Dose-Escalation Study of Intrathecal INS1202 Gene Therapy in Adults With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) |
176 | Design and Development of Sigma-1 Receptor Analogs |
177 | Slowing of Functional Decline with Pridopidine Through Week 48 Versus Propensity-Score-Weighted PRO-ACT Controls |
178 | PREVAiLS (Pridopidine Phase 3 Study To Evaluate Efficacy And Safety In ALS) a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study In ALS |
179 | The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Next Generation Design: Optimized master protocol for Regimen I and beyond |
180 | Healey ALS MyMatch: Program Overview and Latest Trial Updates |
181 | Healey ALS MyMatch: Digoxin in ACACIA trial and Rapid Drug Purposing in ALS |
182 | ALS Therapy Evaluation Framework: Selection of Investigational Products for the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial and Healey ALS MyMatch Program |
183 | HEALEY ALS Platform Trial: Building Better Trials Through Collaboration |
184 | Advancement of BIIB147, an Antisense Oligonucleotide Designed to Correct STMN2 Splicing, to a First-in-Human Phase 1/2 Study in ALS |
185 | Real-World Evidence on Treatment Retention, Safety, and Tolerability of Edaravone in Canadian Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
186 | N-of-1 trial of Antisense Oligonucleotide for CHCHD10 ALS, possible signs of efficacy. |
187 | Association of Edaravone With Improved Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of the Optum Claims Database |
188 | Association of Edaravone Treatment With Slower Functional Decline in a Real-World Cohort of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis With Elevated Neurofilament Light Chain |
190 | Phase 2a Trial of Intranasal Foralumab - BANYAN, a Healey ALS MyMatch Trial |
191 | Enhancing Enrollment in ALS Clinical Research: Year 2 of The Acceleration Centers of Enrollment (ACE) Initiative |
192 | FUNCTION ALS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 1 / 2 trial evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and exploratory efficacy of ascending doses of TRCN-1023 administered by intrathecal injections to adult people living with ALS |
193 | Targeting Proteostasis in ALS: Mechanism of Action Insights from Preclinical Studies and Phase 1b Clinical Evidence for NUZ-001 |
194 | Use of nonclinical pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) data and translational modeling to support selection of human dose and dosing regimen for TRCN-1023 in People living with ALS |
195 | An update from GOALS, a first-in-human phase 1b/2 trial of ALN-SOD, an intrathecally-administered small interfering RNA targeting SOD1, in symptomatic SOD1-ALS |
197 | Long-term (5 years) evaluation of tofersen in SOD1‑ALS: final results from the integrated analysis of Study 101 Parts A/B, a Phase 1/2 ascending dose trial, and the open-label extension |
198 | Design and Implementation of Regimen I of the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial: Next Generation - Testing NUZ-001 |
199 | 2-Year Overall Survival Results From DAZALS: A Phase 2, Randomized Controlled Trial of Dazucorilant, a Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulator, in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
200 | Accelerating Site Activation in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial: Operational Efficiencies Grounded in Collaboration |
201 | SEA-NOBI-ALS Expanded Access Program of Ibudilast (MN-166) |
202 | Results from QRL-101-04: Evidence of target engagement with a selective Kv7.2/7.3 ion channel opener in ALS patients |
203 | ANQUR: a Phase 1 MAD and Dose-Range Finding Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of QRL-201, A STMN2 Targeting Splice-Switching ASO for the Treatment of Sporadic and C9orf72 ALS |
204 | Design of a Planned Phase 3 Confirmatory Trial of AP-101, a Human Antibody Targeting Misfolded SOD1, in Sporadic and SOD1-Associated ALS |
205 | Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of Multi-site Direct Current Stimulation Treatments to Reduce Motor Neuron Excitability in ALS. |
206 | Propensity-Matching Analysis Indicates that RAPA-501 Autologous T Stem Cell Therapy Mediates Promising Clinical Benefits in Advanced-Stage ALS Patients |
207 | Results from PRO-101, a Phase 1b study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of prosetin in participants with ALS |
208 | Darwin-ALT001 for ALS: Results from a Randomized Phase 1 Study in China and the Design of a Seamless Adaptive U.S. Phase 1 Study |
209 | C9orf72-ALS Phenotype, Neurofilament Light, and Survival in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial: Implications for Gene-Targeting Trials |
210 | Real-World Clinical Characteristics and Disease Progression of SOD1-ALS in Patients Treated with Tofersen |
211 | Developing selective and directed gene delivery to upper motor neurons by ultrasound-guided opening of the blood brain barrier |
212 | AI-Generated Digital Twins and Plasma NfL for Trial Planning and Statistical Efficiency in ALS |
213 | Functionally-Adjusted Life Years |
214 | The Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effect of Simulation of Research Activities with Standardized Patient Actors to Train Multi-Site Clinical Trial Research Staff: A Pre-Post Study |
215 | Dual Coordination Center Strategies for Centralized and Efficient Vendor Contracting in the ALL ALS Consortium |
216 | Optimizing Clinical Monitoring Efficiency Using a Risk-Based Clinical Monitoring Strategy in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial |
217 | Centralized Operational Dashboards to Enhance Oversight in the ALL ALS Clinical Study |
218 | Screening Pathway for Early Eligibility Detection (SPEED): Clinician-Supervised Matching Across Concurrently Enrolling ALS Trials |
219 | Large Language Models for Speller-Based AAC in ALS: A Novel Approach to Efficient, Intent-Based Communication |
220 | Real-Time Communication Restoration in ALS with a Fully Implanted Speech Brain-Computer Interface |
221 | Neuroergonomic Optimization of Stimulus and Decoding Parameters in a P300 Speller BCI for ALS Using Multimodal EEG and fNIRS |
222 | A Generic Code-modulated BCI Decoder with Short Calibration and Reliable Idle-state Detection for Communication in ALS |
223 | Comparing Noninvasive Visual BCI Paradigms for Communication in ALS: Efficiency, Ergonomics, and User Preference |
224 | ALS Global Research Initiative (AGRI): Building a Global Open Science Resource to Accelerate ALS Biomarker Discovery |
POSTER SESSION 2: October 29 4:50-6:30 PM ET
POSTER AWARDS

Basic Science Abstract Award
The Basic Science Abstract Award will be given to an outstanding abstract poster presentation focused on basic science.

Clinical Investigation Abstract Award
The Clinical Investigation Abstract Award will be given to an exceptional abstract poster presenter focused on clinical investigation.

UMN Achievement Award
The eigth annual UMN Achievement Award will be given to two abstracts focusing on PLS/UMN research. The UMN Achievement Award is supported by the Spastic Paraplegia Foundation (SPF) to promote UMN research and recognize those who contribute significantly to this field.
SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Science Symposium Presentation
Up to 2 abstract submissions focusing on sporadic ALS will be selected for 10-minute presentations during the Science Symposium portion of our conference.

Lightening Science Talks
Up to 12 abstract submissions will be selected for 3-minute presentations during the conference.
