/neuro/taxonomy/term/629/all en /neuro/channels/news/tony-proudfoots-legacy-lives-331667 <p><strong>Maria Gobbo is the latest recipient of the ALS fellowship named in his honour</strong></p> <p>In 2010, former Montreal Alouette and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ physical education instructor Tony Proudfoot passed away from ALS. Ten years later, his legacy lives on in a fund that helps train and support the next generation of leaders fighting this disease.</p> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:34:04 +0000 zeny.gatdula@mail.mcgill.ca 5040 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/busy-week-als-research-and-awareness-270299 <h2>Research symposium, public education event and ALS walk planned</h2> <p>Multiple events planned for this week will help educate the public about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a devastating disease that still has no cure.</p> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:04:16 +0000 lisa.elnagar@mail.mcgill.ca 2738 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/als-researcher-receives-important-grant-291754 <h2>Gary Armstrong will use fish models to understand nervous system signaling</h2> <p>A researcher from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is one of eight scientists to receive a grant this year from the ALS Society of Canada.</p> <p>Gary Armstrong, who joined The Neuro in 2017, is furthering our understanding of synaptic defects arising both at peripheral neuromuscular junctions and central spinal cord synapses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using zebrafish models. The award is valued at $125,000.</p> Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:33:12 +0000 martin.maynard@mail.mcgill.ca 3256 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-stories/tiny-fish-could-be-key-als-breakthrough Gary Armstrong uses an aquarium in his new drug-screening program Thu, 07 Jun 2018 15:15:58 +0000 Victor Swoboda 3079 at /neuro