Hope on the horizon for ALS
May 8, 2025
Dr. Erik Pioro is bridging research and care to accelerate the development of innovative ALS treatments for patients across British Columbia.
A decade after the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge swept the internet, tremendous progress has been made toward understanding the devastating neurodegenerative disorder that steadily robs patients of muscle control. However, effective treatments remain elusive—and so does a cure.
But Dr. Erik Pioro believes we’re closer than ever to solving the riddle of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Recently appointed to the ALS Society of BC Professorship in ALS Research at UBC, he’s developing a new research program that spans basic science and clinical research to uncover life-changing therapies that could slow or halt the disease’s progression.
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