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Citizen Research
Sep 2nd, 2026 | 4PM PT, 7PM ET
Dr. Terry Heiman-Patterson, M.D.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Terry Heiman-Patterson is Director of Neurodegenerative Disorders at Temple University. She is also the Director of the MDA/ALS Center of Hope, including the clinical and laboratory research programs, and active with the Northeast ALS Consortium. A leader in her field, she has published more than 90 papers, abstracts, and chapters on ALS and related motor neuron diseases. She has dedicated her career to optimizing clinical care for people living with ALS and conducting research toward a treatment and cure.
Dr. Lyle Ostrow, M.D., Ph.D.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Lyle Ostrow is a neurologist, ALS and muscle disorder researcher, and Director of the Temple Neuromuscular Pathology Lab and the Temple ALS Postmortem Core & Guamanian ALS-PDC Resources. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards for Everything ALS and the ALS Network, and the Board of Directors of the ALS Hope Foundation.
Dr. Ostrow is the longstanding Chair of the Programmatic Panel for the Department of Defense ALS Research Program (ALSRP), the largest dedicated annual funder ($40M/year) of ALS therapeutic discovery and validation. He led ALSRP efforts to develop and refine funding mechanisms to support the development of new innovative therapeutic ideas, emphasize biomarker development, and encourage open data and resource sharing. He has ALS research grant funding from NIH, serves on several ALS steering committees and review panels, and is widely recognized for his clinical leadership, translational research, and commitment to improving care and accelerating therapies for ALS.
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