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Our Mission: To find a cure for ALS by funding progressive research and in the process create a new methodology for funding, researching and developing treatments for ALS and other neurological disorders.

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Hike 4 Hope Happens Registration Now Open

Register now for the second annual Hike 4 Hope Happens. This fun event will be held at Brown Shoe Company in Clayton on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Kick-off is an optional High Heel Fun Run, then participants walk one mile around Clayton. St. Louis TV personality Heidi Glaus will emcee the event again this year.

Participants can purchase a $50 raffle ticket (including walk registration) for the chance to win a brand new Cannondale bike donated by Big Shark Bicycle Company. Corporate sponsorship opportinities starting at $500 are also available for this event.

All proceeds from the Hike support translational research at the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine. For more information, or if you would like to volunteer, contact the Hope Happens office 314-725-3888 or info@hopehappens.org.

      


    

Hope Happens' Spring Newsletter Just Arrived

Our Spring Hopelines is here! Don't miss reading about the 8th Annual Evening of Hope, featuring Grammy-award winning vocalist Steve Tyrell with his band at the Sheldon Concert Hall on April 26. Learn of an exciting innovative exhibit where science met art, and get to know the Faces of Hope, our 2012 Pilot Grant recipients. This issue of the newsletter also featues our donor recognition section in which we thank all our donors for their continued support!

Your Gifts at Work 

Pilot Projects Announced

Hope Happens supports interdisciplinary pilot projects which advance the translational research goals of the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders.  Hope Center faculty may request a total award up to $100,000 for a two-year project. This year a total of twelve applications has been submitted, and four pilot grants have just been awarded.

Diseases covered in the Pilot Projects are Alzheimer's disease (researchers Randell Bateman and Anne Fagan), ALS (Tim Miller and Joe Dougherty), multiple sclerosis (Sheng-Kwei (Victor) Song and Anne Cross), and muscular dystrophy (Chris Weihl, Matt Harms, and Heather True). Congratulations to all pilot grant recipients, and thank you to our donors who made this possible. 		    
Pilot Grant recipient Dr. Chris Weihl,
Principal Investigator of the Weihl lab, demonstrates research equipment.
New ALS Treatment Enters Phase 1 Clinical Trial

Building on preclinical studies done in collaboration with Timothy Miller (Hope Center for Neurological Disorders), Don Cleveland (University of California, San Diego), and Richard Smith (Center for Neurological Study), Isis Pharmaceuticals announced today its initiation of a Phase 1 trial of a new antisense drug to treat patients with an aggressive, inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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Founder
Christopher Wells Hobler
1965 - 2005


Chris lost his battle against ALS on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, surrounded by his loving wife, family, friends and caregivers.
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HOPE HAPPENS was formerly

ALS HOPE: The Chris Hobler/James Maritz Foundation