…TIMESLOT: Thursday 05 March 2026, 16:00 CET
…MAIN TITLE: Autonomic and non-motor symptoms in ALS
…PRESENTERS: Prof. Ammar Al-Chalabi (King’s College London, UK)
Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi, PhD, FRCP, FMedSci, is Professor of Neurology and Complex Disease Genetics at King’s College London, where he serves as Director of the King’s Motor Neuron Disease Care and Research Centre, and a consultant neurologist at King’s College Hospital. His research focuses on the causes, modifiers, and potential treatments for ALS. He is co-Director of the UK MND Research Institute, Programme Chair of the International Symposium on ALS/MND, and a National Institute for Health Research Senior Investigator. He also co-leads the Project MinE international whole genome sequencing initiative in ALS and the MND Register of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
His work has been recognised through multiple honours, including the Forbes Norris Award from the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations, the Healey Center International Prize for Innovation in ALS, the Sheila Essey Award from the American Academy of Neurology, and Fellowship of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science and serves as the Lisa S. Krivickas Visiting Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital.