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Citizen Research
May 13, 2026 | 4PM PT, 7PM ET
Dr. Terry Heiman-Patterson
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Dr. Heiman-Patterson is a clinical neurologist and ALS specialist who leads the MDA/ALS Center of Hope at Temple University. With a career spanning decades, she has dedicated her work to advancing ALS clinical care, clinical trial implementation, and translational research into neuromuscular disorders. She has led numerous research studies on clinical care, genetic modifiers, biomarkers, pulmonary involvement, and brain-computer interface technologies for ALS. Dr. Heiman-Patterson has published extensively and received recognition for her contributions to ALS research and patient care.
Dr. Lyle Ostrow
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Dr. Ostrow is a neurologist and ALS researcher at the MDA/ALS Center of Hope at Temple University. He holds both an MD and a PhD in Biophysics from the State University of New York, Buffalo, and completed neuromuscular fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Ostrow directs the ALS Postmortem Core, a collaboration with the CDC National ALS Biorepository that makes autopsy tissues and data available to researchers around the world. He also serves as Chair of the Department of Defense ALS Research Program’s Programmatic Panel, influencing national research funding strategy. He is active in multidisciplinary clinical care, biomarker research, and global efforts to harmonize ALS research resources.
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