Boğaziçi University’s Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory (NDAL) is representing Turkey in Project MinE, which has brought together teams from 16 causescountries aiming to discover the causes of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a disease related to loss of motor neuron cells, and to develop effective treatments. Project MinE is the first, biggest, and most comprehensive research study on ALS conducted internationally, after the Human Genome Project initiated in the 1990s to identify and map human DNA. The project is expected to provide a revolutionary breakthrough in ALS research and determine the molecular causes of the disease.
The Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory (NDAL) was established at Boğaziçi University’s Department of Microbiology and Genetics with the objective of enhancing the neurosciences in Turkey and contributing to neurodegenerative disease biology. The lab is supported by the prestigious Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation.
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of its establishment this year, NDAL is the only laboratory from Turkey participating in Project MinE. NDAL is located on the premises of Boğaziçi University and has several collaboration agreements with the University of Massachusetts, and Harvard, Yale and Brown Universities. Boğaziçi University aims to become the center of excellence in the Neurosciences.
For information about NDAL: http://www.alsturkiye.org/
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