Joe Beckman

Joe Beckman is the Principle Investigator, and Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Chair, in Healthspan Research at the Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University.

Content by Joe Beckman:

Research Field Drug discovery

Arresting ALS

05/26/2016 | Joe Beckman

When it comes to prognosis, the mouse models I use to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are sadly accurate – like their human counterparts with familial ALS, all mice with these mutations die young. After 20 years of trying – and failing – to find a treatment that could extend life, I was close to giving up, until a new drug candidate came along. Then something amazing happened – a mouse lived.