Stan Crooke speaks with Sonja Kampfer and Dr. Neil Shneider, associate professor of motor neuron disorders at Columbia Medical School, about Sonja’s daughter, Anna. Anna was diagnosed with an aggressive, fatal form of ALS at the age of 16. ALS is rare in teenagers, and this form of ALS is the worst of the worst. Sonja tells Anna’s story initial symptom onset, to diagnosis, and to Anna's response to ASO treatment. As a parent, Sonja reveals her full range of emotions during the duration of her daughter’s disease: puzzlement, pain, humility, and now optimism.
On This Episode We Discuss:
<ul><li>Anna’s life before her symptoms appeared</li>
<li>The road to a diagnosis and treatment– from Germany to New York City</li>
<li>Neil Shneider and his work with ASOs</li>
<li>The struggles of a family fighting a nano-rare disorder</li>
<li>Anna’s mutation</li>
<li>Anna’s remarkable progress</li>
</ul>

Stan Crooke speaks with Sonja Kampfer and Dr. Neil Shneider, associate professor of motor neuron disorders at Columbia Medical School, about Sonja’s daughter, Anna. Anna was diagnosed with an aggressive, fatal form of ALS at the age of 16. ALS is rare in teenagers, and this form of ALS is the worst of the worst. Sonja tells Anna’s story initial symptom onset, to diagnosis, and to Anna's response to ASO treatment. As a parent, Sonja reveals her full range of emotions during the duration of her daughter’s disease: puzzlement, pain, humility, and now optimism. On This Episode We Discuss: Anna’s life before her symptoms appeared The road to a diagnosis and treatment– from Germany to New York City Neil Shneider and his work with ASOs The struggles of a family fighting a nano-rare disorder Anna’s mutation Anna’s remarkable progress

Anna’s Story of Hope and Help: FUS-ALS with Sonja Kämpfer and Dr. Neil Shneider

Join the nano-rare disease community! Interviews features leading physicians, scientists, biotech experts, and patient advocates. Lessons teach core concepts about drugs. Our host Dr. Crooke has led the creation of antisense technology and his foundation, n-Lorem, is using this powerful technology to discover, develop, and provide personalized experimental antisense oligonucleotide medicines to nano-rare patients for free, for life. 

n-Lorem is a non-profit organization established to apply the efficiency, versatility and specificity of antisense technology to charitably provide experimental antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) medicines to treat patients (less than 30 patients) that are the result of a single genetic defect unique to only one or very few individuals. The advantage of experimental ASO medicines is that they can be developed rapidly, inexpensively and are highly specific. n-Lorem was founded by Dr. Stan Crooke, who founded IONIS Pharmaceuticals in 1989 and, through his vision and leadership, established the company as the leader in RNA-targeted therapeutics. 

The podcast is produced by n-Lorem Foundation and hosted by Dr. Stanley T. Crroke, who is the Founder, CEO and Chairman. Our videographer is Jon Magnuson. Our producers are Kira Dineen, Jon Magnuson, Kim Butler, and Amy Williford. To learn more about n-Lorem, visit nlorem.org. Contact us at podcast@nlorem.org.

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Join the nano-rare disease community! Interviews features leading physicians, scientists, biotech experts, and patient advocates. Lessons teach core concepts about drugs. Our host Dr. Crooke has led the creation of antisense technology and his foundation, n-Lorem, is using this powerful technology to discover, develop, and provide personalized experimental antisense oligonucleotide medicines to nano-rare patients for free, for life. n-Lorem is a non-profit organization established to apply the efficiency, versatility and specificity of antisense technology to charitably provide experimental antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) medicines to treat patients (less than 30 patients) that are the result of a single genetic defect unique to only one or very few individuals. The advantage of experimental ASO medicines is that they can be developed rapidly, inexpensively and are highly specific. n-Lorem was founded by Dr. Stan Crooke, who founded IONIS Pharmaceuticals in 1989 and, through his vision and leadership, established the company as the leader in RNA-targeted therapeutics. The podcast is produced by n-Lorem Foundation and hosted by Dr. Stanley T. Crroke, who is the Founder, CEO and Chairman. Our videographer is Jon Magnuson. Our producers are Kira Dineen, Jon Magnuson, Kim Butler, and Amy Williford. To learn more about n-Lorem, visit nlorem.org. Contact us at podcast@nlorem.org.

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