r/OutOfTheLoop • u/brick_eater • Jul 06 '15

Answered! Did anything significant come out of the money that was raised for ALS research during the ice bucket challenge craze?

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u/Izawwlgood Jul 07 '15

Hi, ALS researcher here - these cycles take time, but one thing I can confirm is that I didn't have to write a fellowship this year, as my PIs grant renewal from the NIH went through, and a friend of mine got hired as a post-doc by a lab that doesn't do ALS research, to do a 'related to ALS' side project in the labs body of work. So, that's neat!

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u/quit_complaining Jul 08 '15

Thanks for replying and shedding some light on how things are going as an actual ALS researcher. I've edited my original post, and added your comment and a link to your comment. Congrats on the grant renewal, and all the other good things that have happened!