Instituto Paulo Gontijo
ALS foundation
The Paulo Gontijo Institute (IPG) was created in 2005. It is a non-profit organization aiming to support ALS research and also bringing robust and reliable information to patients. The institute seeks to increase its support for scientific studies, deepen the national and international knowledge management, and provide larger-scale exchange between researchers. The PG Award – ALS/MND is an annual and globally reputed prize that recognizes the contribution of young ALS scientists and it is one of the main scientific initiatives of the institute, which includes the organization of a biannual ALS Forum in Brazil (now in its 3rd edition). Additionally, the IPG has been supporting Brazilian scientists since 2007 in their research, and collaborated in the development of a new in vitro model for the disease. In order to achieve the above described goals, the IPG is extending its longstanding partnership with experienced researchers in the Human Genome and Stem Cell research center (HUG-CELL) in the University of São Paulo.
Contact details:
contato@ipg.org.br