A fund has been started in Louisville to support research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease.
The fund will help back research at the University of Louisville Physicians ALS Clinic. The clinic was named a Recognized Treatment Clinic by the ALS Association on Tuesday, becoming one of 50 in the U.S. to earn the designation.
The fund will also help support the clinic as it pursues its goal of becoming a Certified Center for Excellence.
U of L President James Ramsey made a personal donation of $10,000 to the fund. Ramsey says his mother in law died of ALS and says developing the clinic and an ALS research program at U of L has been a goal of his.
The ALS Association's Kentucky Chapter also presented the clinic with a $10,000 check.