Hop On A Cure Passes $5 Million In ALS Research Grants
As of March 1, 2026, Hop On A Cure has given over $5 million in grants to ALS research programs at notable hospitals across the country.
The charity was started in 2022 after John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band was diagnosed with ALS. The funding supports a diverse portfolio of research efforts, including artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery, gene therapy, biomarker identification and advanced disease modeling.
“Crossing the five-million-dollar mark in research funding is not just a number for us,” shares Nic Shefrin, CEO of Hop On A Cure. “It represents real momentum toward solutions for families facing ALS today. We are deeply grateful to every donor who, like us, believes that accelerating bold science is the fastest path to a world without ALS.”
Among the grants awarded this year is support for research led by Dr. Tim Miller at Washington University in St. Louis, Dr. Rita Sattler at Barrow Neurological Institute in partnership with The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Claire Clelland at University of California, San Francisco, and more.
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