Dr. Gregory Cox receives National Council Award for Scientific Achievement
Gregory Cox, Ph.D., has won the 2011 National Council Award for Scientific Achievement. Dr. Cox has been a dedicated resource for The National Council, speaking at countless events, hosting tours in his laboratory and speaking with volunteers, friends and donors one-on-one about genetic motor neuron disorders, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease.
In ALS, too many motor neurons die, leading to progressive paralysis and death. There is no cure. And while having a small number of motor neurons die is a natural part of aging, no one knows why the process is so greatly accelerated in ALS. Or how to stop it.
Over the last decade, Dr. Cox and his research team at The Jackson Laboratory have been studying the genetic complexities of a wide range of motor neuron diseases, including ALS, muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD).
Dr. Cox studied biology at Humboldt State University in California before earning a doctorate in human genetics at the University of Michigan.
Professor Gregory Cox, Ph.D., focuses on the genetic complexities of a wide range of motor neuron diseases, including ALS.
