Terry Heiman-Patterson is Director of Neurodegenerative Disorders at Temple University. She is also the Director of the MDA/ALS Center of Hope, including the clinical and laboratory research programs, and active with the Northeast ALS Consortium. A leader in her field, she has published more than 90 papers, abstracts, and chapters on ALS and related motor neuron diseases. She has dedicated her career to optimizing clinical care for people living with ALS and conducting research toward a treatment and cure.