Local media cover $13.5 million gift benefiting ALS research and patient care
Donation from Hugh H. Hoffman estate supports UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute
A historic $13.5 million gift from the estate of Hugh H. Hoffman will revolutionize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute.
Hoffman's nephew, Bert Bullock, and Rob Neel, MD, announced the gift on Sunday, April 28, at an event for ALS patients and families at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
Neel, MD, a specialist in ALS and autoimmune neuromuscular disorders and director of the ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic, said the donation is "meteoric" and "climate-changing" for ALS patients and families in Greater Cincinnati and beyond.
Read media coverage about the gift, the second largest in the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute's history.
Read the Cincinnati Business Courier story.
Read the Movers & Makers story.
Featured image at top: Dr. Robert Neel shares details about the Hugh H. Hoffman estate gift. Hoffman's image is in the background. Photo/UC Health
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