The first of an annual symposium that will celebrate the naming of the Scott Pranger ALS Center at Michigan Medicine on September 25, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., in the Kahn Auditorium of the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building.

Join leading faculty, researchers, advocates, and members of the ALS community for an inspiring day dedicated to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and improving the lives of those affected by the disease.

The event will feature a recorded discussion with Sanjay Gupta, M.D., the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN, on pain, an often overlooked burden for those living with ALS.

Following his keynote will be a live panel discussion led by Center Director Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., on pain. She will be joined by leading pain experts—Chad Brummett, M.D., Daniel J. Clauw, M.D., and Jill Schneiderhan, M.D.—and Stanford Morris ALS Clinic Director Stephen Goutman, M.D., M.S.

The afternoon will also feature special messages from former U-M Men’s Basketball Coach Steve Fisher (recorded) and Michigan Medicine CEO David Miller, M.D., along with members of the ALS community including Scott Pranger, James A. Hiller, Esq., and Drs. Feldman and Goutman.

The event is open to the public. Following the symposium, a reception open to all will be held in the Gilbert S. Omenn Atrium at 4:15 p.m.