
Michael Benatar
Chief, Neuromuscular Division · Jackson Memorial Hospital
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
PresentNeuromuscular Division · Jackson Memorial Hospital
PresentThe ALS Center · Jackson Memorial Hospital
PresentClinical and Translational Research · Jackson Memorial Hospital

- 1988–1992
Research
A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the cause of chromosome 9p21-linked ALS-FTD
Neuron · 2011 · 3,599 citations
Mutations in prion-like domains in hnRNPA2B1 and hnRNPA1 cause multisystem proteinopathy and ALS
Nature · 2013 · 1,248 citations
Exome sequencing reveals VCP mutations as a cause of familial ALS
Neuron · 2010 · 1,016 citations

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Grants
- 2026–2031
C9orf72 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Dementia Prevent
National Institute on Aging · R01
Contact PI · $3.7M · University of Miami School of Medicine
- 2014–2030
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · U54
Contact PI · $18.3M · University of Miami School of Medicine
- 2018–2029
Pre-Symptomatic Familial ALS (Pre-fALS) Study: From Prodrome and Biomarkers to ALS/FTD Prevention
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · RF1
Contact PI · $11.3M · University of Miami School of Medicine
- 2018–2028
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · U24
Contact PI · $3M · University of Miami School of Medicine
Clinical trials
- 2021–2031
Phenotype, Genotype and Biomarkers 2
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting
University of Miami
- 2019–2021
Arimoclomol in Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis - Open Label Extension Trial
Principal investigator · Terminated · Phase 3
ZevraDenmark
- 2019–2031
TRIAL READY (Clinical Trial Readiness)
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting
University of Miami
- 2018–2020



