Department: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research My research in 12 words or less: Disease mechanisms and therapy development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia Favorite thing about the PDA: Organizing wonderful events, meeting great people, providing diverse career opportunities to postdoctoral fellows. A great place to develop teamwork and leadership skills! Favorite quote: "What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little conseuquence. The only consequence is what we do." (John Ruskin)