Over $41 Million gifted by Philanthropist David Husman for ALS Research

 

 

Since 2023, David Husman J.D., founder and chairman of Heartland Real Estate Partners, has gifted NSU over $41 million to provide funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research through the establishment of NSU Health’s David and Cathy Husman Neuroscience Institute, its Cathy J. Husman ALS Center, and the David and Cathy Husman Endowed Chair for Neuroscience. The motivation behind my gift is to try and rid the world of one of the worst plagues that affects mankind,” said Mr. Husman.

Before his wife, Cathy Husman, passed away from ALS in 2023, she sought treatment from many national sources, and eventually made the suggestion to seek treatment from Florida-based leading neurologist Dr. Eduardo Locatelli at NSU Health’s neuroscience institute and ALS center. “This is a very difficult condition – very complex,” said Dr. Locatelli, co-director of NSU Health’s Cathy J. Husman ALS Center and founding director and endowed chair of NSU Health’s David and Cathy Husman Neuroscience Institute. “It requires assembling a world-class team to deliver the care these patients need with quality and compassion. NSU gave us the opportunity to put that all together. When you have a gift of this magnitude—or any gift—it’s important that the gift creates tangible improvements and change for the patient and family.”

“The level of support ALS researchers have received at NSU has been a game-changer,” said Assistant Professor Lauren Tabor-Gray, co-director of the Cathy J. Husman ALS Center and David and Cathy Husman Neuroscience Institute. As NSU has grown as a destination for ALS research and care, so has its need for space. Supported by NSU Health and benefactors like the Husmans, construction is nearly complete on a state-of-the-art, 7,500-square-foot research and patient care facility. Opening in early 2025, the new facility will be a world-class destination for ALS research and care in South Florida, featuring specialized diagnostic areas, rehabilitation spaces, expansive clinical rooms, and a family consultation suite.

 

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