Dr. William Camu graduated as an MD and specialist in Neurology in 1989, and as a PhD in 1993 at the Faculty of Medicine and University of Montpellier, France. He started his research on ALS in 1986 and has never given up on trying to find a cure for ALS. In 1999, he became a Professor of Neurology at the Faculty and University hospitals of Montpellier. After he developed a method of purification for motoneuron cultures in Christopher Henderson’s lab, he oriented his work towards genetics with large and fruitful collaborations. The motoneuron team he headed until 2023 was labelled as a national expert ALS center in 2003. Prof. Camu also headed the Clinical Neurophysiology department of the University Hospital Gui de Chauliac in Montpellier from 2005 to 2023. His expertise covers clinical neurology, genetics, biomarkers, and clinical research, including clinical trials. He has published more than 200 articles in referenced journals.