Meet Cai Lei, an ALS warrior who’s rewriting the playbook on rare disease advocacy—even without a voice of his own. After losing his speech, Cai Lei turned to an AI-generated voice to amplify one simple demand: stronger interdisciplinary teamwork in ALS research.
His “irrational” approach? Bringing together neuroscientists, data scientists, clinicians and engineers to smash silos. The result? Over the past five years, the Chinese mainland has seen 40 ALS clinical pipelines—and more than 200 drug pipelines and treatment pathways are now available to patients.
For Cai Lei, this is just the first chapter. He’s challenging anyone who cares about beating ALS to pick up the pen and write the next one. Whether you’re a student, a startup founder or a seasoned researcher, the call is the same: unite, innovate and keep the momentum alive. 💪
The new era of ALS research is anything but predictable. And maybe that’s exactly what science needs. 😉
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Cai Lei's 'irrational' approach yields rational results for ALS
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