Sean F. Scott

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Sean F. Scott
Sean F. Scott and his wife, Nancy Kelly, at the ALS Therapy Development Institute in 2003.
Born	Sean Forrester Scott (1969-05-20)May 20, 1969
Died	February 9, 2009(2009-02-09) (aged 39) San Francisco, California
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)	researcher, filmmaker, innovator, entrepreneur
Known for	President of ALS TDI
Spouse	Nancy Kelly
Relatives	Edward W. Scott (uncle)

Sean Forrester Scott (May 20, 1969 – February 9, 2009) was a self-educated disease activist and researcher, filmmaker, innovator, entrepreneur and until the time of his death, the president of the ALS Therapy Development Institute, the world's largest amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research center.^[1] Scott himself was diagnosed with ALS in 2008 at the age of 38.^[2]