University of Michigan ALS Clinic Ends NIH-Funded Research Collaboration with Dr. Robert Welsh – 2015 Meeting Transcript

Overview: This transcript captures the moment when the University of Michigan ALS Clinic leadership formally moved to terminate its research relationship with Dr. Robert Welsh, marking a critical turning point in an NIH-funded project at the University of Michigan.

Summary (continued): This meeting transcript documents a discussion between ALS Clinic leadership under Dr. Eva Feldman, the NIH grant team, and Radiology leadership regarding the NIH-funded project led by Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Robert Welsh. Speaking in representation of the Department of Neurology, and in her direct role overseeing the ALS Clinic, Dr. Feldman stated that the Department of Neurology was terminating its relationship with Dr. Robert Welsh, reflecting a breakdown in the collaboration. Following the meeting, Dr. Feldman stated to Dr. Bradley Foerster and Duaa Altaee that the decision was driven in part by the sexual harassment case and concerns about the safety and well-being of patients in the ALS Clinic, and shortly thereafter referred both to the University Title IX office to report the sexual harassment and retaliation.

Following a year-long investigation, the University’s Title IX office was unable to determine whether sexual harassment or retaliation had occurred. The reports did not include multiple pieces of evidence submitted by Dr. Bradley Foerster and Duaa Altaee, including an email in which Dr. Robert Welsh attempted to obtain a key to Duaa Altaee’s office.

Following the meeting, Duaa Altaee was transferred from the Department of Radiology to the Department of Neurology, where Dr. Eva Feldman became her direct supervisor so she could continue work on the grant. Duaa subsequently took approved medical leave due to PTSD related to her experiences, and was later terminated by Dr. Feldman while still on that approved leave.

2015 meeting transcript documenting University of Michigan ALS Clinic leadership terminating its collaboration with Dr. Robert Welsh on an NIH-funded project

Selected Reporting

• From Mentor to Federal Investigation: The Dr. Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology
• July 26 Documentary Notice and Documentary Chronology Transmitted to City Attorney Kaur, Mayor Taylor, City Administrator Dohoney, and Police Chief Anderson Concerning Ann Arbor Police Department Investigations, Related City Proceedings, and Federal Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026).
• July 7 Documentary Notice to University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch Concerning University and Law Enforcement Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026). July 8 UM Announces Lynch Leaving.
• From One FBI File to a Legislative Proposal: Peter and Maria Foerster Ask Senator Van Hollen's Office and Congressman Jamie Raskin to Consider a Uniform Administrative Framework for Federal Investigations
• The Institutional Fingerprint of the FBI Russia-Gate File: Referrals, Consults, Intelligence Reports, and the June 16, 2026 FBI Production
• Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Document More Than Two Years of Unsuccessful Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid (June 2026)

Brad Foerster, MD PhD

Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.