CNS Update

Dr. Smith will be giving a talk on "Advances in Understanding and Treating ALS" at 5:45 pm on March 17,2008 at the Muscular Dystrophy Association office in San Diego, CA. For directions, please contact Jessica at 858-455-5463.

Dr Licht to head a Gene Therapy Trial with the goal of slowing or reversing nerve damage assoicated with diabetes. The nationwide study is sponsored by Sangamo BioSciences.

UCSD and CNS receive million dollar plus grant to develop a therapy for familial ALS. The award was made by the Muscualr Dystrophy Association. 

Dr Smith recently spoke at the Mount Sinai neuromuscular symposium March 31 in New York and the 2nd International Research Workshop on Frontotemporal Dementia in ALS, June 10-13,2007. In July he will speak at Scripps research institute.

Dr Smith made several presentations and co-chaired a session at the International ALS meeting, Yokahama, Japan Nov 30-Dec 2, 2006.

CNS investigator Kulreet Chaudhary, MD to head new Copaxone trial for Multiple Sclerosis patients

Dr. Smith and colleague Dr. Donald Cleveland were interviewed about ALS on August 7, 2006 on PBS morning radio show "These Days".
To hear this interview, go to KPBS (80.5 FM) at 9:40am on Monday.

Research conducted at CNS has been published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and Expert Opinion, in Aug and Dec of 2006 
 

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