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March 30, 2021 – Roche Pharmaceuticals Suspends Huntington's Disease Trial
This disappointing result was unexpected based on preclinical studies undertaken by Ionis Pharmaceuticals who, along with the Center, has...
January 1, 2021 – Reference in Science Magazine
Research undertaken by Dr. Smith on an antisense oligonucleotide clinical trial, published in Lancet Neurology in 2013, was referenced in...

December 2020 – Neurotherapeutics in the Era of Translational Medicine
Neurotherapeutics in the Era of Translational Medicine is an Elsevier publication edited by Richard A. Smith, Brian K. Kaspar, and Clive...

April 3, 2020 – Top Downloaded Publication
Assessment of bulbar function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: validation of a self‐report scale (Center for Neurologic Study Bulbar...


December 6th, 2019 – Dr. Smith and Colleagues Receive Healey Center International Prize for ALS
Dr. Smith and his colleagues (Dr. Cleveland, Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Bennett, and Dr. Miller) were the recipients of the Healey Center...
May 1, 2019 - Experimental Treatment Could Be "Game-Changing" For Inherited ALS
The results of a Phase 2 trial using a drug strategy pioneered by our director, Richard Smith M.D., in collaboration with Ionis...
January 12, 2019 – California 9th ALS Research Summit
Dr. Richard Smith spoke during the 'Meet the Experts' session at the California 9th ALS Research Summit held at UC Irvine. Click here to...
December 7-9, 2018 – 29th International ALS/MND Symposium
At the 29th International ALS/MND Symposium in Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Smith presented on "The Computer Assessment of Speech in a...
October 2-4, 2018 – Annual NEALS Meeting
Dr. Richard Smith gave a platform presentation entitled "Computer Assessment of Speech in a Successful ALS Treatment Trial" at the 2018...
August 28, 2018 – Publication in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Publication of Additional Evidence for a Therapeutic Effect of Dextromethorphan/Quinidine on Bulbar Motor Function in Patients with...
Upcoming Book on Neurotherapeutics
Drs. Richard Smith, Brian Kaspar, and Clive Svendsen are co-editing a book entitled "The Development of Neurotherapeutics in the Era of...
April 16, 2018 – Publication in the European Journal of Neurology
Publication of The Assessment of Bulbar Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Validation of a Self-Report Scale (CNS-BFS), European...
April 10, 2018 – Presentation in Brno, Czech Republic
Dr. Smith presented :The Development of Neurotherapeutics" in Brno, Czech Republic on the invitation of the director, Dr. Gorazd Stokin.
March 14, 2018 – Hawking Tribute
CNS, along with the worldwide community of patients, scholars, and physicians, laments the recent passing of Dr. Stephen Hawking. Some...
January 16, 2018 – Scientific American Feature Article on Huntington's Disease
Scientific American recently published "Experimental Huntington's Therapy Shows Promise in a Small Trial" that notes the drug discovery...
December 3, 2017 – CNS featured in the UCSD Guardian
Dr. Richard Smith, a local neurologist and director of the Center for Neurologic Study in La Jolla, told the Union-Tribune that the...
November 26, 2017 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Features CNS
The San Diego Union-Tribune featured the drug discovery efforts of CNS director Dr. Smith and his colleagues, Don Cleveland (UCSD) and...
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