December 2009 – Isis pharmaceutical corporation organized a meeting in Boston to launch a Familial ALS trial that utilizes a drug developed with UCSD and CNS.
November 2009 – Dr. Smith spoke at Shanghai University Medical School and the World Congress of Neurology in Bangkok.
April 16, 2009 – Dr. Smith spoke at the University of California Medical School, Davis. His presentation, entitled Targeted Therapies for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, was delivered at Grand Rounds sponsored by the Department of Neurology