June 2014 – Essey Award

On June 5, 2014, the Essey Award in Los Angeles was presented to Drs. Smith, Cleveland, and Bennett for their work on the development of antisense therapeutics as a potential treatment for Amyothropic Lateral Sclerosis. This award was given by the Golden West Chapter for the ALS Association. The link to the film produced by Patrick McMinn can be accessed here, and for more information, click here.

May 8, 2014 - Controversies in Neurology

Dr. Smith and his colleagues (Dr. John Ravits and Dr. Robert Bowser) presented a novel idea regarding the onset and spread of ALS within the nervous system at CoNY. The meeting, held in Berlin on May 8-11, focused on controversies in neurology. Following this, at the invitation of Dr. Vicenzo Silani, Dr. Smith spoke at the University of Milan.

April 25, 2014 – Fletcher Allen Health Care Center

Dr. Smith spoke at the Fletcher Allen Health Care Center at the University of Vermont.

Subsequently, Dr. Smith presented data obtained from the baseline visit of patients enrolled in the Nuedexta Bulbar Function treatment trial at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. As of May 2nd, 43 persons out of a planned enrollment of 60 were enrolled in the nationwide treatment trial that is being conducted at seven ALS centers.