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Alex Speers

Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine · Oregon Health & Science University

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History

Oregon Health & Science University
Present

N.D., , National University of Natural Medicine
2013–2017
N.D., , National University of Natural Medicine
2014–2017
University of Oklahoma
2005–2009

Research

Effects of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) on Stress and the Stress- Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders Anxiety, Depression, and Insomnia
Review · Current Neuropharmacology · 2021 · First of 4 authors · 123 citations
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Key Components of a Standardized Centella asiatica Product in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults: A Phase 1, Double-Blind, Randomized…
Antioxidants · 2022 · 38 citations
Centella asiatica Alters Metabolic Pathways Associated With Alzheimer's Disease in the 5xFAD Mouse Model of ß-Amyloid Accumulation
Frontiers in Pharmacology · 2021 · First of 12 authors · 16 citations

Joseph Quinn
3 papers
Allison Lindauer
1 paper
MK
Michelle Kinsella
1 paper
TT
Thomas Taxman
1 paper
TH
Tonya Heyman
1 paper

Clinical trials

Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of an Oral Withania Somnifera Product in Older Adults
Principal investigator · Withdrawn · Early phase 1
Oregon Health and Science University
2025
Ashwagandha Pharmacokinetics Study in Older Adults
Principal investigator · Terminated · Early phase 1
Oregon Health and Science University
2024