
John Ravits
Head, ALS and Neuromuscular Translational Research · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
Credentials: · · ·
History
PresentALS and Neuromuscular Translational Research Division · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center

PresentALS Program Division · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
- 1984–1985
Clinical Neurophysiology
- 1980–1984
Neurology
- 1975–1979
Research
Annals of Neurology · 2007 · 826 citations
Exome sequencing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identifies risk genes and pathways
Science · 2015 · 797 citations
Divergent roles of ALS-linked proteins FUS/TLS and TDP-43 intersect in processing long pre-mRNAs
Nature Neuroscience · 2012 · 620 citations

13 papers

10 papers

9 papers

9 papers
- MH
8 papers
- SS
8 papers · 5 as a resident

8 papers
- EP
7 papers
Grants
- 2025–2029
Mechanism of ALS/FTD Determined by Multimodal Single Cell Spatial Transcriptomics
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · RF1
PI · $3.1M · University of California, San Diego
- 2011–2027
Mechanisms of Prion Aggregation
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
PI · $2.4M · University of California, San Diego
- 2021–2023
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R21
Contact PI · $417.3K · University of California, San Diego
- 2014–2020
Developing ASO Therapy for Repeat Expanded C9orf72 ALS-FTD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $2.1M · University of California, San Diego
Clinical trials
- 2025–2027
Study is to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of VTx-002 in Participants With ALS
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 1, Phase 2
Vector Y Therapeutics
- 2025–2027
AMX0114 in Adult Participants With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 1
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- 2024–2029
- 2024–2029



