Merit Cudkowicz is an expert in Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital (United States). As of November 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Merit Cudkowicz in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Proteostasis Deficiencies. Merit Cudkowicz has authored 417 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 48 clinical trials, 1 of them ongoing. SLR score: 2,877 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Merit Cudkowicz Massachusetts General Hospital United States
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Neurology

Subspecialties: Internal Medicine - Biochemistry - Cardiology

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 1989 - 2026

Source: PubMed

Massachusetts General Hospital

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
The Cardiovascular Origins of the Aging Brain.
PMID 42954687 — dementia, cardiorespiratory fitness, aging, brain
JACC Adv20260
ALS untangled #83: clenbuterol.
PMID 41795667 — muscular atrophy, sclerosis, adrenergic agents, adrenergic agonists, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, clenbuterol, therapeutics
Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener20260
Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of RIPK1 inhibitor, SAR443820, in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (HIMALAYA): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial.
PMID 42716044 — sclerosis, safety, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, enzymes, nervous system
Lancet Neurol Top journal20261
Integrated Neurology Models for Population Health: Case Studies and Lessons From Academic Health Systems.
PMID 42678875 — telemedicine, neurology
Neurol Clin Pract20260
Functional Activity of TDP-43: A Direct Biomarker for ALS.
PMID 42645064 — cells, serum, biomarkers, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Biosensors (Basel)20260

Clinical Studies 48

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

Principal Investigator: 22 Study Chair: 2

By phase:

Phase 2 22
Phase 2/Phase 3 12
Phase 3 8
N/A 3
Phase 1 2
Phase 1/Phase 2 1

By status:

Completed 40
Terminated 4
Active not recruiting 2
Unknown 1
Withdrawn 1

By type:

Interventional 46
Observational 2

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 11
multicentric2to4 8
multicentric5to9 3
multicentricup10 26

Main Topics

Cohort/Consortium Investigators 2

Ongoing Clinical Trials

Ongoing trial started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Regimen I NUZ 001
NCT07410806 — sclerosis, safety, multiple chronic conditions, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, appendix
Phase 2/Phase 3Active not recruiting2026

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