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Neuroscientist and geneticist (1969-)
Bryan J. Traynor is a
neurologist and a senior investigator at the
National Institute on Aging , and an adjunct professor at
Johns Hopkins University .
[1] Dr. Traynor studies the genetics of human neurological conditions such as
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and
frontotemporal dementia (FTD). He led the international consortium that identified pathogenic repeat expansions in the
C9orf72 gene as a common cause of ALS and FTD.
[2] Dr. Traynor also led efforts that identified other
Mendelian genes responsible for familial ALS and dementia, including
VCP ,
MATR3 ,
KIF5A ,
HTT , and
SPTLC1 .
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Dr. Traynor is a co-recipient of the
Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases for the discovery of the
C9orf72 repeat expansions, and the
Sheila Essay Award for his contributions to our understanding of ALS. He also received the
NIH Director’s Award .
Education
Dr. Traynor received his medical degree (MB, BCh, BAO, 1993), his Medical Doctorate (MD, 2000), and his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, 2012) from
University College Dublin . He also received his Master of Medical Science (MMSc) in drug development and clinical trial design from
Harvard-MIT HST in 2004. He completed his neurology residency and fellowship at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and
Massachusetts General Hospital .
Awards, prizes, and honors
Notable professional service
Chief, Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, NIA, NIH
Team leader, RNA Therapeutics Laboratory, NCATS, NIH
Member, Health Genetics of Health and Disease NIH Study Section (2015-2021)
Chair, Congressionally Mandated Department of Defense ALS Research Program (2015-2019)
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Co-chair, NIH Gene Therapy Task Force
Member, Scientific Program Advisory Committee,
American Neurological Association
Editorial board member,
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry ;
Neurobiology of Aging ;
JAMA Neurology (2017-2021); Lancet eClinicalMedicine.
Associate editor,
Brain
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"A Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion in C9ORF72 Is the Cause of Chromosome 9p21-Linked ALS-FTD" . Neuron . 72 (2): 257–268.
doi :
10.1016/j.neuron.2011.09.010 .
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"Exome Sequencing Reveals VCP Mutations as a Cause of Familial ALS" . Neuron . 68 (5): 857–864.
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"Mutations in the Matrin 3 gene cause familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" . Nature Neuroscience . 17 (5): 664–666.
doi :
10.1038/nn.3688 .
ISSN
1097-6256 .
PMC
4000579 .
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24686783 .
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"Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene" . Neuron . 97 (6): 1268–1283.e6.
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5867896 .
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29566793 .
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"Pathogenic Huntingtin Repeat Expansions in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" . Neuron . 109 (3): 448–460.e4.
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"Association of Variants in the SPTLC1 Gene With Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" . JAMA Neurology . 78 (10): 1236–1248.
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8406220 .
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34459874 .
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External links
International National Academics