Bryan J. Traynor

Bryan J. Traynor
Born (1969-08-12) August 12, 1969 (age 55)
Dublin, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland, United States
Alma materUniversity College Dublin (MB, MD, PhD)
Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (MMSc)
Known forDiscovery of the C9orf72 repeat expansion
AwardsSheila Essey Award
Potamkin Prize
NIH Director's Award
Scientific career
FieldsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
frontotemporal dementia
genetics
gene therapy
InstitutionsNational Institute on Aging
Johns Hopkins University

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.[3][4][5][6][7]

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.

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  2. ^ Renton, Alan E.; Majounie, Elisa; Waite, Adrian; Simón-Sánchez, Javier; Rollinson, Sara; Gibbs, J. Raphael; Schymick, Jennifer C.; Laaksovirta, Hannu; van Swieten, John C.; Myllykangas, Liisa; Kalimo, Hannu; Paetau, Anders; Abramzon, Yevgeniya; Remes, Anne M.; Kaganovich, Alice; Scholz, Sonja W.; Duckworth, Jamie; Ding, Jinhui; Harmer, Daniel W.; Hernandez, Dena G.; Johnson, Janel O.; Mok, Kin; Ryten, Mina; Trabzuni, Danyah; Guerreiro, Rita J.; Orrell, Richard W.; Neal, James; Murray, Alex; Pearson, Justin; Jansen, Iris E.; Sondervan, David; Seelaar, Harro; Blake, Derek; Young, Kate; Halliwell, Nicola; Callister, Janis Bennion; Toulson, Greg; Richardson, Anna; Gerhard, Alex; Snowden, Julie; Mann, David; Neary, David; Nalls, Michael A.; Peuralinna, Terhi; Jansson, Lilja; Isoviita, Veli-Matti; Kaivorinne, Anna-Lotta; Hölttä-Vuori, Maarit; Ikonen, Elina; Sulkava, Raimo; Benatar, Michael; Wuu, Joanne; Chiò, Adriano; Restagno, Gabriella; Borghero, Giuseppe; Sabatelli, Mario; Heckerman, David; Rogaeva, Ekaterina; Zinman, Lorne; Rothstein, Jeffrey D.; Sendtner, Michael; Drepper, Carsten; Eichler, Evan E.; Alkan, Can; Abdullaev, Ziedulla; Pack, Svetlana D.; Dutra, Amalia; Pak, Evgenia; Hardy, John; Singleton, Andrew; Williams, Nigel M.; Heutink, Peter; Pickering-Brown, Stuart; Morris, Huw R.; Tienari, Pentti J.; Traynor, Bryan J. (2011). "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. ISSN 0896-6273. PMC 3200438. PMID 21944779.
  3. ^ Johnson, Janel O.; Mandrioli, Jessica; Benatar, Michael; Abramzon, Yevgeniya; Van Deerlin, Vivianna M.; Trojanowski, John Q.; Gibbs, J. Raphael; Brunetti, Maura; Gronka, Susan; Wuu, Joanne; Ding, Jinhui; McCluskey, Leo; Martinez-Lage, Maria; Falcone, Dana; Hernandez, Dena G.; Arepalli, Sampath; Chong, Sean; Schymick, Jennifer C.; Rothstein, Jeffrey; Landi, Francesco; Wang, Yong-Dong; Calvo, Andrea; Mora, Gabriele; Sabatelli, Mario; Monsurrò, Maria Rosaria; Battistini, Stefania; Salvi, Fabrizio; Spataro, Rossella; Sola, Patrizia; Borghero, Giuseppe; Galassi, Giuliana; Scholz, Sonja W.; Taylor, J. Paul; Restagno, Gabriella; Chiò, Adriano; Traynor, Bryan J. (2010). "Exome Sequencing Reveals VCP Mutations as a Cause of Familial ALS". Neuron. 68 (5): 857–864. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2010.11.036. ISSN 0896-6273. PMC 3032425. PMID 21145000.
  4. ^ Johnson, Janel O; Pioro, Erik P; Boehringer, Ashley; Chia, Ruth; Feit, Howard; Renton, Alan E; Pliner, Hannah A; Abramzon, Yevgeniya; Marangi, Giuseppe; Winborn, Brett J; Gibbs, J Raphael; Nalls, Michael A; Morgan, Sarah; Shoai, Maryam; Hardy, John; Pittman, Alan; Orrell, Richard W; Malaspina, Andrea; Sidle, Katie C; Fratta, Pietro; Harms, Matthew B; Baloh, Robert H; Pestronk, Alan; Weihl, Conrad C; Rogaeva, Ekaterina; Zinman, Lorne; Drory, Vivian E; Borghero, Giuseppe; Mora, Gabriele; Calvo, Andrea; Rothstein, Jeffrey D; Drepper, Carsten; Sendtner, Michael; Singleton, Andrew B; Taylor, J Paul; Cookson, Mark R; Restagno, Gabriella; Sabatelli, Mario; Bowser, Robert; Chiò, Adriano; Traynor, Bryan J (2014). "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. PMID 24686783.
  5. ^ Nicolas, Aude; Kenna, Kevin P.; Renton, Alan E.; Ticozzi, Nicola; Faghri, Faraz; Chia, Ruth; Dominov, Janice A.; Kenna, Brendan J.; Nalls, Mike A.; Keagle, Pamela; Rivera, Alberto M. (2018). "Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene". Neuron. 97 (6): 1268–1283.e6. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.027. ISSN 1097-4199. PMC 5867896. PMID 29566793.
  6. ^ Dewan, Ramita; Chia, Ruth; Ding, Jinhui; Hickman, Richard A.; Stein, Thor D.; Abramzon, Yevgeniya; Ahmed, Sarah; Sabir, Marya S.; Portley, Makayla K.; Tucci, Arianna; Ibáñez, Kristina (2021). "Pathogenic Huntingtin Repeat Expansions in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis". Neuron. 109 (3): 448–460.e4. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2020.11.005. ISSN 1097-4199. PMC 7864894. PMID 33242422.
  7. ^ Johnson, Janel O.; Chia, Ruth; Miller, Danny E.; Li, Rachel; Kumaran, Ravindran; Abramzon, Yevgeniya; Alahmady, Nada; Renton, Alan E.; Topp, Simon D.; Gibbs, J. Raphael; Cookson, Mark R.; Sabir, Marya S.; Dalgard, Clifton L.; Troakes, Claire; Jones, Ashley R. (2021-10-01). "Association of Variants in the SPTLC1 Gene With Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis". JAMA Neurology. 78 (10): 1236–1248. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2598. ISSN 2168-6157. PMC 8406220. PMID 34459874.