Bryan J. Traynor
Bryan J. Traynor | |
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| Born | August 12, 1969 Dublin, Ireland |
| Citizenship | Ireland, United States |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (MB, MD, PhD) Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (MMSc) |
| Known for | Discovery of the C9orf72 repeat expansion |
| Awards | Sheila Essey Award Potamkin Prize NIH Director's Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis frontotemporal dementia genetics gene therapy |
| Institutions | National Institute on Aging Johns Hopkins University |
Bryan J. Traynor is a
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
- 2011 National Institute on Aging Director's Award
- 2012 Derek Denny-Brown Award[8]
- 2012 Elected fellow of the American Neurological Association
- 2012 National Institutes of Health Director's Award
- 2013 Diamond Award[9]
- 2013 Sheila Essey Award[10]
- 2016 Potamkin Prize[11]
- 2018 Health and Life Sciences 50 Honoree[12]
- 2020 Elected fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
- 2021 Elected fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London)
- 2022 Elected member of the Association of American Physicians
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)[13]
- 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
References
- ^ "Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section". National Institute on Aging. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- PMID 21944779.
- PMID 21145000.
- PMID 24686783.
- PMID 29566793.
- PMID 33242422.
- PMID 34459874.
- ^ "Derek Denny-Brown Neurological Scholar Award | American Neurological Association (ANA)". myana.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Wings Over Wall Street - Awards". wingsoverwallstreet.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "ALS Association".
- ^ "American Academy of Neurology".
- ^ "Irish America Magazine". November 2018.
- ^ "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Programmatic Panels; Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs". cdmrp.army.mil. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
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