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Dr. Stephen Traynelis is Director of the Center for Functional Evaluation of Rare Variants and professor of Pharmacology at Emory University. His lab uses electrophysiology techniques to determine how variants in GRIN genes affect the function of NMDA receptors. In this capacity, Dr. Traynelis and his team have worked with dozens of families and their clinicians to help them understand how their childā€™s mutation affects brain function. Dr. Traynelis has published extensively on the NMDA receptor and the impact of variants on different GRIN genes. His lab is also involved in research to evaluate small molecule therapies to help patients with GRIN disorders, and in research about how variants in GRIN genes impact other human diseases. In addition, Dr. Traynelis is hosting the first academic conference for researchers for all GRIN genes in September.