GRI Genes Research Roundtable Summary 

CureGRIN Foundation hosted our eighth GRI Genes Roundtable on September 9, 2021. Our goal is to promote collaboration so that we can accelerate the path to treatments and cures for GRI Disorders.

We brought together researchers and clinicians studying GRI Disorders, GRIN genes, GRIA genes, GRIK genes, NMDA receptors, and other ionotropic receptors (AMPARs, kainate receptors, and delta receptors) to discuss and exchange ideas. There were 43 participants present for the meeting.

We asked Madison Wentland to share her family story about her son with a variant in GRIN2D. A panel of four researchers presented their work on NMDAR functioning and GRIA3 variants. Additionally, Dr. Dennis Lal presented a demo of the GRIN Portal and Keith McArthur (CureGRIN, CEO/Head of Science) unveiled the new GRI Connect platform. This document summarizes these presentations.

Our next GRI Genes Research Roundtable is scheduled for: Thursday, October 21, 2021.

If you are a GRIN / NMDAR researcher and/or a GRIA genes/AMPAR researcher or clinician, please reach out to meagan@curegrin.org to be added to the next meeting invitation.