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Program Director, Extramural Research Program NIH/NINDS Neuroscience Center, Room  2142 6001 Executive Blvd MSC 9531 Bethesda, MD 20892-9531 jp477n@nih.gov Specialties: Neuromuscular disorders, muscular dystrophy, neuromuscular junction, myasthenia gravis, inherited and acquired neuropathies

Dr. John Porter is Program Director for Neuromuscular Disease at the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). His program focuses on inherited and acquired peripheral neuropathies, normal biology of and disorders affecting the neuromuscular junction, and neuromuscular disorders affecting skeletal muscle proper, including myotonic dystrophy and Duchenne/Becker, facioscapulohumeral, congenital, limb girdle, oculopharyngeal, and Emery-Dreifus muscular dystrophies. Prior to joining the NIH, Dr. Porter was Professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Porter received his undergraduate degree in Biology from the College of William and Mary and his Ph.D. in Anatomy from Medical College of Virginia and completed postdoctoral training in systems neurophysiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His research focused upon extraocular muscle biology in health and disease, including the mechanisms responsible for its novel responses to a variety of neuromuscular disorders. Dr. Porter continues to consult on gene expression study design and bioinformatics for projects in the areas of muscle development and disease.

Date Last Modified Thursday, December 02, 2004