Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Brian Wainger, MD, is Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine and Neurology, Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School. The public record shows 86 publications with 8,699 citations (h-index 29), centered on ALS. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 9 NIH-funded awards (2014–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature communications
- Top research focus: ALS
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 10 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- From Nerve to Brain: Toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Human Subjects
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
InvestigatorPhase 2RecruitingNCT05661903 - Clinical Trial of Ezogabine (Retigabine) in ALS Subjects
Sponsor: Brian Wainger
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT02450552 - Study of Sulfasalazine in Treating Painful Neuropathy
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
InvestigatorPhase 2TerminatedNCT01667029
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- SPR Therapeutics, IncProgram year20251 payment
- ARGENX US, INC.Program year20231 payment
- SANOFI US SERVICES INC.Program year20221 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 2014–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- From Nerve to Brain: Toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Human Subjects
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2026$758,578RM1NS128741 - Resolving the Role of Neuronal STING in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2026$682,793R01NS127407 - Toward Precision Gene Therapy for Treatment of Severe Pain in Older Individuals
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2026$484,178R33AG075419
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- TYK2 mediates neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease brains with TDP-43 pathology.
Nature communications
2026 - Blocking RAN translation without altering repeat RNAs rescues C9ORF72-related ALS and FTD phenotypes.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
2026 - Distinct modulation of calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A by drug-binding sites.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2024
Contact
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Office address
114 16th St, Room 2007, Building 114, Charlestown, MA 02129
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- A.B.
Molecular Biology, Princeton University
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →waingerlab.org ↗ - M.D./Ph.D. (ion channel physiology / neurobiology and behavior)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
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Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →massgeneral.org ↗ - Subspecialty certified
Pain Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →massgeneral.org ↗ - Master's
Clinical and Translational Investigation, Harvard Medical School
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Principal Investigator
Wainger Laboratory, MGH Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease
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Sean M. Healey and AMG Center for ALS at Mass General
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Principal Faculty
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI)
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Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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Harvard Program in Neuroscience / Harvard Brain Science Initiative
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →2025.worldmedicalinnovation.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →youtube.com ↗
- Expanding the Understanding of ALS With New Methods: Brian Wainger
MD, PhD (NeurologyLive interview on Phase 2 ezogabine trial)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Brian-J-Wainger-2006886454
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linkedin.com/in/brian-wainger-34583a2a
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
convention.bio.org/speaker/brian-wainger
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youtube.com/watch
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