Dr. Hyder A Jinnah, MD, PhD, is a Professor in Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, & Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine. His research group is interested in the biological basis of behavior, and translational research relating to treatment. He focus mostly on disorders of humans and animals that affect abilities to control movement, with a special interest in genetic causes. He is currently working on translational studies for human dystonia, as well as scientific studies of several neurogenic disorders including Lesch-Nyhan-Nyhan disease, dopa-responsive dystonia, and dystonia caused by defects in TOR1A.