Presenter: Joanne Murabito, M.D., ScM, Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine; Research Center Director, Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
Title: “Genetics of Human Longevity and Aging Phenotypes in Population-based Cohorts”
Brief Bio: Dr. Murabito is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. She is Co-PI and the Research Center Director at the Framingham Heart Study. Dr. Murabito’s area of expertise is in epidemiology and genetic epidemiology with current research focus on identifying the determinants of longevity, healthy aging, and reproductive aging in the community including the investigation of genetic and genomic factors. She leads highly productive multidisciplinary international consortia including the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomics Epidemiology (CHARGE) Aging and Longevity working group and the ReproGen Consortium. The Consortia bring together scientists interested in the genetics of aging, longevity, and reproductive aging (menarche, menopause) and the relation of gene discovery for these traits to health outcomes.
Dr. Murabito is also leading the introduction of mobile health into the Framingham Heart Study. She participated in an embedded physical activity trial using a smartphone app or activity tracker and would like to explore use of mHealth in older adults to improve health and function.
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The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Host: Dr. George Kuchel
For more information, contact: Julie Yarmolovich at julie.yarmolovich@jax.org