FHS News: Dr. Emelia Benjamin, ScM, named Jay and Louise Coffman Professor of Vascular Medicine
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, will be named the Jay and Louise Coffman Professor of Vascular Medicine effective Oct. 1, 2024. A professor of medicine at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and professor of epidemiology at BU School of Public Health, Dr. Benjamin has been a Framingham Study investigator since 1988 and a Boston […]
FHS News: Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones appointed Co-PI of FHS and Director of Framingham Center for Pop & Prevention Science
We are pleased to announce that Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, has accepted the position of director of the Framingham Center for Population and Prevention Science, principal investigator of the Framingham Heart Study, and chief of the section of preventive medicine within the department of medicine at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of […]
FHS News: Dr. Joanne Murabito, MD, ScM Lecture on the Challenges and Opportunities of Aging
Joanne Murabito, MD, ScM Hybrid Lecture on “Challenges and opportunities to study aging at the Framingham Heart Study” Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Presentation Video Dr. Murabito is professor of medicine at BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a primary care physician in the section of general internal medicine. She serves as interim Co-PI and […]
FHS News: Dr. Emelia Benjamin receives AHA’s Louis B. Russell Jr. Memorial Award
AHA awards Dr. Emelia J. Benjamin and Dr. Willie Lawrence the Louis B. Russell Jr. Memorial Award. This is a National Volunteer Award, where the AHA honors extraordinary individuals whose contribution in support of the mission, are transforming health in communities nationwide. In addition, Dr. Benjamin received the 2024 Honorary Fellow of the […]
FHS PI and Director, Vasan Ramachandran, M.D., named AHA’s 2021 Distinguished Scientist in General Preventive Medicine
Framingham Heart Study Principal Investigator and Director, Vasan S. Ramachandran, M.D., named the American Heart Association’s 2021 Distinguished Scientist in General Preventive Medicine Per the American Heart Association (AHA) — Dr. Ramachandran was selected for this honor because of the impact of his work on clinical practice in cardiovascular health, significant contributions to the […]
Researchers Awarded $26.56 Million NIH Grant for FHS Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP)
Researchers Awarded $26.56 Million NIH Grant for FHS Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP) BU School of Public Health – – Thanks to a five-year, $26.56 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a new program called the Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP) will continue the surveillance and evaluation of FHS participants for dementia […]
FHS exam suspension due to COVID19 pandemic
FHS exam suspension due to COVID19 pandemic Dear FHS Community, We are thinking of you and hope you are healthy. As precautionary measure to limit any potential exposure to COVID-19, the Framingham Heart Study is suspending ALL in-person examinations of FHS study participants (including all research center and off-site visits) starting Friday, March 13th through […]
Possible purchase of the Perini Building
Friday, December 13, 2019 Dear FHS participant, You may have heard or read news about the possible purchase of the Perini Building (part of which is the home of the Heart Study) by the City of Framingham. We want to reassure you that the location of the Framingham Heart Study will continue to be in […]
FOR INTERESTED RESEARCHERS: NHLBI announces plans to fund the Generation 3 and Omni 2 Cohorts of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS). Time to plan your grant proposals.
FOR INTERESTED RESEARCHERS: NHLBI announces plans to fund the Generation 3 and Omni 2 Cohorts of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS). Time to plan your grant proposals. FHS Guide for Researchers Edition: December 4, 2019 Dear Framingham Heart Study Research Community, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has announced plans to fund a […]
FHS continues with a six-year $38 million contract from the NHLBI
We are excited to announce the Boston University School of Medicine has received a $38 million award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to continue the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) for another six years. This renewal will support examining our Offspring and Omni 1 Cohorts starting later this year. Since 1971, Boston […]