FHS News: Dr. Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, FAHA, FACC, FASPC
Donald M. Lloyd-Jones interview with Time Magazine titled 8 Ways to Stay Healthy As You Age. As part of TIME’s series interviewing leaders in the longevity field, we spoke to epidemiologist Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, the current head of the Framingham Heart Study and a professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, […]
FHS News: Dr. Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, appointed Associate Dean of Faculty Development ad interim for the BU Medical School
Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, appointed associate dean of faculty development ad interim for the BU Medical School, effective 9/1/2025. The Jay and Louise Coffman Professor in Vascular Medicine, SPH professor of epidemiology, Framingham Study investigator and Boston Medical Center cardiologist is an international leader in the epidemiology of atrial fibrillation. She has been continuously […]
FHS News: Dr. Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, receives AHA 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award
Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, to Receive AHA 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award. Recipients of the award are recognized for their lasting impact on cardiovascular care and research through their extensive mentoring of residents and fellows.
FHS News: Nicholas J. DiPersio, presented with Above and Beyond Staff Award
Nicholas J. DiPersio, Executive Director of Finance, Administration & Operations for the Framingham Heart Study is presented the Above and Beyond Staff Award.
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 […]