George J. Murphy, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I have developed an approach to science that utilizes multiple stem cell-based platforms to answer basic biological questions and combat human disease. My current research portfolio is a direct reflection of my evolution as a scientist in which my early studies of hematopoietic development led to the generation of useful tools and reagents as well as methodologies and insights that synergized into a potent platform in the emerging and rapidly expanding field of pluripotent stem cell biology. My group is composed of dynamic and passionate young researchers and together we have impacted the following areas of investigation:

1.) Science at the intersection of regenerative medicine and aging
2.) The generation, culture, and directed differentiation of pluripotent stem cells
3.) Understanding the molecular and functional basis of exceptional longevity: Dissecting resistance to aging-related disease
4.) Pluripotent Stem Cell Modeling of Human Disease: The ‘Clinical Trial in a Test Tube’
5.) Developmental hematopoiesis

Publications

  • Published 5/1/2025

    Yeung AK, Murphy GJ. Breathing life into the hematopoietic potential of the lung. Blood. 2025 May 01; 145(18):1963-1964. PMID: 40310663.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/25/2025

    Edwards CV, Ferri GM, Villegas-Galaviz J, Ghosh S, Singh Bawa P, Wang F, Klimtchuk E, Ajayi TB, Morgan GJ, Prokaeva T, Staron A, Ruberg FL, Sanchorawala V, Giadone RM, Murphy GJ. Abnormal global longitudinal strain and reduced serum inflammatory markers in cardiac AL amyloidosis patients without significant amyloid fibril deposition. Amyloid. 2025 Jun; 32(2):179-192. PMID: 40134188.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/15/2024

    Yeung AK, Murphy GJ. The lung is a megakaryocyte outpost that can defend against thrombocytopenic attack. J Clin Invest. 2024 Nov 15; 134(22). PMID: 39545421.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/25/2024

    Dowrey TW, Cranston SF, Skvir N, Lok Y, Gould B, Petrowitz B, Villar D, Shan J, James M, Dodge M, Belkina AC, Giadone RM, Milman S, Sebastiani P, Perls TT, Andersen SL, Murphy GJ. A longevity-specific bank of induced pluripotent stem cells from centenarians and their offspring. Aging Cell. 2025 Jan; 24(1):e14351. PMID: 39319670.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/4/2024

    Ysasi AB, Engler AE, Bawa PS, Wang F, Conrad RD, Yeung AK, Rock JR, Beane-Ebel J, Mazzilli SA, Franklin RA, Mizgerd JP, Murphy GJ. A specialized population of monocyte-derived tracheal macrophages promote airway epithelial regeneration through a CCR2-dependent mechanism. iScience. 2024 Jul 19; 27(7):110169. PMID: 38993668.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University
  • Co-Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine
    Boston University
  • Member, Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
  • Member, Genome Science Institute
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • University of Oxford, PhD
  • Trinity College, BS

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