Jayandra J. Himali, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Jayandra Jung Himali, PhD, serves as an adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology and Biostatistics at Boston University Schools of Medicine and of Public Health, and a Center Faculty Member of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS). He has been engaged in collaborative public health research and teaching for over a decade. As a senior Biostatistician at the Neurology core of FHS, his research efforts are focused on the interrelated areas of: (1) the epidemiology of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and relating traditional and novel biomarkers to the risk of dementia and AD; (2) the epidemiology of stroke and vascular cognitive impairment; (3) understanding vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia including AD; and (4) investigating the role of modifiable lifestyle factors: sleep, diet and physical activity on the incidence of dementia, cognitive decline and MRI-defined brain aging. His research is also focused on outcome assessment in Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and neuropathology. He has received the Nepal Bidhya Bhusan Class ‘A’ Medal from the government of Nepal for highest academic achievement in doctoral studies.

Publications

  • Published 5/16/2025

    Yiallourou S, Baril AA, Wiedner C, Misialek JR, Kline CE, Harrison S, Cannon E, Yang Q, Bernal R, Bisson A, Himali D, Cavuoto M, Weihs A, Beiser A, Gottesman RF, Leng Y, Lopez O, Lutsey PL, Purcell SM, Redline S, Seshadri S, Stone KL, Yaffe K, Ancoli-Israel S, Xiao Q, Vaou EO, Himali JJ, Pase MP. Sleep architecture and dementia risk in adults: An analysis of 5 cohorts from the Sleep and Dementia Consortium. Sleep. 2025 May 16. PMID: 40377976.

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  • Published 4/1/2025

    Young VM, Bernal R, Baril AA, Zeynoun J, Wiedner C, Gaona C, Beiser A, Teixeira AL, Salardini A, Pase MP, Himali JJ, Seshadri S. Long sleep duration, cognitive performance, and the moderating role of depression: A cross-sectional analysis in the Framingham Heart Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Apr; 21(4):e70160. PMID: 40257009.

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  • Published 4/1/2025

    Salardini A, Himali JJ, Abdullah MS, Chaudhari R, Young V, Zilli EM, McGrath ER, Gonzales MM, Thibault EG, Salinas J, Aparicio HJ, Himali D, Ghosh S, Buckley RF, Satizabal CL, Johnson KA, DeCarli C, Fakhri GE, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. Elevated serum cortisol associated with early-detected increase of brain amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's disease imaging biomarkers among menopausal women: The Framingham Heart Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Apr; 21(4):e70179. PMID: 40271551.

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  • Published 12/6/2024

    van Lent DM, Mesa HG, Short MI, Gonzales MM, Aparicio HJ, Salinas J, Yuan C, Jacques PF, Beiser A, Seshadri S, Jacob ME, Himali JJ. Association between dietary inflammatory index score and incident dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jan; 21(1):e14390. PMID: 39641390.

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  • Published 12/3/2024

    Young VM, Bernal R, Baril AA, Zeynoun J, Wiedner C, Gaona C, Beiser A, Teixeira AL, Salardini A, Pase MP, Himali JJ, Seshadri S. Long Sleep Duration, Cognitive Performance, and the Moderating Role of Depression: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in the Framingham Heart Study. medRxiv. 2024 Dec 03. PMID: 39677456.

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Other Positions

  • Investigator
    Framingham Heart Study

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Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, PhD
  • Tribhuvan University, MSc
  • Tribhuvan University, BSc

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