Joanne M. Murabito, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Murabito is a Professor of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and is a member of the Section of General Internal Medicine at Boston Medical Center. She serves as Co-PI of the Framingham Heart Study core contract and as the Research Center Director. Dr Murabito’s research focuses on the epidemiology and genetics of human longevity, healthy aging and reproductive aging with leadership roles within the international Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomics Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium and the NHLBI TOPMed Program. The Consortia bring together scientists interested in aging, longevity, and reproductive aging (menarche, menopause) and the relation of these traits to health outcomes and gene discovery.
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
Dr. Murabito continues to practice primary care at Boston Medical Center.

Publications

  • Published 9/17/2026

    Bakhshi B, Lin H, Sultana N, Healey E, Queen H, Gao G, Claudel SE, Minetti ET, Mitchell GF, Murabito JM, Lloyd-Jones DM, Cheney MC, Steenkamp DW, Nayor M, Xanthakis V, Walker ME, Spartano NL. Beyond Traditional Glycemic Measures: CGM Glycemic Profiles Reveal Associations With Cardiometabolic Risk in Individuals Without Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2026 Sep 17. PMID: 42752803.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/1/2026

    Oelsner EC, Sun Y, Balte PP, Allen NB, Andrews H, Carson AP, Choi Y, Cole SA, Cornelius T, Couper D, Cushman M, Daviglus M, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gutierrez JD, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Jin Y, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Lackland DT, Lee JS, Make BJ, Min YI, Murabito JM, Norwood AF, Ortega VE, Gabriel KP, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schwartz D, Shikany JM, Thyagarajan B, Umans JG, Ramachandran VS, Wang T, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Wu C, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Post WS, Demmer RT. Associations of Depressive Symptoms With COVID-19 Hospitalization or Death: The C4R Study. Biopsychosoc Sci Med. 2026 Oct 01; 88(8):666-676. PMID: 42678769.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/7/2026

    He J, Zhang Y, Wang X, Spartano NL, Rong J, Benjamin EJ, Ang TFA, Au R, Lin H, Schramm E, Borrelli B, Liu C, Murabito JM. Associations Between Smartwatch-Derived Measures and Cognitive Function: Findings From the Electronic Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Aug 18; 15(16):e049284. PMID: 42568104.

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  • Published 6/26/2026

    Arbeev KG, Bagley O, Murabito JM, Cohen HJ, Pierce BL, Johnson WE, Eisenberg DTA, Mahajan MC, Andersen SL, Christensen K, Zmuda JM, Thyagarajan B, Luo S, Yashin AI, Province MA, Aviv A. Erythrocyte Count, Anemia, and the Human Natural Lifespan Limit: Evidence from the Long Life Family Study. bioRxiv. 2026 Jun 26. PMID: 42367922.

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  • Published 5/18/2026

    Goldberg RL, Zhao Y, Murabito J, Cheng S, Vasan RS, Levy D, Mitchell GF, Benjamin EJ, Lau ES. Association of cardiometabolic disease with subclinical cardiac remodeling in men vs women in the Framingham Heart Study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 May 18. PMID: 42150810.

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Other Positions

  • Ad-interim Director; Co-Principle Investigator
    Framingham Heart Study
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard University, SM/ScM
  • University of Rochester, BA

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