Melissa G. Farb, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Melissa Farb, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. For her research, she has received two grants and since 2011 she has been a member of both the American Heart Association and the Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center. Throughout her career, she has trained research assistants, mentored graduate students, and taught courses. She has received the Warren Palmer Award for Outstanding PhD student in College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, multiple travel grants, and was a finalist for the Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award.

Publications

  • Published 10/1/2025

    Ahmed B, Farb MG, D'Alessandro S, Pernar L, Carmine B, Hess DT, Walsh K, Gokce N. CaMKII Antagonism Improves Vascular Dysfunction in the Visceral Adipose Microvasculature of Obese Subjects. Microcirculation. 2025 Oct; 32(7):e70033. PMID: 41126647.

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  • Published 8/25/2025

    Okazaki RA, Rizvi SH, Bretón-Romero R, Zhou Y, Weisbrod RM, Li Z, Farb MG, Farber A, Hamburg NM. Novel microRNA pathways of impaired angiogenesis in human peripheral artery disease adipose tissue. Vasc Med. 2025 Oct; 30(5):537-544. PMID: 40855713.

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  • Published 7/30/2024

    Ahmed B, Farb MG, Gokce N. Cardiometabolic implications of adipose tissue aging. Obes Rev. 2024 Nov; 25(11):e13806. PMID: 39076025.

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  • Published 10/18/2023

    Ahmed B, Farb MG, Karki S, D'Alessandro S, Edwards NM, Gokce N. Pericardial Adipose Tissue Thrombospondin-1 Associates With Antiangiogenesis in Ischemic Heart Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Jan 01; 210:201-207. PMID: 37863116.

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  • Published 6/10/2023

    Li Y, Gray A, Xue L, Farb MG, Ayalon N, Andersson C, Ko D, Benjamin EJ, Levy D, Vasan RS, Larson MG, Rong J, Xanthakis V, Liu C, Fetterman JL, Gopal DM. Metabolomic Profiles, Ideal Cardiovascular Health, and Risk of Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jun 20; 12(12):e028022. PMID: 37301766.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • University of Illinois, PhD
  • University of Vermont, BSc

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