FHS-BAP Director Dr. Lindsay Farrer Named William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor
The Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP) is pleased to announce that its Director, Dr. Lindsay Farrer, has been named a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University’s highest distinction for senior faculty. Dr. Farrer is among five BU faculty members recognized for their outstanding contributions to research, scholarship, teaching, and service. His extensive […]
Researchers Develop Improved Measure of Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
August 27, 2026 Boston University researchers, including Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program investigator Lindsay A. Farrer, PhD, have developed and validated a new multi-ancestry polygenic risk score (PRS) for Alzheimer’s disease that improves risk prediction across diverse ancestral populations. The study, published in Nature Genetics, used genetic data from diverse populations to create a […]