Gina Peloso
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Gina Marie Peloso, PhD

Associate Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-4466
gpeloso@bu.edu
Crosstown Center - 317
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Biography

Gina Peloso, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics. Prior to joining BU, she was a post-doctoral fellow in Human Genetics at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute. Her primary research focus is statistical genetics. She has contributed to the identification of common genetic variants through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with complex cardiovascular traits, particularly with plasma lipid levels. She also investigates the role of rare genetic variation using both exome and whole genome sequencing. Her goals for studying genetic variation of blood lipid levels include, first, making insights into the biology behind the traits: What are the underlying causes of high/low lipid levels? Second, to use genetic variants to answer clinically meaningful questions: Can we use genetic variants to predict risk?: Does genetics point to potential therapeutic targets? Finally, to make connections between diseases by shared genetic contributions: What is the relationship between the genetics of blood lipid levels and Alzheimer’s disease (AD)? Gina is an active member in the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium and TOPMed Program, and a lead investigator in the Global Lipid Genetic Consortium (http://lipidgenetics.org/).

Other Positions

  • Investigator - Framingham Heart Study
  • Member, Genome Science Institute - Boston University

Education

  • Boston University, PhD Field of Study: Biostatistics
  • Boston University, MA Field of Study: Biostatistics
  • Boston University, BA Field of Study: Biology

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHBS852
  • SPHBS858
  • SPHBS943

Publications

  • Published on 4/1/2024

    Small AM, Melloni GEM, Kamanu FK, Bergmark BA, Bonaca MP, O'Donoghue ML, Giugliano RP, Scirica BM, Bhatt D, Antman EM, Raz I, Wiviott SD, Truong B, Wilson PWF, Cho K, O'Donnell CJ, Braunwald E, Lubitz SA, Ellinor P, Peloso GM, Ruff CT, Sabatine MS, Natarajan P, Marston NA. Novel Polygenic Risk Score and Established Clinical Risk Factors for Risk Estimation of Aortic Stenosis. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Apr 01; 9(4):357-366. PMID: 38416462.

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  • Published on 4/1/2024

    Small AM, Pournamdari A, Melloni GEM, Scirica BM, Bhatt DL, Raz I, Braunwald E, Giugliano RP, Sabatine MS, Peloso GM, Marston NA, Natarajan P. Lipoprotein(a), C-Reactive Protein, and Cardiovascular Risk in Primary and Secondary Prevention Populations. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Apr 01; 9(4):385-391. PMID: 38353970.

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  • Published on 3/21/2024

    Wang Y, Sarnowski C, Lin H, Pitsillides AN, Heard-Costa NL, Choi SH, Wang D, Bis JC, Blue EE, Boerwinkle E, De Jager PL, Fornage M, Wijsman EM, Seshadri S, Dupuis J, Peloso GM, DeStefano AL. Key variants via the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project whole genome sequence data. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Mar 21. PMID: 38511601.

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  • Published on 3/15/2024

    Wang B, Dron JS, Wang Y, Choi SH, Huffman JE, Cho K, Wilson PWF, Natarajan P, Peloso GM. Lipid levels and risk of acute pancreatitis using bidirectional Mendelian randomization. Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 15; 14(1):6267. PMID: 38491158.

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  • Published on 3/1/2024

    Zhang Y, Dron JS, Bellows BK, Khera AV, Liu J, Balte PP, Oelsner EC, Amr SS, Lebo MS, Nagy A, Peloso GM, Natarajan P, Rotter JI, Willer C, Boerwinkle E, Ballantyne CM, Lutsey PL, Fornage M, Lloyd-Jones DM, Hou L, Psaty BM, Bis JC, Floyd JS, Vasan RS, Heard-Costa NL, Carson AP, Hall ME, Rich SS, Guo X, Kazi DS, de Ferranti SD, Moran AE. Familial Hypercholesterolemia Variant and Cardiovascular Risk in Individuals With Elevated Cholesterol. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Mar 01; 9(3):263-271. PMID: 38294787.

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  • Published on 2/1/2024

    Elmore A, Adhikari N, Hartley AE, Javier Aparicio H, Posner DC, Hemani G, Tilling K, Gaunt TR, Wilson P, Casas JP, Michael Gaziano J, Smith GD, Paternoster L, Cho K, Peloso GM. Protein identification for stroke progression via Mendelian Randomization in Million Veteran Program and UK Biobank. medRxiv. 2024 Feb 01. PMID: 38352469.

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  • Published on 12/25/2023

    Trinh MN, Pournamdari A, Small AM, Peloso GM, Patel AP, Natarajan P. Lipoprotein(a) Concentrations Are Independent of Polygenic Score for Coronary Artery Disease. JACC Adv. 2024 Feb; 3(2). PMID: 38549680.

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  • Published on 11/4/2023

    Urbut SM, Cho SMJ, Paruchuri K, Truong B, Haidermota S, Peloso G, Hornsby W, Philippakis A, Fahed AC, Natarajan P. Dynamic Importance of Genomic and Clinical Risk for Coronary Artery Disease Over the Life Course. medRxiv. 2023 Nov 04. PMID: 37961553.

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  • Published on 11/2/2023

    Li X, Chen H, Selvaraj MS, Van Buren E, Zhou H, Wang Y, Sun R, McCaw ZR, Yu Z, Arnett DK, Bis JC, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Bowden DW, Brody JA, Cade BE, Carson AP, Carlson JC, Chami N, Chen YI, Curran JE, de Vries PS, Fornage M, Franceschini N, Freedman BI, Gu C, Heard-Costa NL, He J, Hou L, Hung YJ, Irvin MR, Kaplan RC, Kardia SLR, Kelly T, Konigsberg I, Kooperberg C, Kral BG, Li C, Loos RJF, Mahaney MC, Martin LW, Mathias RA, Minster RL, Mitchell BD, Montasser ME, Morrison AC, Palmer ND, Peyser PA, Psaty BM, Raffield LM, Redline S, Reiner AP, Rich SS, Sitlani CM, Smith JA, Taylor KD, Tiwari H, Vasan RS, Wang Z, Yanek LR, Yu B, Rice KM, Rotter JI, Peloso GM, Natarajan P, Li Z, Liu Z, Lin X. A statistical framework for powerful multi-trait rare variant analysis in large-scale whole-genome sequencing studies. bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 02. PMID: 37961350.

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  • Published on 10/26/2023

    Jowell AR, Bhattacharya R, Marnell C, Wong M, Haidermota S, Trinder M, Fahed AC, Peloso GM, Honigberg MC, Natarajan P. Genetic and clinical factors underlying a self-reported family history of heart disease. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Oct 26; 30(15):1571-1579. PMID: 37011137.

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