Jesse Moreira-Bouchard, PhD

Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

Dr. Moreira-Bouchard is the Co-PI of the Boston University Queer Understanding, Equity, and Education Research Lab (Q.U.E.E.R. Lab). Dr. Moreira-Bouchard is an interdisciplinary pathophysiologist with a focus on cardiovascular disease research. They blend clinical and molecular techniques to identify novel targets in the management of hypertension and heart failure. Dr. Moreira-Bouchard’s recent work has focused on high levels of psychological stress as a risk factor for autonomic dysregulation, especially in marginalized communities.

Their lab additionally studies how to make undergraduate and graduate physiology curricula to more inclusive for those from historically marginalized groups in STEM, identifying novel methods for effective classroom teaching in physiology courses.

Dr. Moreira-Bouchard has received research training in investigating the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure and hypertension. They have research expertise in animal and cell models of cardiovascular disease, as well as human cross-sectional research utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods. They possess an affiliation with Boston University Medical Campus, where they collaborate with the iCaMP Program in the Department of Medicine, and work with the Framingham Heart Study.

Courses Taught

Selected Publications

• Nessen EJ, Xanthakis V, Gopal DM, Fetterman JL, Roberts LM, Moreira-Bouchard JD†. Depression, anxiety, stress, and resting blood pressure between cisgender queer and heterosexual emerging adults. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 Sep 1;329(3):H724-H729. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00593.2025. Epub 2025 Aug 21. PMID: 40839380.
• Milstone ZJ*, Moreira-Bouchard JD*, Smith KK, Anilkumar A, Gower AC, Alekseyev Y, Cunha JA, Fisher N, Legler L, Lepson J, Tao BS, Williams C, Benjamin EJ, Levy D, Mitchell RN, Padera RF, Shah H, Choi SH, Gopal DM, Tucker NR, Fetterman JL. Multiomics investigation of the female hypertensive human heart. Physiol Rep. 2025 Oct;13(19):e70586. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70586. PMID: 41036600; PMCID: PMC12489463.
• Moreira-Bouchard JD, Godley S, DeBiasse MA. (2024) LGBTQ+ faculty, queering health sciences classrooms: student perspectives. Adv Physiol Educ;48(2):270-278. doi: 10.1152/advan.00200.2023. Epub 2024 Feb 22. PMID: 38385195.
• Taweh, O., Moreira, J.D. † (2023). Proposed mechanisms of hypertension and risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in LGBT communities. Am J Physiol – Heart Circ Physiol. 325(3):H522-H528.doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00346.2023.
• Usselman CW, Lindsey ML, Robinson AT, Habecker BA, Taylor CE, Merryman WD, Kimmerly D, Bender JR, Regensteiner JG, Moreau KL, Pilote L, Wenner MM, O’Brien M, Yarovinsky TO, Stachenfeld NS, Charkoudian N, Denfeld QE, Moreira-Bouchard JD, Pyle WG, DeLeon-Pennell KY. (2023) Guidelines on the use of sex and gender in cardiovascular research. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2024 Jan 1;326(1):H238-H255. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00535.2023. Epub 2023 Nov 24. PMID: 37999647.
• Moreira, JD. †*, Haack, K.*, White, V., Bates, ML., Gopal, DM., Roepke, TA. (2023) Importance of Survey Demographic Questions to Foster Inclusion in Medicine and Research and Reduce Health Inequities for LGBTQIA2S+ Individuals. Am J Physiol – Heart Circ Physiol. 2023 May. PMID: 37115629 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00152.2023
• Moreira, JD., Gower, AC., Xue, L., Alekseyev, Y., Smith, KK., Choi, SH., Ayalon, N, Farb, MG., Tenan, K., LeClerc, A., Levy, D., Benjamin, EJ., Lenburg, ME., Mitchell, RN., Padera, RF., Fetterman, JL., Gopal, DM. “Systematic Dissection, Preservation, and Multiomics in Whole Human and Bovine Hearts” (2022) Cardiovascular Pathology. doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2022.107495
• Moreira, JD. †, Bates, ML., Roepke, TA. (2022) Challenges and Inclusive Practices for LGBTQIA2S+ Scientists in the American Physiological Society. Am J Physiology – Heart Circ. 2022 Jul 1;323(1):H121-H124. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00234.2022. Epub 2022 Jun 10.
• Toro C, Eromosele OB, Flynn DB, Wilson AA, Kotton DN, Hughes TM, Moreira-Bouchard JD, Post WS, Bertoni AG, Benjamin EJ, Gopal DM, Fetterman JL. Organ Donation for Research Biobanking Among Historically Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups: A Systematic Review. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 1;8(5):e2512133. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.12133. PMID: 40423972; PMCID: PMC12117466.

† denotes corresponding authorship
* denotes equal contributors
Mentees underlined

Media

• “How APS Can Support LGBTQ Members” (2022) An interview with Jesse Moreira, PhD, Troy Roepke, PhD, and Melissa Bates, PhD, Evolution, The Physiologist Magazine, a column from APS Executive Director Scott Steen, CAE, FASAE.
• “Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community” (2023) Interview with Jesse Moreira, PhD, Health Matters, Ep. 106, a Boston University Podcast by Professor Karen Jacobs.
• “Patient and Health Professional Perspective on Cardiovascular Disease in Minority Communities” (2023) Interview with Jesse Moreira, PhD, Ward Rounds, Ep 1, a Boston University Podcast by Eric Fu and Seth Isaacman.
• “Importance of Survey Demographic Questions to Foster Inclusion in Medicine and Research and Reduce Health Inequities for LGBTQIA2S+ Individuals” (2023) Interview with Jesse Moreira, PhD, Troy Roepke, PhD, and Karla Haack, PhD, AJP Heart Circ Podcast, Host: Kara Hansell Keehan.
• “Beyond the Binary” (2023) Interview with Jesse Moreira-Bouchard, PhD, The Physiologist Magazine.
• “Guidelines on Use of Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular Research” (2024) Dr. Kristine DeLeon-Pennell interviews Dr. Charlotte Usselman, Dr. Judy Regensteiner, Dr. Kerrie Moreau, Dr. Austin Robinson, Dr. Jesse Moreira-Bouchard and Dr. Quin Denfeld. AJP Heart Circ Podcast, Host: Kara Hansell Keehan.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

In both a professional and personal capacity, I am committed to supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). My efforts to foster DEIA are rooted in three pillars, which together uphold my commitment to genuine connection, inclusion, sense of belonging, and supporting diversity in STEM.