Julie E. Buring, ScD
Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Dr. Julie E. Buring is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The primary focus of her research is on the prevention of chronic diseases, especially among women. Dr. Buring has been involved in the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of a number of large-scale randomized clinical trials of the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancer and other chronic diseases. These include the Women’s Health Study, evaluating the preventive roles of aspirin and vitamin E; the Physicians' Health Study II, evaluating vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and a multivitamin; and VITAL, an ongoing trial of vitamin D and fish oil.
Dr. Buring is actively involved in the teaching and training of students and fellows in epidemiology, both nationally and internationally, and is co-Director of an NIH T32 training grant in the Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease. She serves as Chair of the Institutional Review Board of Harvard Medical School.
Education
- Harvard University, ScD Field of Study: Epidemiology
- University of Washington, MS Field of Study: Biostatistics
- Pomona College, BA Field of Study: Mathematics
Publications
- Published on 5/21/2025
Watling CZ, Petrick JL, Graubard BI, Zhang X, Barnett MJ, Buring JE, Chen Y, Eliassen AH, Gaziano M, Kang JH, Koshiol J, Huang WY, Lee IM, Moore SC, Mucci LA, Neuhouser ML, Newton CC, Palmer JR, Rosenberg L, Sesso HD, Shrubsole M, Tinker L, Triplette M, Um CY, Visvanathan K, Wactawski-Wende J, Willett W, Wu F, Zheng W, Hofmann J, Purdue MP, Campbell PT, Barupal D, McGlynn KA. Circulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and liver cancer risk: a nested case-control analysis of individual participant data from 12 prospective cohorts. Environ Health Perspect. 2025 May 21. PMID: 40397817.
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- Published on 5/16/2025
Choksi D, Gutiérrez-Martínez L, Rist PM, Buring JE, Senff JR, Marini S, Kourkoulis C, Chemali Z, Newhouse A, Westover MB, Tanzi RE, Fricchione G, Singh S, Rosand J, Anderson CD, Yechoor N. Use of the Brain Care Score to Estimate the Risk of Incident Cerebrovascular Events in Middle-Aged Women. Neurology. 2025 Jun 10; 104(11):e213674. PMID: 40378376.
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- Published on 4/16/2025
Muñoz-Vergara D, Sesso HD, Kim E, Fava M, Lee IM, Buring JE, Manson JE, Wayne PM. Pre-Pandemic Physical Activity and Early COVID-19 Pandemic Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Apr 16. PMID: 40238765.
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- Published on 4/8/2025
Tobias DK, Pradhan AD, Duran EK, Li C, Song Y, Buring JE, Cook NR, Mora S, Manson JE. Vitamin D supplementation vs. placebo and incident type 2 diabetes in an ancillary study of the randomized Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 08; 16(1):3332. PMID: 40199888.
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- Published on 3/1/2025
Hamaya R, Cook NR, Sesso HD, Buring JE, Manson JE. A Bayesian analysis of the VITAL trial: effects of ?-3 fatty acid supplementation on cardiovascular events. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 May; 121(5):1046-1053. PMID: 40032221.
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- Published on 2/20/2025
Ridker PM, Buring JE. Biomarkers and 30-Year Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2025 Feb 20; 392(8):828. PMID: 39970410.
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- Published on 2/6/2025
Gold DR, Carey VJ, Hersh CP, Wan E, Camargo CA, Lee IM, Cook NR, Nassikas N, Buring JE, Manson JE, Luttmann-Gibson H. Vitamin D Supplementation, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease and Asthma Exacerbations, and Lung Function Decline. J Nutr. 2025 May; 155(5):1417-1428. PMID: 39922497.
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- Published on 1/26/2025
Djousse L, Zhou X, Lim J, Kim E, Sesso HD, Lee IM, Buring JE, McClelland RL, Gaziano JM, Steffen LM, Manson JE. Potato Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in a Harmonized Analysis of Seven Prospective Cohorts. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 26; 17(3). PMID: 39940309.
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- Published on 1/9/2025
Mostofsky E, Buring JE, Come SE, Tung NM, Zhang C, Mukamal KJ. Effect of daily alcohol intake on sex hormone levels among postmenopausal breast cancer survivors on aromatase inhibitor therapy: a randomized controlled crossover pilot study. Breast Cancer Res. 2025 Jan 09; 27(1):5. PMID: 39789640.
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- Published on 12/18/2024
Chou SH, Cook NR, Kotler G, Kim E, Copeland T, Lee IM, Cawthon PM, Buring JE, Manson JE, LeBoff MS. Effects of Supplemental Vitamin D3, Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Physical Performance Measures in the VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Dec 18; 110(1):e44-e53. PMID: 38488491.
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