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Lori Beth Chibnik, PHD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health

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Biography

Dr. Lori Chibnik, PhD, MPH is a biostatistician and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health as well as Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Department of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She received her MPH in International Health and her PhD in biostatistics from Boston University where she worked on predictive modeling methods for disease risk. Over her career, she has developed and assessed predictive models for diseases such as HIV, prenatal screening, and autoimmune diseases and continues to apply her methods to various diseases. Dr. Chibnik’s current research focuses primarily on genetics and genomics of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with an emphasis on longitudinal cohorts. In addition to her research, she is internationally renowned for her training programs and innovative teaching techniques, having developed multiple courses in biostatistics for varied audiences. While at Boston University she managed the Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics, an NHLBI funded, 6-week summer program designed to bring undergraduate students into the fields of Biostatistics and Public Health. Most recently she developed and implemented a series of biostatistics and programming courses specific to the needs of scientists in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, she directs the Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Researcher at the Harvard-Chan School and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research in the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.

Education

Boston University School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Biostatistics
Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
University of Wisconsin Madison, BS Field of Study: Physiology

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Publications

Published on 10/12/2026
Akena D, Otike C, Kalungi A, Stevenson A, Newton CR, Jonker D, Namuli J, Koenen KC, Atwoli L, Chibnik LB, Kipkemoi P, Stroud RE, Kiguba R, Teferra S, Zingela Z, Stein D. Performance of the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) questionnaire in mental health genetic research in Africa. BMJ Open. 2026 Oct 12; 16(10):e122701. PMID: 42864142.
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Published on 9/1/2026
Paganoni S, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Macklin EA, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Paulon G, McGlothlin A, Wang J, Walk D, Elman L, Chase M, Heyd L, Harkey B, Sherman AV, Shefner J, Berry JD, Scirocco E, Giacomelli E, Yu H, Kittle G, Hall M, Ho D, Jawdat O, Ladha S, Locatelli E, Rivner M, Felice K, Katz J, Ajroud-Driss S, Fee D, Miller T, Rosow L, Quick A, Heitzman D, Foster LA, Maragakis NJ, Goutman SA, Rosenfeld J, Benatar M, Swenson A, Connors RD, Shroff S, Bedlack R, McIlduff CE, Chen IA, Fernandes JAM, Walsh A, Peltier A, Ilieva H, Diaz F, Kushlaf H, Beydoun SR, Myers B, Arcila-Londono X, Heiman-Patterson T, Elliott M, Whitesell J, Al-Lahham T, Elliott M, Olney N, Baer M, Jackson C, Young E, Caress J, Weiss MD, Kuenzler R, Nayar S, Kasarskis EJ, Simmons Z, Gibson S, Owegi MA, Goyal NA, Wymer JP, Gwathmey KG, Erickson A, Gursoy N, Alameda G, Bodkin C, Wu A, Martinez-Thompson J, Twydell PT, Andrews J, Bayat E, Rezania K, Usman U, McCluskey L, Kovvuru S, Jennings D, Garza-Meilandt A, Maciuca R, Cohen IV, Tamuly D, Eren E, Cudkowicz ME, Babu S. DNL343 and Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2634809. PMID: 42771346.
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Published on 8/27/2026
Kalungi A, Ssembajjwe W, Tindi KBB, Mwesiga EK, Maina JG, Kirumira F, Atkinson EG, Atwoli L, Barker M, Chibnik LB, Kariuki SM, Newton CRJC, Stroud RE, Teferra S, Zingela Z, Martin AR, Nyirenda M, Stein DJ, Kinyanda E, Kuchenbaecker K, Fatumo S, Akena DH. Risk factors for major depressive disorder among adults recruited from hospital settings in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa. Nat Commun. 2026 Aug 27; 17(1). PMID: 42802163.
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Published on 8/26/2026
Stroud RE, Hook K, Alemayehu M, Atwoli L, Baker M, Chibnik LB, Gelaye B, Gichuru S, Kariuki SM, Koenen KC, Kyebuzibwa J, McMahon J, Mwema RM, Newman CP, Newton CRJC, Ongeri L, Stein DJ, Stevenson A, Teferra S, Zingela Z, Akena D. Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants in the Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations-Psychosis (NeuroGAP-Psychosis) study: A descriptive analysis. PLoS One. 2026; 21(8):e0356360. PMID: 42647474.
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Published on 7/8/2026
Boltz TA, Chu BB, DeFelice M, Liao C, Sealock JM, Ye R, Goldstein JI, Majara L, Fu JM, Service SK, Zhan L, Medland SE, Chapman SB, Rubinacci S, Grimsby JL, Abebe T, Alemayehu M, Ashaba FK, Atkinson EG, Bigdeli TB, Bradway AB, Brand H, Chibnik LB, DeLuca S, Diaz-Zuluaga AM, Fekadu A, Gatzen M, Gelaye B, Gichuru S, Gildea ML, Hill TC, Huang H, Hubbard KM, Injera WE, James R, Joloba M, Kachulis C, Kalmbach PR, Kamulegeya R, Kigen G, Kim S, Koen N, Kwobah EK, Kyebuzibwa J, Lee S, Lennon NJ, Lind PA, Lopera-Maya EA, Makale J, Mangul S, McMahon J, Mowlem P, Musinguzi H, Mwema RM, Nakasujja N, Newman CP, Nkambule LL, O'Neil CR, Olivares AM, Olsen CM, Ongeri L, Parsa SJ, Pretorius A, Qin S, Ramesar R, Reagan FL, Sabatti C, Schneider JA, Shiferaw W, Stevens C, Stevenson A, Stricker E, Stroud RE, Tang J, Townsend M, Whiteman D, Yohannes MT, Yu M, Yuan K, Akena D, Atwoli L, Kariuki SM, Koenen KC, Newton CRJC, Stein DJ, Teferra S, Zingela Z, Pato CN, Pato MT, Lopez-Jaramillo C, Freimer NB, Ophoff RA, Olde Loohuis LM, Talkowski ME, Neale BM, Howrigan DP, Martin AR. A blended genome and exome sequencing method captures genetic variation in an unbiased and cost-effective manner. Nat Genet. 2026 Aug; 58(8):1813-1821. PMID: 42420521.
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Published on 6/16/2026
Welikovitch LA, Oakley DH, Bennett RE, Serrano-Pozo A, Zhu H, Ruiz-Uribe NE, Zwang TJ, Chibnik LB, Gomez-Isla T, Frosch MP, Marks DS, Salloway S, Bernick C, Greeley D, Latimer CS, Nolan A, Hutchison RM, Rubel CE, Bussiere T, Plowey ED, Keene CD, Hyman BT. Neuropathological study of the effects of aducanumab anti-Aß immunotherapy on patients with Alzheimer's disease. Acta Neuropathol. 2026 Jun 16; 151(1). PMID: 42301522.
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Published on 5/3/2026
Petrozziello T, Mizerak E, Krishnamoorthy A, Donahue RA, Castillo Torres AL, Monsanto RZB, Hammerschlag BL, Webster HA, Fillingham B, Kivisäkk P, Timmons J, Fox K, Arnold SE, Cohen J, Klee J, Paganoni S, Cudkowicz ME, Chibnik LB, Berry JD, Sadri-Vakili G. Phosphorylated Tau at Threonine 181 Is Elevated in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Plasma. Muscle Nerve. 2026 Jul; 74(1):139-148. PMID: 42076823.
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Published on 3/5/2026
Reynolds CA, Chen JT, Chakraborty P, Chibnik LB, Rich-Edwards JW, Charlton BM. Covariate adjustment in LGBTQ+ health disparities research: aligning methods with assumptions. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 05; 195(3):634-643. PMID: 40916718.
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Published on 1/29/2026
Kivisäkk P, Fatima H, Wu CY, Padmanabhan N, Romero D, Gorham T, Weik M, Dodge HH, Scherzer CR, Das S, Chibnik LB, Blacker DL, Gomez-Isla T, Oakley DH, Frosch MP, Hyman BT, Demos C, Sigal G, Wohlstadter JN, Serrano-Pozo A, Arnold SE. Postmortem Associations Between Alzheimer Disease Pathology and Plasma pTau217, GFAP, and NfL in AD and AD-Related Dementias. Neurology. 2026 Feb 24; 106(4):e214351. PMID: 41610380.
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Published on 1/5/2026
Leung WCY, Tanaka T, Donahue RA, Chan KCW, Wang J, Chung THF, Wong YK, Liu KCR, Leung IYH, Ho RW, Chu FHN, Leung AKL, Teo KC, Pang SYY, Yip EK, Ihara M, Fukuma K, Reeder HT, Chibnik LB, Cole AJ, Lau GKK, Singhal AB. Development and International Validation of a Novel Imaging-Based Risk Score (IsCHEMiA) for the Prediction of Poststroke Epilepsy. Neurology. 2026 Jan 27; 106(2):e214486. PMID: 41490217.
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