Dr. Julie Buring

Biography

Julie Buring, ScD, is an Adjunct Professor at Boston University School of Public Health and a Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She holds a ScD from Harvard University and has extensive training in epidemiological research, particularly in the field of chronic disease prevention. Dr. Buring is notable for her involvement in designing and conducting large-scale randomized clinical trials, such as the Women's Health Study, which evaluates the preventive roles of aspirin and vitamin E in cardiovascular disease and cancer. Additionally, she participates in the VITAL trial, analyzing the effects of vitamin D and fish oil. As co-Director of the NIH T32 training grant in Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease, Dr. Buring is deeply committed to educating the next generation of scholars in epidemiology. She advocates for women's health and focuses her research on the intersection of chronic diseases and gender. Furthermore, she has a significant role as the Chair of the Institutional Review Board at Harvard Medical School, ensuring compliance with ethical standards in research involving human subjects.

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