JoelNHirschhornMD

Concordia Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital

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Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1997 - 2000
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1997
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1995

PubMed

219 citations
Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new susceptibility loci for childhood body mass index.
Janine F. Felix, Jonathan P. Bradfield, Claire Monnereau, Ralf J. P. van der Valk, Evie Stergiakouli
Human Molecular Genetics. 2016-01-15
2182 citations
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels
Cristen J. Willer, Ellen M. Schmidt, Sebanti Sengupta, Gina M. Peloso, Stefan Gustafsson
Nature Genetics. 2013-10-06
536 citations
Biological interpretation of genome-wide association studies using predicted gene functions
Tune H. Pers, Juha Karjalainen, Yingleong Chan, Harm-Jan Westra, Andrew R. Wood
Nature Communications. 2015-01-19

Lectures

GWAS for BMI: A Treasure Trove of Fundamental Insights into the Genetic Basis of Obesity
American Society of Human Genetics, San Francisco, California - 11/6/2012

The Genetics of Height: Coming Close to Cracking the CodeOctober 18th, 2022
Hydroxychloroquine Is a Cheap and Effective Remedy for COVID-19: Anthony Fauci’s “Big Lie”September 30th, 2020
Don’t Judge, Wait, and Know the Science: InterSex,the Body and the SelfJanuary 30th, 2020
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Genome-Wide Association Studies Of Diabetic NephropathyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2012
Candidate Gene Studies Of Obesity Guided By Whole Genome Association DataNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2007–2011
Genetics Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Large Founder Population Birth ControlNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009
Association Of A SNP Upstream Of INSIG2 With BMINational Center For Research Resources2007