L. Adrienne Cupples (born Laura Adrienne Sherrill; 1944/1945 – January 13, 2022)[2] was a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health.

L. Adrienne Cupples
Born
Laura Adrienne Sherrill

1944/1945
DiedJanuary 13, 2022 (aged 77)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma mater
SpouseThe Rev. John Cupples[1]
Children2 daughters[1]
Parents
  • Rev. Shirley Sherrill (father)
  • Mary Lea Sherrill (mother)
Scientific career
InstitutionsBoston University

Early life and education

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Cupples was born to Rev. Shirley Sherrill and his wife, Mary Lea Sherrill.[3] She studied history and American studies at Raymond College, part of the University of the Pacific (United States) in Stockton, California before earning a masters and doctorate in statistics from Boston University.[2]

Academic career

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Cupples worked as a researcher on the Framingham Heart Study for over 35 years, eventually becoming the Co-Principal Investigator[2] and a highly-cited researchers according to webometrics.[4]

Selected publications

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  • Go, Alan S.; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Roger, Véronique L.; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Berry, Jarett D.; Blaha, Michael J.; Dai, Shifan; Ford, Earl S.; et al. (2014-01-21). "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2014 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association". Circulation. 129 (3): e28–e292. doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000441139.02102.80. ISSN 0009-7322. PMC 5408159. PMID 24352519.
  • Farrer, Lindsay A.; Cupples, L Adrienne; Haines, Jonathan L.; et al. (1997-10-22). "Effects of Age, Sex, and Ethnicity on the Association Between Apolipoprotein E Genotype and Alzheimer Disease: A Meta-analysis". JAMA. 278 (16): 1349. doi:10.1001/jama.1997.03550160069041. ISSN 0098-7484.
  • Locke, Adam E.; Kahali, Bratati; Berndt, Sonja I.; Justice, Anne E.; Pers, Tune H.; Day, Felix R.; Powell, Corey; Vedantam, Sailaja; et al. (February 2015). "Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology". Nature. 518 (7538): 197–206. Bibcode:2015Natur.518..197.. doi:10.1038/nature14177. ISSN 1476-4687. PMC 4382211. PMID 25673413.
  • Teslovich, Tanya M.; Musunuru, Kiran; Smith, Albert V.; Edmondson, Andrew C.; Stylianou, Ioannis M.; Koseki, Masahiro; Pirruccello, James P.; Ripatti, Samuli; et al. (August 2010). "Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids". Nature. 466 (7307): 707–713. Bibcode:2010Natur.466..707T. doi:10.1038/nature09270. ISSN 1476-4687. PMC 3039276. PMID 20686565.
  • Speliotes, Elizabeth K.; Willer, Cristen J.; Berndt, Sonja I.; Monda, Keri L.; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Jackson, Anne U.; Allen, Hana Lango; Lindgren, Cecilia M.; et al. (November 2010). "Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index". Nature Genetics. 42 (11): 937–948. doi:10.1038/ng.686. ISSN 1546-1718. PMC 3014648. PMID 20935630.

References

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  1. ^ a b "MACUCC 50-year Ordinands Celebrated". Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Saunders, Michael; McKoy, Jillian (14 January 2022). "L. Adrienne Cupples: In Memoriam". Boston University School of Public Health.
  3. ^ "Mary Lea Sherrill". www.cnumc.org. California-Nevada Conference of The UMC. December 21, 2015. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  4. ^ "Highly Cited Researchers (h>100) according to their Google Scholar Citations public profiles | Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". webometrics.info. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
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