George T. O'Connor, MD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

MD, Boston University School of Medicine
MS, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, Boston University



My research focuses on epidemiology, including genetic epidemiology, and clinical investigations of asthma, allergy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and sleep apnea. I am currently a multiple PI and Co-director of the NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study, and I am a co-investigator in the Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) Cohort Study. I am the Boston University-Boston Medical Center principal investigator of multiple NIH-funded multi-center investigations, including the All of Us Research Program, the Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE) consortium, and the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART. I have led the BU-BMC site of clinical trials in children and adolescents with asthma and the Urban Environment and Childhood Asthma (URECA) birth-cohort study examining the risk factors for asthma and allergy in urban settings. l conduct epidemiologic and genetic epidemiologic research at the Framingham Heart Study, including genome-wide association studies seeking novel genetic determinants of lung function impairment, interstitial lung abnormalities, and atopy. My research spans disciplines including adult medicine, pediatrics, epidemiology, genetics and genomics, immunology, and environmental science. At Boston Medical Center, my outpatient practice focuses on adults with asthma, COPD, and bronchiectasis. I am an Associate Editor of JAMA.

Ad-interim Director; Co-Principle Investigator
Framingham Heart Study


Member
Boston University
Pulmonary Center


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Member
Boston University
Genome Science Institute




Clinical Center for NIH's Nurtrition for Precision Health: The All of Us NEw England Research Collaborative
12/10/2021 - 11/30/2026 (Subcontract PI)
Trustees of Tufts College, Inc NIH NICHD
1UG1HD107691-01

Framingham Heart Study
04/01/2019 - 06/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: George T. O'Connor, MD
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
75N92019D00031

The Boston University Clinical and Transitional Science Institute
04/15/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Key Person)
PI: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
3UL1TR001430-08S1

Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE)- Leadership Center
08/01/2021 - 03/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
University of Wisconsin, Madison NIH NIAID
5UM1AI160040-03

The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program
03/01/2019 - 02/29/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: George T. O'Connor, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital NIH OD
3OT2OD026553-01S4

Multi-Omic Approaches To Mechanisms Of Vitamin D, Environmental Influences, And The Microbiome On Asthma
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH OD
5UH3OD023268-07

Childrens Respiratory and Environmental Workgroup (CREW)
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
University of Wisconsin System NIH OD
5UH3OD023282-07

Interstitial Lung Abnormalities: Defining the Phenotype, Causes, and Consequences
05/01/2019 - 04/30/2023 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH NHLBI
5R01HL111024-09

Genetic and Genomic Characterization of the Occurrence and Progression of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
08/01/2018 - 07/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH NHLBI
5R01HL135142-04

Inner City Asthma Consortium 3 (ICAC3)
08/01/2016 - 07/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
University of Wisconsin System NIH NIAID
3UM1AI114271-07S1

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The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program
03/01/2018 - 02/29/2024 (PI)
The General Hospital Corporation / MGH National Institutes

A New England Enrollment Center for PMI Cohort Program (All of Us Research Program AURP)
04/01/2017 - 07/31/2017 (PI)
The General Hospital Corporation / MGH National Institutes

ScreenFlow - COPD Screening System
09/30/2014 - 09/29/2016 (PI)
Dimagi, Inc. NIH-DHHS

ScreenFlow - COPD Screening System
07/01/2012 - 11/07/2013 (PI)
Dimagi, Inc. NIH-NHLBI

Screen Flow Development - Research Assistance
12/21/2012 - 05/31/2013 (PI)
Dimagi, Inc.


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2023 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S5
2022 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S4
2021 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S3 3
2020 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S2 3
2019 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S1 3
2018 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 1OT2OD026553-01 3
2017 A New England Enrollment Center for PMI Cohort Program 3OT2OD024612-01S1
2016 A New England Enrollment Center for PMI Cohort Program 1OT2OD024612-01
2013 Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: impact on neonatal immune phenotype 5R01HL101390-04 3
2012 Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: impact on neonatal immune phenotype 5R01HL101390-03 3
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  1. Konno-Yamamoto A, Goswamy V, Calatroni A, Gergen PJ, Johnson M, Sorkness RL, Bacharier LB, O'Connor GT, Kattan M, Wood RA, Gagalis L, Visness CM, Gern JE. Relationships between lung function, allergy, and wheezing in urban children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Apr 02. PMID: 38574825
     
  2. Seo J, Gaddis NC, Patchen BK, Xu J, Barr RG, O'Connor G, Manichaikul AW, Gharib SA, Dupuis J, North KE, Cassano PA, Hancock DB. Exploiting meta-analysis of genome-wide interaction with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D to identify novel genetic loci associated with pulmonary function. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Mar 12.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38484975
     
  3. Zhang J, Moll M, Hobbs BD, Bakke P, Regan EA, Xu H, Dupuis J, Chiles JW, McDonald MN, Divo MJ, Silverman EK, Celli BR, O'Connor GT, Cho MH. Genetically Predicted Body Mass Index and Mortality in COPD. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Mar 12.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38471013
     
  4. McCauley KE, Durack J, Lynch KV, Fadrosh DW, Fujimura KE, Vundla F, Özçam M, LeBeau P, Caltroni A, Burns P, Tran HT, Bacharier LB, Kattan M, O'Connor GT, Wood RA, Togias A, Boushey HA, Jackson DJ, Gern JE, Lynch SV. Early-life nasal microbiota dynamics relate to longitudinal respiratory phenotypes in urban children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Feb 27. PMID: 38423369
     
  5. Kearney CM, Sangani R, Shankar D, O'Connor GT, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Comparative Effectiveness of Mepolizumab, Benralizumab and Dupilumab among Patients with Difficult-to-Control Asthma. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Jan 19.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38241013
     
  6. Knihtilä HM, Stubbs BJ, Carey VJ, Laranjo N, Zeiger RS, Bacharier LB, O'Connor GT, Weiss ST, Litonjua AA. Preschool impulse oscillometry predicts active asthma and impaired lung function at school age. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Jan 18. PMID: 38244724
     
  7. Higbee DH, Lirio A, Hamilton F, Granell R, Wyss AB, London SJ, Bartz TM, Gharib SA, Cho MH, Wan E, Silverman E, Crapo JD, Lominchar JVT, Hansen T, Grarup N, Dantoft T, Kårhus L, Linneberg A, O'Connor GT, Dupuis J, Xu H, De Vries MM, Hu X, Rich SS, Barr RG, Manichaikul A, Wijnant SRA, Brusselle GG, Lahousse L, Li X, Hernández Cordero AI, Obeidat M, Sin DD, Harris SE, Redmond P, Taylor AM, Cox SR, Williams AT, Shrine N, John C, Guyatt AL, Hall IP, Davey Smith G, Tobin MD, Dodd JW. Genome-wide association study of preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm). Eur Respir J. 2024 Jan; 63(1).View Related Profiles. PMID: 38097206; PMCID: PMC10765494; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00337-2023;
     
  8. Mebratu YA, Jones JT, Liu C, Negasi ZH, Rahman M, Rojas-Quintero J, O'Connor GT, Gao W, Dupuis J, Cho MH, Litonjua AA, Randell S, Tesfaigzi Y. Bik promotes proteasomal degradation to control low-grade inflammation. J Clin Invest. 2023 Dec 19; 134(4).View Related Profiles. PMID: 38113109; PMCID: PMC10866658; DOI: 10.1172/JCI170594;
     
  9. Clay S, Alladina J, Smith NP, Visness CM, Wood RA, O'Connor GT, Cohen RT, Khurana Hershey GK, Kercsmar CM, Gruchalla RS, Gill MA, Liu AH, Kim H, Kattan M, Bacharier LB, Rastogi D, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Robison RG, Gergen PJ, Busse WW, Villani AC, Cho JL, Medoff BD, Gern JE, Jackson DJ, Ober C, Dapas M. Gene-based association study of rare variants in children of diverse ancestries implicates TNFRSF21 in the development of allergic asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Mar; 153(3):809-820.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37944567; PMCID: PMC10939893; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.10.023;
     
  10. Shadid ILC, Lee-Sarwar K, Lu Z, Yadama A, Laranjo N, Carey V, O'Connor GT, Zeiger RS, Bacharier L, Guchelaar HJ, Liu YY, Litonjua AA, Weiss ST, Mirzakhani H. Early life gut microbiome in children following spontaneous preterm birth and maternal preeclampsia. iScience. 2023 Dec 15; 26(12):108311. PMID: 38025771; PMCID: PMC10679898; DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108311;
     
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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 343 publications over 38 distinct years, with a maximum of 26 publications in 2021 and 2022

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In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

air pollution
Asthma
Clinical trials
COPD
Epidemiology
Genetic epidemiology
pulmonary function
sleep apnea
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