Richard Sherva, PhD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Biomedical Genetics

PhD, University of Minnesota
MPH, University of Minnesota
BA, Gustavus Adolphus College



My primary interest is in exploring the genetic epidemiology of complex disease using linkage and association methods. I’ve worked on cardiovascular phenotypes including hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and stroke, as well as psychiatric diseases including addiction and ADHD, with a focus on gene x (gene, environment, drug treatment) interactions. My future work will likely involve pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine, with specific focus on Alzheimer’s disease.

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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Member
Boston University
Genome Science Institute


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Genetic Studies of Alzheimer's Disease in Jewish and Arab Populations
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2028 (Multi-PI)
PI: Richard Sherva, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5U01AG081230-02

Exploring mechanisms driving microbe-induced AD risk using next generation sequence data
09/30/2021 - 05/31/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5R01AG076002-04

Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Richard Sherva
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2025 (PI)
VA Boston Healthcare System


Single Cell Analysis for AMD
09/01/2021 - 09/30/2023 (Subcontract PI)
State University of New York at Buffalo Genentech, Inc


Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Richard Sherva
08/01/2018 - 06/30/2022 (PI)
VA Boston Healthcare System


Genetic Architecture of Memory and Executive Functioning in Alzheimer's Disease
09/01/2014 - 05/31/2019 (Subcontract PI)
University of Washington NIH NIA
5R01AG042437-04

Genetics of Rate of Cognitive Decline in a Clinical Trial of AD
11/01/2011 - 10/31/2013 (PI)
Alzheimer's Association




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  1. Pierce ME, Logue M, Sherva R, Miller M, Huber BR, Milberg W, Hayes JP. Association of Alzheimer's disease genetic risk with age-dependent changes in plasma amyloid-ß42:40 in Veterans. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Mar 14; 13872877251321183. PMID: 40084666; DOI: 10.1177/13872877251321183;
     
  2. Kang M, Ang TFA, Devine SA, Sherva R, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, Gibbons LE, Scollard P, Lee M, Choi SE, Klinedinst B, Nakano C, Dumitrescu LC, Hohman TJ, Cuccaro ML, Saykin AJ, Kukull WA, Bennett DA, Wang LS, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Schellenberg GD, Crane PK, Au R, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Farrer LA. Genome-wide pleiotropy analysis of longitudinal blood pressure and harmonized cognitive performance measures. medRxiv. 2025 Feb 13.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39990565; PMCID: PMC11844603; DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.11.25322014;
     
  3. Merritt VC, Zhang R, Sherva R, Ly MT, Marra D, Panizzon MS, Tsuang DW, Hauger RL, Logue MW. Curation and validation of electronic medical record-based dementia diagnoses in the VA Million Veteran Program. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Jan; 103(1):180-193.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39692476
     
  4. Belloy ME, Le Guen Y, Stewart I, Williams K, Herz J, Sherva R, Zhang R, Merritt V, Panizzon MS, Hauger RL, Gaziano JM, Logue M, Napolioni V, Greicius MD. Role of the X Chromosome in Alzheimer Disease Genetics. JAMA Neurol. 2024 Oct 01; 81(10):1032-1042.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39250132; PMCID: PMC11385320; DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.2843;
     
  5. Kang M, Li C, Mahajan A, Spat-Lemus J, Durape S, Chen J, Gurnani AS, Devine S, Auerbach SH, Ang TFA, Sherva R, Qiu WQ, Lunetta KL, Au R, Farrer LA, Mez J. Subjective Cognitive Decline Plus and Longitudinal Assessment and Risk for Cognitive Impairment. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 01; 81(10):993-1002.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38959008; PMCID: PMC11223054; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.1678;
     
  6. Neale ZE, Fonda JR, Miller MW, Wolf EJ, Zhang R, Sherva R, Harrington KM, Merritt V, Panizzon MS, Hauger RL, Gaziano JM, Logue MW. Subjective cognitive concerns, APOE e4, PTSD symptoms, and risk for dementia among older veterans. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2024 Jun 29; 16(1):143.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38951900; PMCID: PMC11218206; DOI: 10.1186/s13195-024-01512-w;
     
  7. Belloy ME, Guen YL, Stewart I, Herz J, Sherva R, Zhang R, Merritt V, Panizzon MS, Hauger RL, Gaziano JM, Logue M, Napolioni V, Greicius MD. The Role of X Chromosome in Alzheimer's Disease Genetics. medRxiv. 2024 Apr 23.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38712163; PMCID: PMC11071554; DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.22.24306094;
     
  8. Wolf EJ, Miller MW, Zhang R, Sherva R, Harrington KM, Fonda JR, Daskalakis NP, Gaziano JM, Logue MW. No Replication of Alzheimer's Disease Genetics as a Moderator of Combat Exposure's Association with PTSD risk in 138,592 Combat Veterans. Nat Ment Health. 2024 Apr 04; 2:553-561.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39247144; PMCID: PMC11378975; DOI: 10.1038/s44220-024-00225-1;
     
  9. Zheng Y, Lunetta KL, Liu C, Smith AK, Sherva R, Miller MW, Logue MW. A novel principal component based method for identifying differentially methylated regions in Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip data. Epigenetics. 2023 Dec; 18(1):2207959.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37196182; PMCID: PMC10193914; DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2023.2207959;
     
  10. Shwani T, Zhang C, Owen LA, Shakoor A, Vitale AT, Lillvis JH, Barr JL, Cromwell P, Finley R, Husami N, Au E, Zavala RA, Graves EC, Zhang SX, Farkas MH, Ammar DA, Allison KM, Tawfik A, Sherva RM, Li M, Stambolian D, Kim IK, Farrer LA, DeAngelis MM. Patterns of Gene Expression, Splicing, and Allele-Specific Expression Vary among Macular Tissues and Clinical Stages of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Cells. 2023 Nov 21; 12(23).View Related Profiles. PMID: 38067097; PMCID: PMC10705168; DOI: 10.3390/cells12232668;
     
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