Thor Stein, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

MD, University of Wisconsin Madison
PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison
BS, University of Wisconsin Madison



Dr. Stein completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin- Madison where he earned his MD and PhD (neuroscience) degrees. He completed residency training in pathology and fellowship training in neuropathology at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2011 he became Assistant Professor of Pathology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.

Research Interests:
Dr. Stein’s research interests involve the study of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He studies the role of trauma in the abnormal accumulation of tau and proteins involved in RNA processing. He is an acting neuropathologist involved with the brain banks for the Boston University Alzheimer Disease Center, CTE Center, Framingham Heart Study, as well as the National Veterans Administration ALS brain bank.

CTE Center Role:
Dr. Stein is part of the Neuropathology Core of the SLI-BU CTE Brain Bank, where he conducts neuropathological analysis of brain tissue and helps maintain the SLI-BU CTE Brain Bank.

Awards/Memberships:
Dr. Stein is a recipient of the 2011 American Association of Neuropathologists Moore Award. He is a member of the Society for Neuroscience and the College of American Pathologists.

Investigator
Framingham Heart Study


VA Boston Healthcare System


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




Cerebrovascular Remodeling and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
02/01/2022 - 01/31/2027 (Multi-PI)
PI: Thor Stein, MD, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5R01AG075876-03

Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
08/15/2021 - 06/30/2026 (Key Person)
PI: Ann C. McKee, MD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5P30AG072978-03

Identification and characterization of the CD31-ApoE-mCRP pathway for Alzheimer's disease in humans.
12/15/2022 - 11/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Thor Stein, MD, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1RF1AG075832-01A1

Data Call for ALS Biorepository Proposal
09/28/2020 - 09/27/2025 (Subcontract PI)
McKing Consulting Corporation HHS CDC


Blood Biomarker Development and Validation in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias
06/01/2023 - 05/31/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Thor Stein, MD, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
1RF1NS132290-01

Age-Associated Lipidomic Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
02/01/2019 - 08/31/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Thor Stein, MD, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1RF1AG057768-01A1

Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Camille Esnault
09/30/2021 - 09/29/2022 (PI)
Department of Veterans Administration, Bedford


Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Lucas Fishbein
09/30/2021 - 09/29/2022 (PI)
Department of Veterans Administration, Bedford


Epigenetic changes in synaptic and inflammatory genes involved in the age-dependent development of Alzheimer
09/15/2016 - 08/31/2021 (Multi-PI)
PI: Thor Stein, MD, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
3RF1AG054156-01S1

Establishing a Biorepository of Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
09/28/2016 - 09/27/2020 (Subcontract PI)
McKing Consulting Corporation HHS CDC ATSDR


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Epigenetic changes in synaptic and inflammatory genes involved in the age-dependent development of Alzheimer
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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 Genetic and environmental modifiers of pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5I01BX005161-03
2024 Genetic and environmental modifiers of pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5I01BX005161-02
2024 Cerebrovascular Remodeling and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer's Disease 5R01AG075876-03
2024 Role of classical complement pathway underling glial phenotypes and multiple pathologies in Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease 5U19AG068753-05-8065
2024 The neuropathology of mild traumatic brain injury in Alzheimer's disease 5I01BX005933-10
2023 Blood Biomarker Development and Validation in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias 1RF1NS132290-01
2023 Identification and characterization of the CD31-ApoE-mCRP pathway for Alzheimer's disease in humans. 1RF1AG075832-01A1
2023 Cerebrovascular Remodeling and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer's Disease 5R01AG075876-02
2023 Role of classical complement pathway underling glial phenotypes and multiple pathologies in Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease 5U19AG068753-04-8065
2023 Brain Bank Core 5U54NS115266-05-6541
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  1. Rosen GA, Kirsch D, Nicks R, Kelley H, Mathias R, Cormier KA, Kubilus CA, Dec B, Stein TD, Alvarez VE, Alosco ML, McKee AC, Huber BR. SHARD: an improved method for staining and visualizing multiplex immunofluorescence in optically cleared postmortem human brain tissue. Front Neurosci. 2024; 18:1474617.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39445075; PMCID: PMC11496292; DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1474617;
     
  2. Giong HK, Hyeon SJ, Lee JG, Cho HJ, Park U, Stein TD, Lee J, Yu K, Ryu H, Lee JS. Tau accumulation is cleared by the induced expression of VCP via autophagy. Acta Neuropathol. 2024 Sep 24; 148(1):46.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39316141; PMCID: PMC11422276; DOI: 10.1007/s00401-024-02804-z;
     
  3. Zhang Z, Lin W, Gan Q, Lei M, Gong B, Zhang C, Henrique JS, Han J, Tian H, Tao Q, Potempa LA, Stein TD, Emili A, Qiu WQ. The influences of ApoE isoforms on endothelial adherens junctions and actin cytoskeleton responding to mCRP. Angiogenesis. 2024 Sep 14.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39276310; DOI: 10.1007/s10456-024-09946-4;
     
  4. O'Neill N, Stein TD, Olayinka OA, Empawi JA, Hu J, Tong T, Zhang X, Farrer LA. Cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease characterized by cell-type abundance. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Oct; 20(10):6910-6921.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39262221
     
  5. Adams JW, Kirsch D, Calderazzo SM, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, Mez J, Alosco ML, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, Kubilus C, Cormier KA, Nicks R, Uretsky M, Nair E, Kuzyk E, Aytan N, Cherry JD, Crary JF, Daneshvar DH, Nowinski CJ, Goldstein LE, Dwyer B, Katz DI, Cantu RC, Stern RA, McKee AC, Stein TD. Substantia Nigra Pathology, Contact Sports Play, and Parkinsonism in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. JAMA Neurol. 2024 Sep 01; 81(9):916-924.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39008284; PMCID: PMC11250391; DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.2166;
     
  6. Sampani K, Ness S, Tuz-Zahra F, Aytan N, Spurlock EE, Alluri S, Chen X, Siegel NH, Alosco ML, Xia W, Tripodis Y, Stein TD, Subramanian ML. Neurodegenerative biomarkers in different chambers of the eye relative to plasma: an agreement validation study. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2024 Aug 26; 16(1):192.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39187891; PMCID: PMC11346268; DOI: 10.1186/s13195-024-01556-y;
     
  7. Yousefian-Jazi A, Kim S, Choi SH, Chu J, Nguyen PT, Park U, Lim K, Hwang H, Lee K, Kim Y, Hyeon SJ, Rhim H, Ryu HL, Lim G, Stein TD, Ryu H, Lee J. Loss of MEF2C function by enhancer mutation leads to neuronal mitochondria dysfunction and motor deficits in mice. bioRxiv. 2024 Jul 17.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39071309; PMCID: PMC11275751; DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.15.603186;
     
  8. Sahelijo N, Rajagopalan P, Qian L, Rahman R, Priyadarshi D, Goldstein D, Thomopoulos SI, Bennett DA, Farrer LA, Stein TD, Shen L, Huang H, Nho K, Andrew SJ, Davatzikos C, Thompson PM, Tcw J, Jun GR. Brain Cell-based Genetic Subtyping and Drug Repositioning for Alzheimer Disease. medRxiv. 2024 Jun 21.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38947056; PMCID: PMC11213108; DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.21.24309255;
     
  9. Culhane JE, Jackson CE, Tripodis Y, Nowinski CJ, Dams-O'Connor K, Pettway E, Uretsky M, Abdolmohammadi B, Nair E, Martin B, Palmisano J, Katz DI, Dwyer B, Daneshvar DH, Goldstein LE, Kowall NW, Cantu RC, Stern RA, Huber BR, Crary JF, Mez J, Stein TD, McKee AC, Alosco ML. Lack of Association of Informant-Reported Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Jun; 41(11-12):1399-1408.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38445389; PMCID: PMC11339554; DOI: 10.1089/neu.2023.0391;
     
  10. Wang Y, Huang J, Ang TFA, Zhu Y, Tao Q, Mez J, Alosco M, Denis GV, Belkina A, Gurnani A, Ross M, Gong B, Han J, Lunetta KL, Stein TD, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. The association between circulating CD34+CD133+ endothelial progenitor cells and reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease in the Framingham Heart Study. Explor Med. 2024; 5(2):193-214.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38854406; PMCID: PMC11160969; DOI: 10.37349/emed.2024.00216;
     
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Bar chart showing 171 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2023

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