Nina Paynter

Biostatistics & Epidemiologist from Johns Hopkins, previous Brigham and Women’s Hospital Lecturer on Medicine, & ex-Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Paynter’s main research interests are the interrelationship of the major cardiovascular risk factors (including type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, lipids, inflammation, body mass index, exercise, and diet) and the effects of genetic and metabolic factors on these interrelationships.

Her focus has been primarily on cardiovascular risk prediction and has also included the development and evaluation of risk prediction methods.

She also serves as the Associate Director of the Data Coordinating Center for the Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial.