Christine Lary

Research Associate Professor

Christine Lary earned her doctorate in bioinformatics and statistics from North Carolina State University, a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics from Cornell University. She has worked previously as a faculty scientist at MaineHealth Institute for Research and as an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health.

Lary has lived in Maine for over ten years and currently lives in Yarmouth with her husband, two daughters, and two chocolate Labrador retrievers. She enjoys running, hiking, cycling, and boating with her family.

Research Overview

Lary’s independent research is focused on musculoskeletal genomics and aging, where she uses a diverse set of epidemiological and bioinformatics approaches to make novel discoveries about complex disease. She also serves as a biostatistician and bioinformatician in numerous collaborations.

Areas of Expertise

  • Aging Research
  • Musculoskeletal Genomics 
  • Bioinformatics

Publications

  • Lary CW, Rosen CJ, Kiel DP. Osteoporosis and Dementia: Establishing a Link. J Bone Miner Res. 2021.
  • Nevola KT, Nagarajan A, Hinton AC, Trajanoska K, Formosa MM, Xuereb-Anastasi A, et al. Pharmacogenomic effects of β-blocker use on femoral neck bone mineral density. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2021.
  • Lary CW, Hinton AC, Nevola KT, Shireman TI, Motyl KJ, Houseknecht KL, et al. Association of Beta Blocker Use With Bone Mineral Density in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study: A Cross-Sectional Study. JBMR Plus. 2020;4(9):e10388.
  • Nevola KT, Kiel DP, Zullo AR, Weiss S, Homuth G, Foessl I, et al. miRNA Mechanisms Underlying the Association of Beta Blocker Use and Bone Mineral Density. J Bone Miner Res. 2020.
  • Duarte CW, Zeng ZB. High-confidence discovery of genetic network regulators in expression quantitative trait loci data. Genetics. 2011;187(3):955-64.
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