Zucker School of Medicine Student Publishes Research in JAMA - Presents Findings at AHA

HEMPSTEAD, NY - Sarah Abramowitz, BA, a medical student at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and a Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Fellow, published her research highlighting the inconsistencies of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on November 16, 2024. On the same day, she presented her findings at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Chicago, where she was the only student finalist in the Genomic and Precision Medicine Early Career Investigator Competition. The study, conducted during Abramowitz's Sarnoff Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, examines the variability of PRSs in predicting coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs.