Dr. Benjamin D. Horne is a Professor of Research in the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, UT, USA and holds an appointment in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University (Stanford, CA). Dr. Horne is trained in genetic epidemiology (University of Utah) and holds master’s degrees in public health and biostatistics. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and a member of the American Society of Human Genetics. His research focuses on population health and precision medicine, including evaluating the genetic epidemiology of heart diseases, developing prognostic risk prediction models and implementing them in clinical decision tools for personalizing medical care, and discovering the human health effects of intermittent fasting.