population genomics
December 8, 2023
Mayo Clinic’s biomedical ethics team reaches milestone in patient-centered research
By Susan Murphy 
As scientists at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine discover new ways to use genomic information in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease, their progress will touch the lives of many Mayo Clinic patients. Since its inception, the center has recognized the importance of understanding the experiences of people who undergo genomic evaluation. […]
November 10, 2023
Pass the turkey — and your family health insights — this Thanksgiving
By Susan Murphy
Thanksgiving Day is also Family Health History Day, an annual national campaign to promote awareness of hereditary health traits in families. Has your grandmother, mother, aunt or sister had breast or ovarian cancer? Has your grandfather, father or uncle had prostate, breast or pancreatic cancer? Is there a history in your family of colon cancer, diabetes […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, Genetics, medical research
September 12, 2023
New Mayo Clinic individualized medicine leader on a quest to bring cutting-edge medicine to all
By Susan Murphy
As a pulmonologist and genomic scientist, Victor Ortega, M.D., Ph.D., is leading a charge to breathe new life into precision medicine advancements. His mission is rooted in a deep commitment to health equities and inspired by his grandmother. “My grandmother died of asthma, and that should not have happened. She was Puerto Rican like me, […]
Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Victor Ortega, genomic medicine
August 31, 2023
Mayo Clinic cancer researchers targeting racial disparities in genomic data
By Susan Murphy
Standing at the forefront of Mayo Clinic’s genomics advancements, Yan Asmann, Ph.D., and Aaron Mansfield, M.D. are working to tailor the diagnosis and treatment of certain cancers to a person’s unique genomic makeup. As a bioinformatician, Dr. Asmann is pursuing individualized therapeutic cancer vaccines that target a person’s distinctive tumor characteristics. Dr. Mansfield, a […]
Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine
May 2, 2023
The Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine welcomes Josh Denny, M.D., CEO of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, as a guest speaker on May 2. Dr. Denny will present on the All of Us Research Program, a historic effort to collect data from at least one million participants who reflect […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomics, mayo clinic
April 25, 2023
Mayo Clinic scientist hopes to fuel new era of discoveries with rapid genome sequencing
By Susan Murphy
National DNA Day on April 25 marks the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the Human Genome Project’s completion in 2003. The discovery of DNA’s double helix structure 70 years ago propelled a revolutionary shift toward individualized medicine. Today, new genome sequencing technologies could help Mayo Clinic scientists fuel a new whirlwind of […]
Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Genome Sequencing, personalized medicine
March 8, 2023
New podcast series: ‘Population Genomics’
Looking for something new and engaging to listen to on your ride to work? Check out the latest episode of Mayo Clinic’s new podcast: “The Pursuit of Precision: The Science Advancing Individualized Medicine.” March 8, Episode 2: ‘Population Genomics’ Did you know that any two human beings are 99.9% identical? Cathy Wurzer, a broadcast journalist from […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, genomics, individualized medicine, mayo clinic