predictive genomics
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: center for individualized medicine, Genome Sequencing, personalized medicine
April 5, 2023
New podcast: ‘Rapid Genome Sequencing’
Exercise is good for your brain, as is learning about precision medicine from renowned experts. Now you can do both at the same time. Get your headphones and tune in to the latest episode of Mayo Clinic’s new podcast: “The Pursuit of Precision: The Science Advancing Individualized Medicine.” April 5, Episode 4: ‘Rapid Genome Sequencing’ Cathy […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomics, individualized medicine, mayo clinic
March 21, 2023
A big step forward, bringing DNA sequencing data to routine patient care
In 2020, the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine set out to create a library of genomic sequencing data of 100,000 consented Mayo Clinic participants by the end of 2024 to advance research and improve patient care. The genomic sequencing study is a year ahead of the plan — reaching over 71,000 participants. “This is […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, genomic medicine, mayo clinic
March 16, 2023
9 common questions about genetic testing for cancer
By Susan Murphy
By Dan Lea Your genes play a role in nearly all areas of your health. A gene is like an instruction manual for your body that tells your body how to function, develop and stay healthy. People have about 20,000 genes in their bodies. “Many health conditions have a genetic link,” says Breanna Mitchell, a genetic […]
January 10, 2023
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leading reference laboratory, and Helix, the nation’s leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, today announced a new strategic collaboration that will provide biopharma customers access to a comprehensive joint laboratory offering for research and development initiatives across the drug development lifecycle. The offering will include a full spectrum of testing […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomic medicine, genomics, individualized medicine, mayo clinic
December 23, 2022
10 significant Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine Studies of 2022
By Susan Murphy
In 2022, researchers and physicians at Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine blazed a trail of genomic and multi-omic research and scientific discoveries. The center’s innovative investigations hold a transformative potential to predict, prevent, treat and cure diseases using individualized medicine approaches. Here’s a look back at 10 (of many) of Mayo Clinic’s influential precision medicine research […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, genomic medicine, individualized medicine, medical research
November 22, 2022
Gather your family health history this Thanksgiving; it could save your life
By Susan Murphy
Thanksgiving Day marks Family Health History Day, an annual national public health campaign to encourage people to better understand what health characteristics run in their families. Has your mother, sister or grandmother had breast or ovarian cancer? Has your father had prostate cancer? Is there a history of colon cancer, diabetes or high cholesterol in your family? If so, you also could be at risk.
Tags: center for individualized medicine, DNA Testing, Genetics, genomic medicine
November 3, 2022
By Susan Murphy
World-leading scientists highlighted their “exposomics” knowledge and discoveries during the first day of Mayo Clinic’s 11th Annual Individualizing Medicine Conference in Rochester, Minnesota. Exposomics is the study of a person’s cumulative environmental exposures over their lifetime, called the exposome, and the associated inherent biological responses to those exposures. Environmental factors are associated with more than […]
October 25, 2022
By Susan Murphy
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The next frontier in individualized medicine is here. Mayo Clinic’s 11th annual Individualizing Medicine Conference on Nov. 2–3 will focus on “Exploring the Exposome” — the cumulative measure of environmental influences and associated biological responses throughout the life span of a person, and how those exposures relate to health and disease. “We’ve […]
October 11, 2022
Sangre Por Salud Biobank helps fill need for diversity in genetics research
By Susan Murphy
By Gerri Kelly From Alzheimer’s disease and asthma to diabetes and a chemotherapy drug, researchers at Mayo Clinic are tapping the Sangre Por Salud (Spanish for “Blood for Health”) Biobank in Arizona, a rich source of biospecimens that expands diversity in medical research. The Sangre Por Salud Biobank was created in 2013 to expand precision […]
Tags: genomics