August 4, 2016
By Sharon Rosen
Researchers in the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have been studying the community of bacteria, known as the microbiome, that live in many areas of our body for clues about how these bacteria help us stay healthy or cause disease. In fact, investigators have already discovered that when the microbiome is in balance, these […]
Tags: #breast microbiome, #breast tissue, #Dr. Amy Degnim, #Dr. Tina Hieken, #News release, #Scientific Reports, bacteria, cancer, Center for Individualized Medicne, Dr. Nicholas Chia, mayo clinic, medical research
July 14, 2016
Early Career Investigators in Precision Medicine Scholarship Program
By Sharon Rosen
Opportunity to attend Individualizing Medicine Conference, Oct. 5-6, 2016 Are you a graduate student, post-doctoral fellow or early career faculty member involved in precision medicine research? Here’s a great opportunity to earn a scholarship and present your research and learn about ways to integrate promising new genomic therapies into patient care. Hear from leading experts […]
Tags: #CIMCon2016, Center for Individualized Medicne, Dr. Euan Ashley, Dr. Kathy Hudson, Dr. LeRoy Hood, Dr. Mark Caulfield, Early Career Investigators in Precision Medicine Scholarship Program, individualizing medicine conference 2016, Kathy Giusti, mayo clinic, Precision Medicine
October 8, 2014
Individualizing Medicine 2014: Day Three Recap
By Sam Smith
The final day of the Individualizing Medicine 2014 Conference kicked off with one of the pioneers of genomics taking the stage. Having founded the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center in 1997, Richard Gibbs led one of the five main groups that completed the Human Genome Project. Gibbs discussed his past, present and […]
Tags: Alexander Parker, Baylor College of Medicine, ceci connolly, Center for Individualized Medicne, Christopher Corless, Conference, DNA, EU-PACT, genome, genomics, Human Genome Sequencing Center, individualized medicine
February 4, 2014
Studying the Genomics of Antiplatelet Heart Medication
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Which antiplatelet medication is best after a coronary stent? The answer may lie in your genes, but heart experts differ with the Food and Drug Administration on when to do genotype testing on angioplasty patients and whether genetic testing will keep heart patients out of the emergency rooms. Around 600,000 angioplasties are performed every year in the United […]
Tags: angioplasties, angioplasty, antiplatelet medication, Brilinta, Center for Individualized Medicne, DNA Sequencing, individualized medicine, Personal Care, Personal Medicine, pharmacogenomics, Plavix, TAILOR