Items Tagged ‘#Dr. William Gahl’
October 11, 2017
#CIMCon17 – precision medicine for smoking cessation, rare diseases and cancer screening
By Sharon Rosen 
Ever wonder why some people can quit smoking while others try repeatedly without success? The answer may be related to your genetic makeup. Studies have shown that 70 percent of smokers want to quit, but only three percent are successful each year. That’s according to Rachel Tyndale, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Centre for […]
Tags: #cell-free DNA testing, #Dr. Minetta Liu, #Dr. Muhammed Murtaza, #Dr. Rachel Tyndale, #Dr. Richard Williams, #Dr. William Gahl, #liquid biopsies, #pharmacogenomics testing, #rare diseases, #rare genetic disorders, #smoking cessation, #Undiagnosed Disease Network
October 5, 2017
#CIMCon17: learn from experts moving genomic discoveries into patient care
By Sharon Rosen
Mayo Clinic is a leader in moving important advancements in precision medicine from the laboratory into patient care, offering hope and healing. The Individualizing Medicine Conference: Advancing Care Through Genomics gives medical providers and scientists the opportunity to learn firsthand the newest ways genomic medicine is improving care for patients. The Mayo Clinic Center for […]
Tags: #CIMCon17, #Consumer genomics, #Dr. David Ledbetter, #Dr. David Relman, #Dr. Judy Cho, #Dr. Rachel Tyndale, #Dr. Rob Knight, #Dr. Robert Green, #Dr. Stephanie Devaney, #Dr. William Gahl, #genomic testing, #Home DNA tests
June 6, 2017
Collaboration key to improving diagnosis and care for patients with rare diseases
By Sharon Rosen
“Desperate for answers,” – that is how William Gahl, M.D., Ph.D., has described many of the patients and families he sees with puzzling disorders. Dr. Gahl is clinical director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undiagnosed Diseases Program. The program aims to provide answers to patients who’ve been suffering for years with mysterious conditions […]
Tags: #CIMCon17, #Dr. William Gahl, #Individualizing Medicine Clinic, #Individualizing Medicine Conference 2017, #rare diseases, #rare genetic diseases, #Undiagnosed Disease Network, #Undiagnosed Diseases Network International, #Undiagnosed rare diseases, center for individualized medicine, mayo clinic, medical research
March 21, 2017
Registration opens April 3 for Individualizing Medicine 2017 Conference
By Sharon Rosen
The field of precision medicine is ever-changing with exciting new discoveries that hold promise for new ways to attack disease one patient at a time. Here’s your chance to learn innovative ways to safely and effectively apply the latest precision medicine therapies to your practice. Registration opens April 3 for the Individualizing Medicine Conference: Advancing […]
Tags: #CIMCon17, #Dr. Rob Knight, #Dr. Robert Green, #Dr. William Gahl, #Eric Dishman, #Genomics research, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Keith Stewart, Dr. Timothy Curry, genomics, individualizing medicine conference, mayo clinic
February 7, 2017
Advancing genomics into patient care: a preview of Individualizing Medicine 2017
By Sharon Rosen
One of the highlights of the year for those of us at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine is the yearly Individualizing Medicine Conference. It’s a very exciting time for us as we share with you the latest discoveries in personalized patient care. This year’s conference already has a great line up of thought-provoking […]
Tags: #CIMCon17, #Dr. Robert Green, #Dr. William Gahl, #Eric Dishman, #Individualizing Medicine Conference 2017, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Keith Stewart, genomics, mayo clinic, Precision Medicine
December 22, 2016
By Sharon Rosen
Approximately 30 million people in the United States suffer from rare diseases that may have a genetic basis, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine investigators are expanding their efforts to help these patients by participating in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network International (UDNI). This international research network is aimed […]
Tags: #Center for Individualized Mediicine, #Diagnostic Odyssey Clinic, #Dr. Kenjiro Kosaki, #Dr. Lisa Schimmenti, #Dr. Stephen Ekker, #Dr. William Gahl, #Undiagnosed Diseases Network International, #Undiagnosed rare diseases, Dr. Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic, Dr. Eric Klee, mayo clinic, medical research