Items Tagged ‘Genome Sequencing’
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
December 11, 2019
In a first, researchers sequence single bacterial cells, paving path for rapid sepsis test
By Susan Murphy
For the first time, Mayo Clinic researchers are sequencing the genomic contents of single bacterial cells. The technique may pave the way for a potential lifesaving test for sepsis, a serious and sometimes deadly condition caused by the body’s response to an infection. Rather than waiting for days to identify the source of a patient’s […]
Tags: #sepsis, bacteria, bacterial cells, Genome Sequencing, individualized medicine
April 15, 2016
5 Things You Need to Know about Genetic Testing
By Jeff Briggs
When you provide just one sample of your DNA, researchers are able to use it to learn more about your health history, assess your chances of contracting certain diseases and even gain a better understanding of the importance family history can play in your health outlook. It sounds futuristic, but it is all very real. […]
Tags: Bioethics, center for individualized medicine, DNA Sequencing, Dr. Richard Sharp, gene sequencing, Genetic Testing, Genome Sequencing
January 19, 2016
How Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine Is Impacting Patient Care
By Jeff Briggs
By Paldeep Atwal, M.B., Ch.B. It’s been over a decade since the human genome was first sequenced. In that time, we have seen a great deal of progress take place as we head toward genomic medicine. But what does it actually look like, and what still needs to happen to get us there? After the […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, Dr. Paldeep Atwal, Genetic Counselor, Genome Sequencing, genomics, individualized medicine, Individualized Medicine Clinic, personalized medicine, Precision Medicine, whole genome sequencing
December 29, 2015
Delivering on the Promise of Precision Medicine: 2015 Year in Review
By Jeff Briggs
2015 was the year of precision medicine. “Individualized medicine is already providing profound changes in how we treat patients,” said Keith Stewart, M.B., Ch.B., the Carlson and Nelson Endowed Director of the Center for Individualized Medicine, as he opened the 2015 Individualizing Medicine Conference. “It is offering hope to people who had no hope, […]
Tags: Biobank, biomarkers, breast cancer, center for individualized medicine, diagnostic odyssey, Dr. Aleksandar Sekulic, Dr. J. Craig Venter, Dr. Keith Stewart, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Dr. Richard Weinshilboum, Genome Sequencing, Gianrico Farrugia
December 23, 2015
By Jeff Briggs
In the not-so-distant future, whole genome sequencing — determining your entire unique DNA makeup in the laboratory — will be as routine as X-rays and cholesterol testing. Whole genome sequencing provides the most comprehensive collection available of an individual’s genetic variation. Genomic information has been instrumental in identifying inherited disorders, characterizing the mutations that drive […]
Tags: Biobank, center for individualized medicine, Clinomics, Dr. Keith Stewart, Genome Sequencing, Human Genome Project, mayo clinic, WGS, whole genome sequencing
September 22, 2015
Individualizing Medicine Conference 2015: Day Two Recap
By Jeff Briggs
We’re about to embark on “the most exciting decade in genomics,” J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., told attendees in the closing keynote address at the 2015 Individualizing Medicine Conference: From Promise to Practice. None of the 800 people gathered in Rochester, Minn., for the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine’s fourth annual conference on genomic medicine […]
Tags: cancer, Cathy Wurzer, Dr. Alexander Parker, Dr. David Litwack, Dr. Edison Liu, Dr. J. Craig Venter, Dr. Stephen Quake, Genome Sequencing, genomic medicine, genomics, individualized medicine, Individualized Medicine Conference 2015
June 25, 2015
Conquering Cancer: New Strategies through Individualized Medicine
By Jeff Briggs
Everyone’s life has been affected by cancer. Everyone’s. Many people are cancer survivors. Others are family or friends of someone who has fought the disease. But nobody has escaped the terrible burden cancer brings to our lives. Perhaps this is why so many physicians and researchers around the world have dedicated their lives to eradicating […]
Tags: cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA Sequencing, Dr. Edison Liu, Dr. Patricia LoRusso, Genome Sequencing, individualized medicine, Individualizing Medicine Conference 2015, mayo clinic, Precision Medicine
June 8, 2015
A Different Man: Whole Exome Sequencing Changes Dustin’s Life
By Jeff Briggs
Precision medicine is getting national attention with President Barack Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative. One Georgia family, however, has already experienced its benefits: genomic testing called whole exome sequencing helped Mayo Clinic neurologist Zbigniew Wszolek, M.D., solve a medical mystery that had left a boy with painful, jerking spasms that at times prevented him from walking […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, DNA Sequencing, Genome Sequencing, Individualized Medicine Clinic, Precision Medicine, whole genome sequencing
June 2, 2015
By Jeff Briggs
Biomarkers are molecular substances in the body that can be used to indicate health or disease. These biomarkers can be found in tissue, blood, urine and other body fluids. Prostate and ovarian cancers are two examples of how the use of biomarkers can lead to individualized diagnosis and treatment. A third example is lung cancer. […]
Tags: biomarker, biomarkers, cancer, center for individualized medicine, Genome Sequencing, George Vasmatzis