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PPMH Offering $3,000 Pilot Awards for GENYSIS Core Facility Services

January 13, 2025
The Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) is supplying $3,000 pilot awards for services with the Clinical Genomic Analysis (GENYSIS) Core Facility. GENYSIS is a research service that collaborates with the BioSpecimen Processing (BSP) facility, the High-Throughput Sequencing Facility (HTSF), and the McLendon Molecular Genetics Laboratory (MGL), enabling...

PPMH Provides Conference Award, Followed by a Small Summit with PPMH, Moving Forward Precision Psychiatry at

December 16, 2024
In September 2024, the PPMH supplied a $300 conference award to Dr. Alissa Hutto (Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry) to attend the “Massachusetts General Hospital 4th Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry: Innovation to Implementation”. Following the conference, the PPMH arranged a small summit with the goal of further generating...

Working Towards Justice and Genetic Health Literacy in Clinical Genomics

May 22, 2024
A seminar and panel about working towards justice and genetic health literacy in clinical genomics and the complexity of supporting informed decision making by members of vulnerable or marginalized groups. Featured Speakers: Dr. Janeth Sanchez, PhD, MPH: Program Director for Health Equity at National Institutes of Health Dr. Janina Jeff,...

Unlocking Equity: Disability Inclusion in Precision Medicine Research

May 10, 2024
Despite comprising about 27% of the US population, the disability community has remained largely absent from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in precision medicine and genomics research. Research suggests that individuals with disabilities are willing to participate in precision medicine research, yet this group continues to be underrepresented. Reasons...

Ensuring Fairness: At the Crossroads of Equity and Economic Considerations in Precision Medicine

March 26, 2024
Efforts to expand access to genomic health and precision medicine have resulted in a proliferation of screening programs for healthy adult populations across the nation. Issues of fairness and equity abound in medicine and are a critical component of assessing implementation of these genomic health and precision medicine efforts. But...

PPMH Member, Dr. Jeremy Purvis, Awarded New R01 Grant from NCI

February 6, 2024
Jeremy Purvis, PhD (Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a new R01 grant for his project titled “Cell cycle paths as a framework for understanding drug resistance in tumor cell subpopulations” from the National Cancer Institute. The goal of this project is to investigate variability in tumor cell cycle...

Precision Medicine Research and Novel Clinical Offerings: Ensuring Equitable Impact Through Implementation Science

December 6, 2023
As technologies and health interventions expand at a rapid rate in healthcare, many providers and patients desire quick and efficient incorporation of these new offerings in to practice. The field of implementation science can be critical in studying the barriers and facilitators to bring options previously available only in the...

Empowering trust: Insights from Community Engagement Initiatives

November 8, 2023
Community engagement continues to be a critical component in genomic medicine and precision health research where the overall goal is to improve health outcomes of communities. The translation of findings into practice and implementation depends heavily on stakeholder engagement throughout the research process. In this seminar session on Wednesday, November...

Genetics Department Retreat- Poster Presentation: PHGS

October 10, 2023
Rachel Phillips, PPMH project coordinator, presented a poster titled “Precision Health Genetic Screening: Where Is The Pipeline Leaky?” at the 2023 Genetics Department Retreat in September. This poster explored the topic of participant retention in the Precision Health Genetic Screening (PHGS) program. Rachel worked with Erica Baynard and Kim...