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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...

Apply now for the EDGE Genomics summer undergraduate research program!

January 3, 2024
Educational Pathways to Increase Diversity in GEnomics (EDGE Genomics) is an innovative 2-year summer program that provides training in research skills, career education, and mentoring to undergraduate students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds who are interested in careers in genomics. Click here for more information and to apply for...

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...

Cystic Fibrosis: Precision Treatment of a Rare Monogenic Disease

October 4, 2023
Presenters at the October 4, 2023 Mini-Symposium: Rhianna Lee, PhD: Developing small-molecule therapies to rescue rare CFTR variants Postdoctoral associate, Duke University, Cell Biology Department Gauri Rao: Personalized medicine, the fight against antibiotic resistance, and precision dosing Associate Professor, USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern...

PPMH Membership Now Available to Community

October 3, 2023
In an effort to build a precision medicine community at , PPMH has created a membership system. This system has now rolled out and is now available to the and Health Community!  Three types of PPMH membership are offered: Faculty and Staff Health Trainee (graduate...

The GENYSIS Research Core is up and running!

October 3, 2023
The Clinical Genomic Analysis (GENYSIS) Core is a PPMH-affiliated research service that collaborates with the BioSpecimen Processing (BSP) facility, the High-Throughput Sequencing Facility (HTSF), and the McLendon Molecular Genetics Laboratory (MGL) to provide clinical researchers with four main services:  Bioinformatics: human genome alignment of sequence data and variant calling...

PPMH Precision Analytics Grants Pilot Award to Dr. Kimberly Shoenbill

October 3, 2023
The PPMH Precision Analytics Initiative has wrapped up its first round of consultation services, and has granted Dr. Kimberly Shoenbill and her research group a $2500 pilot award to use toward their project, “Using NLP Algorithms to Improve Identification and Use of EHR Tobacco Information”. To see project submission details,...

Precision Nutrition: Connections Between Food, Environment, & Health

February 27, 2023
Presenters at the March 22, 2023 Mini-Symposium: • Alice Ammerman, DrPH: Blending Precision Nutrition and Precision Public Health Approaches: “Neighborhood-omics” Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor, Department of Nutrition; Gillings School of Public Health Director, Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, School of Medicine • Susan Sumner, PhD: Metabolic Individuality and Nutrition...