NIH All of Us Launches

It’s official—the All of Us Research Program launched on May 6, 2018.  For those of you unfamiliar with the All of Us Research Program, formerly known as the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program, it is an ambitious effort to recruit at least one million participants in the the United States for precision medicine research.  Recruitment […]

2015 SACNAS, Washington, DC

SACNAS, Washington, DC, 2015 Genomic discovery, collaboration, and translation using electronic health records Narrative:  Precision medicine is often described as prescribing the right drug at the right dose the first time to each patient.  While the need for precision medicine is often acknowledged, the data and pathway to its implementation have been lacking.  Earlier this […]

2017 CWRU SOM Faculty Diversity Award

Promotions, tenure, and awards are a big deal, and they should be celebrated as the big deal that the are. CWRU School of Medicine (SOM) totally gets that. Each year, the SOM hosts a gathering to celebrate those who have reached an academic milestone (Figures 1 and 2). In the same gathering, the SOM awards […]

A Spotlight on Diversity in Precision Medicine Research and Call for Manuscripts

The consensus is clear:  there is a need for diversity in precision medicine research.  Most of the current dialogue on diversity centers on study populations.  Genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which began in earnest in 2007 with publication of the landmark Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium study of seven common diseases (PMIC2719288) and a trio of […]

Welcome to the Symposium Blog!

We have now organized two symposia focusing on big data and precision medicine topics with a third one in the works focusing on measuring exposures.  In an effort to sustain the dialog initiated by each of these events, we are hosting a blog on this website.  This blog will feature short opinion pieces and articles […]