Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine

Duke's MeTree and Family Health History

Thanks to electronic medical records and use of tablets to fill out patient intake forms, completing one’s family history has become less burdensome for patients. Researchers at Duke University have developed and validated an electronic family history tool called MeTree. MeTree is currently being evaluated at 5 U.S. sites and Singapore. In Summer 2018, the team began integration at 3 new U.S. sites and in England.

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Events

Webinar Series- Advancing Precision Health: The Opportunity that is Pharmacogenomics

July 2, 2019 - 8:00am

Genomic and Precision Medicine Forum: Ephraim Tsalik, M.D., Ph.D.

December 3, 2020 - 12:00pm

ELSI Point/Counterpoint Series - Meeting 4

December 16, 2020 - 1:00pm

Zoom

Genomic and Precision Medicine Forum: Matthew Engelhard, M.D., Ph.D.

December 17, 2020 - 12:00pm

Precision Medicine World Conference

June 16, 2021 (All day)

Silicon Valley

Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative International Conference

September 29, 2021 (All day)

Santiago, Chile

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New Funding

Geoffrey Ginsburg has received a sub-award (NNJ15HK11B) through KBRwyle for a project entitled "One-Carbon Metabolism Genetics Data Analyses."

Ryan Shaw and Ph.D. student Anna Diane received an award for Diane's NIH/NINR NRSA Fellowship proposal "Engaging Black Men in Digital Health to Improve Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes: An Iterative Participatory Design Approach."

The Enabling Precision Health and Medicine Bass Connections team, led by Susanne Haga, has been renewed for the 2020-2021 school year.

Lori Orlando, along with a team at Vanderbilt, was awarded a NIH Moonshot grant focused on boosting hereditary cancer identification. The team will use MeTree to collect and analyze family health history.

How Prepared Are We For the Next Pandemic?

Dr. Chris Woods spoke with KNX 1070 News Radio to discuss our preparedness for the next pandemic.

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Featured Publications

A Look at Genomic Medicine Implementation Initiatives Around the World

Geoff Ginsburg and team analyzed the similar policy approaches countries are taking to implement genomics into routine clinical care.

CAGPM team studies host response to SARS-CoV-2

CAGPM faculty and staff showed that the transcriptome in peripheral blood reveals unique aspects of the immune response in COVID-19 and provides for novel biomarker-based approaches to diagnosis.

Evaluating Transcriptomic Biomarkers' Role in Early Identification of Viral Infections

CAGPMers monitored Duke students and close contacts who developed respiratory tract infection symptoms, demonstrating transcriptomal biomarkers' ability to accurately predict and diagnose infection.

NLP Methods Outperform Structured Data Approach When Identifying Patients With PAD

Ricardo Henao and team investigated natural language processing methods to identify patients with peripheral artery disease, offering a more effective alternative to the structured data-based approach.

The Importance of Family Health History

Susanne Haga and Lori Orlando provide an overview of various risk assessment approaches and their benefits, limitations and implementation challenges.

Variation in SARS-CoV-2 Infections Found Among Children

Chris Woods and team observed age-related variability in SARS-CoV-2 symptoms between children and adolescents, as well as Hispanic ethnicity and history of asthma playing a role in infection risk.

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