Recent News
IGNITE-ing community engagement
As part of a one-day event in Baltimore, Maryland, Ryanne Wu and other IGNITE study team members met with members of the Baltimore community involved in the IGNITE research study at the University of Maryland and from the PATIENTS Program at the university.
Presentations and slides from Precision Medicine World Conference
The Precision Medicine World Conference wrapped up its second meeting in Durham September 24-25.
Ginsburg participated in panel discussion at NCBio Annual Meeting
Geoff Ginsburg participated in a panel discussion on "precision innovation" at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Biosciences Organization on October 4.
Duke PMCoP engages research programs to enhance project success
Bass Connections is partnering with PMCoP for a Bass Connections Project Management Series.
Voora to present poster at 2018 Biomedical Engineering Society annual meeting in Atlanta
Deepak Voora is presenting a poster, Effects of Statin-Induced Myopathy In A Human Skeletal Microphysiological System, at the 2018 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.
Duke hosts 15th Precision Medicine World Conference
The 15th Precision Medicine World Conference was held at Duke on September 24-25.
Events
Genomic and Precision Medicine Weekly Forum: Chris Danforth, Ph.D.
October 18, 2018 - 12:00pm
103 Bryan Research
Genomic and Precision Medicine Weekly Forum: Ryan Shaw, Ph.D., R.N.
November 8, 2018 - 12:00pm
CIEMAS 2240
New Funding
Micah McClain received a 4-year Merit Award from the VA to explore the host genomic response to rickettsial infections in human patients and develop novel PCR-based tests that are capable of accurately diagnosing Spotted Fever Group rickettsii and Scrub typhus infections, which will allow for better therapeutic decision making.
Lori Orlando is the PI of an NIH sub-contract for a supplemental proposal to Vanderbilt University’s Electronic MEdical Records and GEnomics (eMERGE) project. The goal of the project is to incorporate MeTree into the electronic health record (EHR) systems at three US sites and the National Health Service in England.
Tim Veldman, Tom Burke, and Geoff Ginsburg, along with Department of Neurology's Danny Laskowitz, Shreyansh Shah and Saurabh Sinha were awarded a grant from the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.
Deepak Voora and Geoff Ginsburg were awarded an internal grant from the Translating Duke Health Initiative.
Ricardo Henao was awarded a Subcontract through Vigilant Medical.
Seen & Heard
Susanne Haga provides tips to help patients "translate" medical jargon to make informed healthcare decisions
Published on the Phosphorus Blog on July 24, 2018
Featured Publications
An Overview of US pharmacogenetic programs
Geoff Ginsburg was part of a team that investigated the US landscape of research programs in PGx implementation, reviewed current advances and clinical applications of PGx, summarized the obstacles that have hindered PGx implementation, and identified the critical knowledge gaps and possible studies needed to help to address them.
Geoff Ginsburg and Susanne Haga featured in Health Affairs
Ginsburg co-authored an overview of precision medicine and its vital stakeholders. Haga along with Duke undergraduate research assistant Ariel Kantor report on their analysis of the number and types of pharmacogenetic tests offered by clinical testing laboratories in the U.S.
Ginsburg co-author on paper exploring insurance policies for pharmacogenetic testing
Led by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, the study reported variation between Medicare contractors and private insurers regarding coverage of testing for cancer treatment.
Lori Orlando leads study on use of family health history tool in diverse settings
Several CAGPM staff and faculty co-authored a paper published in Genetics in Medicine on implementation, adoption, and utility of family health history risk assessment in diverse care settings.
Mills and colleagues publish series of pharmacogenetic testing case scenarios
Rachel Mills and several other genetic counselors have published examples of pharmacogenetic testing applications across a range of medical specialties.
Voora, Haga and team compare pharmacogenetic testing-informed statin treament to usual care
Deepak Voora, Susanne Haga and others evaluated the impact of pharmacogenetic testing-informed statin treatment compared to usual care with respect to patient adherence and LDL response.
Core Resources
Clinical Genomics Studies Unit
The CGSU provides the infrastructure and operational excellence to support translational research in genome and implementation sciences.
Diagnostics Development Laboratory
The laboratory brings together expertise in molecular microbiology with genome sciences to develop next-generation diagnostic tests.
BioBank
We support biobanking activities including IRB, sample collection, processing, storage, bar-coded chain of custody and e-inventory management.
Data Science and Analytics
We provide support for data management and integration, informatics, and statistical analyses on complex ‘-omics’ and clinical datasets.