Recent News
Reflections on my first few weeks in CAGPM and more about me
Brittany Vekstein, Communications Specialist for CAGPM, reflects on her first few weeks
CAGPM Spotlight: Cameron Miller, PhD
CAGPM is excited to welcome Cameron Miller, PhD, Biostatistician III, to the team! Get to know Cameron a bit more.
Watch: Ginsburg on The Forefront of Precision Medicine: Local and Global Opportunities
Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, MD, PhD, was named keynote speaker at the 6th SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress in Singapore on Sept. 17-18, 2021.
A new study points to the power of wearables to predict even presymptomatic infections, suggesting use one day against Covid-19
Study was co-authored by CAGPM faculty, Micah McClain, MD, PhD; Christopher Woods, MD, MPH; Ephraim Tsalik, MD, PhD; Ricardo Henao, PhD; and Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD.
Digital health care technology: How crucial are apps in clinical trials?
Digital healthcare technology is pioneering the way for virtual healthcare practices.
Lori Orlando to Present at G2MC on Family History
Lori Orlando will present two talks at the upcoming G2MC conference.
Events
MEDx Distinguished Lecture: Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D.
October 26, 2021 - 4:00pm
Pharmacogenomics and Decision Support in the EHR Mini-Symposium
October 27, 2021 - 1:00pm
Genomic & Precision Medicine Forum Series: Caroline Uhler, PhD
October 28, 2021 - 12:00pm
Genomics in Health Implementation Forum
November 16, 2021 (All day)
CDC Seminar: Reinvigorating Family Health History in the Era of Genomics
November 18, 2021 - 11:00am
New Funding
Lori Orlando, MD, MHS, has received an award (1R01-HG011794-01) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Deploying a genomic-medicine risk assessment model for diverse primary care populations and settings."
Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD has received an award (5U01-HG010225-04S1) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "The IGNITE II CC: Engagement, Coordination, Demonstration, and Dissemination."
Ephraim Tsalik, MD, PhD, has received an award (W81XWH2110741-PR201197) from the Department of Defense for a project entitled "Rapid, point-of-care, host gene expression test for presymptomatic viral infection and to distinguish bacterial from viral illness."
Christopher Woods received a sub-award (W911QY-19-9-0006) through the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for a project entitled "Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID19 Adaptive Platform Trial (PROTECT-APT)." (June 2021, Sponsored Research)
Featured Publications
Assessment of the Feasibility of Using Noninvasive Wearable Biometric Monitoring Sensors to Detect Influenza and the Common Cold Before Symptom Onset
Micah McClain, Christopher Woods, Ephraim Tsalik, Ricardo Henao, Geoffrey Ginsburg and team investigate the power of wearables to detect viral illness. (JAMA Network Open)
Evaluating Primary Care Providers' Readiness for Delivering Genetic and Genomic Services to Underserved Populations
Susanne Haga and co-authors discuss Health provider awareness, knowledge, and perceived importance are important determinants of the utilization of genomic applications. (Public Health Genomics)
Exploration of the structural requirements of Aurora Kinase B inhibitors by a combined QSAR, modelling and molecular simulation approach
Christopher Woods and co-authors discuss an integrated strategy that provides a basis for the development of new and potential AK-B inhibitors and is applicable to other protein targets. (Nature - Scientific Reports)
IGNITE Pragmatic Trials Network
Geoff Ginsburg, Lori Orlando and other Duke collaborators on the NIH IGNITE team report on two pragmatic clinical trials that have been initiated by the IGNITE Pragmatic Trials Network. (Nature)
Platelets amplify endotheliopathy in COVID-19
Deepak Voora and co-authors investigated effector cell properties of COVID-19 platelets on endothelial cells (ECs). (Science Advances)
STRONG STAR and the consortium to alleviate PTSD: Shaping the future of combat PTSD and related conditions in military and veteran populations
Douglas E. Williamson and co-authors highlight the interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research consortia focused on the detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid conditions in military personnel and veterans.
Core Resources
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.