Recent News
Summer springs into fall opportunity
Thousands of professionals are using discoveries in genomics, genetics and medicine to revolutionize the world.
Susanne Haga featured in Education Week article about precision medicine and dyslexia
Susanne Haga said any potential genetic screening for dyslexia will have to balance the benefit of early identification with the potential harms.
Geoff Ginsburg, Lori Orlando featured speakers at Genomic Medicing XI
Geoff Ginsburg and Lori Orlando are speakers at the 11th annual meeting on genomic medicine
New undergrad course offers comprehensive overview of genome science tech
Susanne Haga and Greg Wray are co-teaching a new undergraduate course this fall called Current Technologies in Genomics and Precision Medicine.
Ephraim Tsalik presented at Next Generation Diagnostics Summit in DC
Ephraim Tsalik was a featured speaker at the 10th annual Next Generation Diagnostics Summit in Washington, D.C., held August 20-24.
Get ready for the Precision Medicine World Conference
The Precision Medicine World Conference will be held September 24-25 at the Washington Duke Inn.
Events
Children's Health & Discovery Initiative: Shining Evolutionary Light on Human Sleep and Health
September 24, 2018 - 8:30am
Trent Semans Center, rm 3025 (Classroom 3)
Genomic and Precision Medicine Weekly Forum: Nico Katsanis, Ph.D.
October 4, 2018 - 12:00pm
CIEMAS 2240
Accelerating science through technology and collaboration
October 8, 2018 - 12:00pm
Trent Semans Center Great Hall
Genomic and Precision Medicine Weekly Forum: Michael Tadross, M.D., Ph.D.
October 11, 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.
Qualitative user evaluation of a revised pharmacogenetic educational toolkit
Rachel Mills and Susanne Haga published their continuing research to develop effective patient educational resources for pharmacogenetic testing.
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.