Recent News
Ricardo Henao receives 2018-2019 Research Incubator Award from DIBS
Research Incubator Awards fund innovative projects from Duke Faculty.
MeTree Around the World
People might say you have your mother’s eyes or your father’s hands or maybe that you and your sibling must be twins.
Ginsburg to deliver keynote address at Keystone Symposia
CAGPM Director Geoff Ginsburg will be delivering the keynote address at the Keystone Symposia
Ariel Kantor wins Rhodes Scholarship
Senior Ariel Kantor s one of three Duke seniors and 32 undergraduates nationwide to receive a Rhodes Scholarship this year.
Veldman to present poster at American Epilepsy Society meeting
Tim Veldman will present a poster at the annual American Epilepsy Society (AES) meeting November 30 - December 3 in New Orleans.
Ephraim Tsalik helps define the differences between pneumonia and bronchitis
In an article posted on Health.com, Ephraim Tsalik helps describe the differences between pneumonia and bronchitis.
Events
Genomic and Precision Medicine Weekly Forum: Gillian Bell, PharmD.
December 13, 2018 - 12:00pm
CIEMAS 2240
Genomic and Precision Medicine Weekly Forum: Andrew Landstrom, M.D.
January 10, 2019 - 12:00pm
Duke Medicine Pavilion Rm 2W96
Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D. Distinguished Lecture: The Myosin Mesa and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Mutations to Mechanisms to Therapies
January 16, 2019 - 4:00pm
Trent Semans Center Great Hall
New Funding
Ephraim Tsalik is one of five finalists for the Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Challenge through NIH. He will receive a grant to further develop his prototype and supply it for testing to two CLIA-certified independent laboratories.
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.
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.