The Interdisciplinary Work Group, comprised of 14 faculty across the University, proposed precision medicine as a means to transform health and address health disparities. The initiative will use genomics, informatics, bioengineering, analysis of environmental exposures, and behavioral sciences, to tailor health care to the challenges facing individuals and their communities. This ambitious approach will fundamentally alter our understanding of health, disease prevention, and treatment. Core to this project is partnering across the state of Minnesota with citizens, patients, and healthcare providers to understand and effectively address major health problems.
Co-PIs: Ellen Demerath, Epidemiology & Community Health; Pamala Jacobson, Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology; Kingshuk Sinha, Supply Chain & Operations; Susan M. Wolf, Law, Medicine & Public Policy
Team Members: Gerald August, Family Social Science; Marilyn Bruin, Design, Housing, & Apparel; Michael Conzemius, Veterinary Clinical Sciences; Jigna Desai, Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies; Joseph Gaugler, Nursing; Christy Haynes, Chemistry; Bin He, Biomedical Engineering; Dan Knights, Computer Science & Engineering; Alex Rothman, Psychology; Paula Termuhlen, Surgery; Jakub Tolar, Pediatrics, Stem Cell Biology, Genetics & Genomics
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