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Of Interest
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Genes for Good: Harnessing the power of Facebook to study a large, diverse genetic pool
U-M researchers use social media to recruit a large, diverse participant pool. Their study appears in the June 13 issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics.
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Exploring various polygenic risk scores for skin cancer…
Precision Health Investigators Award recipient Lars Fritsche is lead author of a study published in PLOS Genetics. View a visual abstract of the study.
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Blood Test Predicts Stroke Risk in Patients with Diabetes
A blood test in patients with diabetes reveals how levels of a protein associated with brain cell death could predict the risk of a future stroke.
Feature Stories
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Jenna Wiens Named New Precision Health Co-Director
Effective Sept. 1, 2019, Jenna Wiens, PhD, will become a Precision Health Co-Director, joining Co-Directors Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA, and Michael Boehnke, PhD.
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2019 Symposium Highlights (slideshow)
Precision Health’s inaugural symposium on May 29 drew more than 100 attendees from across campus. Featured guest speakers, a panel discussion, a competitive poster session, lunch, and a Three Minute Thesis were among the activities that made the day a success.
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Cancer is smarter than you think: Q&A with Geeta Mehta
Geeta Mehta, Dow Corning Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, co-authored the paper “Integrated cancer tissue engineering models for precision medicine.”
