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Of Interest
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Cancer Disparities Progress Report
A first-ever report describes how overall gains against cancer are not benefiting some racial and ethnic groups—and how COVID-19 may be making it worse.
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Call for posters: 2020 AI Symposium
On Friday, October 30, U-M’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Laboratory will hold a virtual symposium with the theme “AI & Health.” A call for posters from both academic and industry participants is open until Oct. 15. The symposium registration deadline is Oct. 26.
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2020 Virtual Symposium September 23
Precision Health’s 2020 virtual symposium, “At the Intersection of Research and Community,” focuses on the important role of community participants in research and the positive impact research can have on communities. The event features national and local experts from a variety of precision health disciplines.
Feature Stories
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Meet the Certificate Program’s Fall 2020 cohort
Six students have joined the ever-growing ranks of those pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Precision Health. This fall’s cohort represents U-M’s School of Kinesiology, Medical School, and College of Pharmacy.
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Precision Health expands campus-wide data resources offered on Analytics Platform
Precision Health at the University of Michigan has recently improved and expanded its offerings for campus researchers in genetics, pharmacogenomics, operations, AI, and a host of other precision health–related fields…. more
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The value of polygenic risk scores in predicting cardiac injury following surgery
Nicholas Douville and colleagues are studying how polygenic risk scores can also play a part in the perioperative setting, to help predict which individuals undergoing non-cardiac surgery are at risk of cardiac injury in the days following their procedure. Their findings have been published in the journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.
