Of Interest
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6 Precision Health members among 51 faculty appointed to full professorships by Medical School
On March 16th, 51 Medical School faculty members appointed to named professorships in 2022 were honored in a ceremony in Kahn Auditorium at the Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building.
Dean Marschall S. Runge, MD, PhD & executive vice deans for the Medical School led the professorship recognition, celebrating faculty installed into four professorships categories. The Precision Health members honored include: Stephanie Bielas, PhD, William D Chey, MD, Evan Keller, DVM, PhD, Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA, Donald Likosky, PhD, Aditya S. Pandey, MD
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Member Research Highlights – March 2023
With 310+ members spanning U-M, there is always new research to share from our Precision Health members. Take a look at February and March Member Research Highlights.
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Study Explores Prevalence of Drug-Gene Interactions, Offers Pharmacogenetics Recommendations
Insights on drug gene interactions (DGIs) were published in Feb 23’s ‘Clinical & Translational Science’ by Precision Health-driven multidisciplinary team.
Researchers evaluated charts of Michigan Genomics Initiative (MGI) participants, using the genetic information to estimate DGIs (observed in 30-60%of evaluated patients).
Study authors include: Amy Pasternak, Kristen Ward, Madison Irwin, Carl Okerberg, David Hayes, Lars Fritsche, Sebastian Zoellner, Jessica Virzi, Hae Mi Choe, and Vicki Ellingrod.
Feature Stories
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Member Spotlight: Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez
Precision Health member Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, MPH, PhD is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and co-Director of the Center for Midlife Science. She… more
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Member Spotlight: Megan Threats
Precision Health member Megan Threats, PhD, MS recently joined UMSI as an Assistant Professor as part of the racial justice in healthcare: informatics and data-driven approaches cluster hiring initiative. She… more
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Join the Discovery! March Membership Drive
Precision Health is actively looking for new members! U-M Faculty: enable your research with access to datasets, analytics tools & resources, and a motivated, engaged peer community.
Join by March 31, 2023 to become part of the Spring Member Cohort and be featured in April’s Precision Health newsletter.