A recent UNC Research Article focusing on Core Facilities at UNC featured one of PPMH’s eight Core Initiatives, the Clinical Genomic Analysis (GENYSIS) Core. An excerpt from the article: As one of the newer core facilities at Carolina, GENYSIS aims to help researchers analyze whole exome and genome sequences — looking at a person’s entire … Read more

A seminar and panel about working towards justice and genetic health literacy in clinical genomics and the complexity of supporting informed decision making by members of vulnerable or marginalized groups. Featured Speakers: Dr. Janeth Sanchez, PhD, MPH                                      … Read more

Despite comprising about 27% of the US population, the disability community has remained largely absent from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in precision medicine and genomics research. Research suggests that individuals with disabilities are willing to participate in precision medicine research, yet this group continues to be underrepresented. Reasons for this absence range from … Read more

Efforts to expand access to genomic health and precision medicine have resulted in a proliferation of screening programs for healthy adult populations across the nation. Issues of fairness and equity abound in medicine and are a critical component of assessing implementation of these genomic health and precision medicine efforts. But how can programs such as … Read more

Jeremy Purvis, PhD (Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a new R01 grant for his project titled “Cell cycle paths as a framework for understanding drug resistance in tumor cell subpopulations” from the National Cancer Institute. The goal of this project is to investigate variability in tumor cell cycle progression at the single-cell level … Read more

As technologies and health interventions expand at a rapid rate in healthcare, many providers and patients desire quick and efficient incorporation of these new offerings in to practice. The field of implementation science can be critical in studying the barriers and facilitators to bring options previously available only in the research realm to the clinic. … Read more

Community engagement continues to be a critical component in genomic medicine and precision health research where the overall goal is to improve health outcomes of communities. The translation of findings into practice and implementation depends heavily on stakeholder engagement throughout the research process. In this seminar session on Wednesday, November 8th, we explored insights gained … Read more

Rachel Phillips, PPMH project coordinator, presented a poster titled “Precision Health Genetic Screening: Where Is The Pipeline Leaky?” at the 2023 UNC Genetics Department Retreat in September. This poster explored the topic of participant retention in the Precision Health Genetic Screening (PHGS) program. Rachel worked with Erica Baynard and Kim Foss, MS, CGC to analyze … Read more

In an effort to build a precision medicine community at UNC, PPMH has created a membership system. This system has now rolled out and is now available to the UNC and UNC Health Community!  Three types of PPMH membership are offered: UNC Faculty and Staff UNC Health UNC Trainee (graduate student, postdoc, medical student, or … Read more

The UNC Clinical Genomic Analysis (GENYSIS) Core is a PPMH-affiliated research service that collaborates with the BioSpecimen Processing (BSP) facility, the High-Throughput Sequencing Facility (HTSF), and the McLendon Molecular Genetics Laboratory (MGL) to provide clinical researchers with four main services:  Bioinformatics: human genome alignment of sequence data and variant calling via a custom in-house pipeline  … Read more