Highlights
UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care announces pilot grant awardees
The PPMH matched funds from the NC TraCS $5-$50K Pilot Program for four principal investigators in the UNC School of Medicine who proposed projects that would generate evidence for implementation of precision medicine approaches in the UNC Health Care System and beyond.
Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care Leads Effort to Incorporate Genetic and Genomic Data in Electronic Health Record
UNC physicians and scientists in the Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care are working to improve access to genetic testing results for use in clinical care and develop a comprehensive approach to incorporating genetic and genomic data into the Electronic Health Record.
Well Said: The Precision Medicine Revolution
In this podcast episode, biostatistics professor Michael Kosorok explains what precision medicine is and how it could have a significant impact on human health.
About Us
The mission of the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) is to foster advancements in evidence-based precision medicine approaches to screening, prevention, diagnosis, and health management for North Carolinians in the UNC Health Care System and beyond. We are developing a program of clinical, research, and educational initiatives that will create a unique vision and roadmap for precision medicine within the UNC School of Medicine and the UNC Health Care System.
Leadership
The PPMH was launched in Fall 2018 under the leadership of Director, Jonathan Berg, MD, PhD, Professor in the Department of Genetics. Associate Director, Laura Milko, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics, joined the PPMH leadership in early 2019. The PPMH Steering Committee is comprised of 13 members representing 20 departments across the School of Medicine, as well as representatives from the UNC Health Care System, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Public Health. The PPMH leadership is engaged in outreach to various Departments and Centers on UNC’s campus, with the goal of raising awareness of the new program and engaging new members and collaborators.