News & Events

Drs. Jonathan Berg and Laura Milko awarded new R01 from NHGRI

Jonathan Berg, MD, PhD (Distinguished Professor) and Laura Milko, PhD (Assistant Professor) received a new R01 grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for their proposal titled “Age-based genomic screening in newborns, infants and children: a novel paradigm in public health genomics”.

PPMH Newsletter Spring 2022

PPMH recently published a newsletter for spring 2022. Click here to download the newsletter: PPMH newsletter spring2022

Manuscript accepted for publication!

Authors from the ABGS Community Research Board (CRB) and the PPMH research team collectively co-authored a paper, “Parental Guidance Suggested: Engaging Parents as Partners in Research Studies of Genomic Screening for a Pediatric Population” that was recently accepted for publication in a special issue of Frontiers in Genetics: DNA-Based Population Screening for Precision Public Health. … Continued

Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Ethics and the ELSI of Precision Medicine

Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Ethics and the ELSI of Precision Medicine Call for Applications: The University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Genomics and Society (CGS) and the Center for Bioethics (C:B), together with the Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH), announce a joint postdoctoral position in clinical ethics and the ethical, … Continued

EDGE Genomics summer 2023

Seminar: Beyond the Medical: Genetic Testing for Social Traits

Virtual Seminar: Beyond the Medical: Genetic Testing for Social Traits Friday January 20, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm ET Speakers: Anya Prince, JD, Associate Profesor, College of Law, University of Iowa and Member, University of Iowa Genetics Cluster Jean Cadigan, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Core Faculty Member, … Continued

Seminar: Beyond the Medical: Genetic Testing for Social Traits

Virtual Seminar: Beyond the Medical: Genetic Testing for Social Traits Friday January 20, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm ET Speakers: Anya Prince, JD, Associate Profesor, College of Law, University of Iowa and Member, University of Iowa Genetics Cluster Jean Cadigan, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Core Faculty Member, … Continued

Biomedical Imaging for Precision Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy | November 7, 2022

Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Healthcare (PPMH) for Biomedical Imaging for Precision Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy, a free virtual mini-symposium on Monday November 7, 2022 from 11:00am to 12:00pm ET. At this interactive event, you will engage in discussion with leading Precision Medicine researchers at UNC. Precision medicine harnesses cutting edge data … Continued

PPMH Outreach Event – UNC Science Expo 2022

PPMH hosted a table at the UNC Science Expo on Saturday April 9, 2022. About 5,000 visitors attended the event, and many of them stopped by the PPMH table to make a DNA-themed bead bracelet and add their data to our population traits survey. We hope to see you at next year’s Science Expo!   … Continued

Machine Learning Tools for Clinical Researchers: A Pragmatic Approach Series | May 11, 18, 25, 2022

Machine learning analysis methods offer the opportunity to integrate and learn from large amounts of biological, clinical, and environmental data, and there is a growing interest in how these tools can be used to inform and individualize clinical decision making in a variety of disease areas. Machine learning can offer different, yet often complementary, insights … Continued