Category Archives: Center for Individualized Medicine

Celebrating 10th Anniversary of the Human Genome Project

April 16th, 2013 - 1:13 pm

This week marks the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, a roughly 10-year, $3-billion, international effort to determine all 6 billion letters (3 billion base pairs) of human DNA. It was a major scientific achievement funded … Continue reading →

By Sam Smith | Posted in Center for Individualized Medicine | Tagged Dr. Farrugia, Genome, individualized medicine, NIH | Leave a comment

Mayo and Harvard: National Standards Needed for Genomic Medical Data

April 10th, 2013 - 8:41 am

The breakneck pace of genomic discoveries has ushered in a new problem in the delivery of personalized medicine: comprehensive and consistent data reporting that will improve health information technologies for better patient care. Christopher Chute, M.D., Dr.P.H., of Mayo Clinic, … Continue reading →

By Dana Sparks | Posted in Center for Individualized Medicine | Tagged Dr. Chute, genomic medical data, Harvard, Jama, personalized medicine | Leave a comment

Strategic Relationship on Genome Diagnostics

January 22nd, 2013 - 10:06 am

Mayo Clinic and Silicon Valley Biosystems (SV Bio) are announcing a strategic collaboration for whole genome diagnostics and interpretation at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and Mayo Medical Laboratories. This strategic collaboration unites SV Bio’s proprietary genome interpretation solution … Continue reading →