Building Big Data, One Swab at a Time
March 14, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
PBS NewsHour recently featured Pioneer grantee Kaiser biobank. In her blog post, Nancy Barrand shares how Pioneer first became involved with Kaiser's biobank.
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Decoding the Human Genome Raises New Questions, Practical and Ethical
May 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The State of Arizona Department of Health Services held a conference on the future impact of advances in genetics. "Genetics in the 21st Century: Crisis and Opportunity" took place May 12-14, 1999, in Mesa, Ariz.
Education, Genetic Ancestry, and Blood Pressure in African Americans and Whites
August 30, 2011 | Journal Article
This study examined the role education and genetic ancestry play in predicting blood pressure (BP) among African Americans, looking at both within-group relationships and between-group relationships. The study confirms the finding that genetic ancestry is not associated with BP.
Education, Not Ancestry, Key To Hypertension in African Americans
June 14, 2012 | Story
Grantee Debunks Genetic Ancestry Theory of Hypertension in African Americans.
Expanding a Biorepository at Kaiser Permanente
September 17, 2012 | Program Result Report
From late 2008 through 2011, the team from the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) built a biorepository to support studies of genetic and environmental contributors to many common diseases.
Fine-Tuning Drugs to Match Our Genes - What are the Implications for Health Care Costs and Treatments?
July 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
Pharmacogenomics is the study of how inherited variations in genes dictate a person's reaction to a drug. Louis F. Rossiter, PhD, and other researchers examined how pharmacogenomics fits within the current health care market.
Harold Amos Scholar Advances Science on Prostate Cancer
July 18, 2011 | Story
Working with an international team, Levi Garraway's use of whole genome sequencing affords deeper understanding of disease, opens new avenues of inquiry and points way to better diagnoses and treatments.
Health Professionals Learn to Unravel Genetics for Their Patients
July 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The American Nurses Foundation established the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, an interdisciplinary group that brings together organizations to promote health professional education in the area of human genetics.
Helping Cancer Patients Choose the Most Effective Treatment
September 13, 2012 | Story
A Physician Faculty scholar creates guidelines for breast cancer patients struggling with the decision of a lifetime.
Human Capital News Roundup: Electronic medical records, reducing gang-related violence, cancer-causing DNA mutations, and more.
May 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar David G. Bundy, MD, MPH, ...