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The Institute of Precision Medicine has released an Annual Report for 2019 and 2020. Our report the details major accomplishments of our program and highlights key progress in our four focus areas of precision biobanking, genomics and data analytics, education and outreach, and clinical implementation. Please reach out to us to discuss these and other precision medicine activities at Pitt and UPMC.
The Pitt Center for Research Computing is hosting their biannual Advancing Research through Computing symposium online on April 6, 2021 with nationally prominent keynote speakers from UC Berkeley and Argonne National Laboratory, as well as speakers from the University of Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University discussing Advanced Computing in the fields of Materials Design and Precision Medicine. ARC 2021 will also feature a student poster contest with two $500 prizes for Pitt graduates and undergraduates.
A Pittsburgh study to detemine whether the use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides a faster genetic diagnosis for infants in the intensive care unit (ICU) population compared to standard-of-care testing is underway within the UPMC health system. In the study, known as PISCES, researchers will examine whether early diagnosis through WGS can lead to better outcomes and reduced costs of medical care.
The mission of Precision Medicine Initiative for Commercialization (PreMIC) is to stimulate early-stage commercial translation projects among University of Pittsburgh and UPMC investigators to address major unmet clinical needs through precision medicine-based approaches. PreMIC is a catalyst for big thinking in precision medicine translation – filling the academic funnel with new technologies that will move toward technology licensing and new company formation.
Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be postponing PMWC East (originally scheduled to be held in Pittsburgh on June 4-5, 2020) until September 24-25, 2021. We have chosen to postpone the meeting due to the unprecedented challenges currently faced with the pandemic and to ensure the safety of all participants.
We have also postponed the satellite event ‘
Join the Institute for Precision Medicine as we partner to present a variety of precision medicine focussed events in Pittsburgh June 2-5th!
Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) at the University of Pittsburgh, June 4-5, 2020
The 18th Precision Medicine World Conference will host 500 Attendees | 2 Tracks | 100 Speakers + Exhibits
The PMWC program will feature innovative technologies and analyze the success of already thriving initiatives and clinical case studies that enable the translation of precision medicine into direct improvements in health care.
The 18th Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) will take place at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center on June 4 and 5, 2020 in partnership with University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. This city of steel has re-emerged as the city of Eds and Meds with nationally recognized universities and healthcare institutions. PMWC 2020 Pittsburgh brings together leading researchers to showcase practical content that helps close the knowledge gap among different sectors,
An article published in CAP TODAY highlights Pitt’s efforts to implement pharmacogenomics in a preemptive manor and interviews Phil Empey, Associate Director for Pharmacogenomics at the Institute for Precision Medicine and faculty in the School of Pharmacy and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, who shares his plans of careful implementation of pharmacogenomic reporting of variants with the highest level of evidence.
Philip Empey, Associate Director for Pharmacogenomics at the Institute for Precision Medicine and faculty in the School of Pharmacy and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, who leads the Pitt/Thermo PGx Center of Excellence was interviewed recently by genomeweb for an article highlighting our efforts to perform PGx testing on up to 150,000 individuals in the UPMC system.
Visit the Institute for Precision Medicine booth at the Precision Medicine World Conference 2020 meeting in Silicon Valley, January 21-24th.
Stop by booth 707 to hear more about ongoing precision medicine activites at Pitt and UPMC, Pitt PGx, Test2Learn, the UPMC Genome Center and more!