News & Recognition

Ryanne Wu, MD, MHS, Associate Professor of Medicine and faculty for the Duke Precision Medicine Program, knew she wanted to be a physician from a very young age. Now, at Duke, Wu is an internal medicine physician and health services researcher with an emphasis on precision medicine. She studies the implementation of precision medicine interventions with the goal of improving clinical care processes and outcomes. Wu is part of projects involving MeTree, a patient-facing family health history risk assessment platform designed at Duke’s Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine, as well as the Veteran Affair’s Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Testing for Veterans (PHASER) program, which is working to complete PGx testing on up to 250,000 veterans by 2024.

The 10-week program for undergraduates kicked off on May 23 and runs through July 29, 2022

The Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology (GCB) and the Center for Precision Medicine has partnered once again with North Carolina Central University (NCCU) for the Summer Scholars Program in Genome Sciences and Medicine, welcoming students to Durham, North Carolina.

Public Health Genetics Week will take place May 23-27, 2022. The virtual event, organized by the National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics Network, aims to increase awareness, and celebrate the efforts of the public health genetics system.

Dr. McCarthy is currently the Vice President of Precision Medicine at Fabric Genomics, a bioinformatics company that offers the leading AI-based software platform for analysis of next-generation sequencing data for use in clinical genetic testing.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) convened their Annual Meeting at Duke University this past weekend where approximately 200 guests attended on-site in Durham with another 200 virtually from across the country, representing more than 40 programs.

Since 2019, the Durham VA has served as the coordinating center for The Pharmacogenomics Testing for Veterans program (PHASER), an exciting new program that is bringing PGx testing to Veterans across the country.

Martin “Arthur” Moseley, PhD, retired from Duke after 15 years of service at the end of January of 2022. Dr. Moseley is an Associate Professor of Medicine, faculty member in the Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine (CAGPM), and Director of the Proteomics and Metabolomics core facility housed in the Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology (GCB)

Katherine Collins, PhD, one of the current Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine’s post-doctoral fellows in genomic medicine research, published a paper in the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (TJACSM) characterizing the timing and self-reported determinants of exercise intervention dropout among sedentary adults with overweight or obesity. The study also sought to explore variations in adherence among individuals who completed the 6- to 8-month structured exercise intervention.

Black History Month dedicates a month to reflect, celebrate, and amplifying the many accomplishments of African Americans. As a Black employee of the Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, we spoke with Julia Walker, whose dedication to Duke and the Center is unmatched.