On December 2, 2015, lead investigators of interdisciplinary teams will present their research toward advancing customized healthcare. Each team is the recipient of a seed grant from ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah's Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) and Program in Personalized ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ (PPH) pilot program designed to combine talent, resources, and perspectives from across disciplines in order to spur translational research related to personalized health.
The PPH/CCTS symposium precedes the Frontiers in Precision Medicine "Exploring Science and Policy Boundaries" symposium to be held on December 3-4, 2015, at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah.
PPH and CCTS Pilot Award Symposium
December 2, 2015
9:00 a.m. – Noon
Eccles Institute of Human Genetics Auditorium
Welcome Address
Willard Dere, MD
Personalized Prenatal Care: Escape from Obstetric Dogma
Erin Clark, MD
Contraceptive Use in Women with Chronic Diseases
Lori Gawron, MD, MPH
Non-invasive, Host mRNA Biomarkers for Refractory Clostridium difficile Infection
Daniel Leung, MD, MSc
Development of a Tool to Optimize and Tailor the Use of BRCA Testing in Families
Wendy Kohlmann, MA
Development of a Combinational Cellular Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma
Djordje Atanackovic, MD
Personalized Approach to the Scleroderma Esophagus
Tracy Frech, MD, MS
Differential Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis by RNA Sequencing
Masaaki Yoshigi, MD
Psychosocial Predictors of Weight Recidivism Following Bariatric Surgery
Anna Ibele, MD
Flexible and Yet Structured Phenotyping for Genomic Studies
Karen Eilbeck, MSc, PhD
Benchmarking Antibiotic Use Across Three CTSA Institutions: An Update on the Challenges and Opportunities
Diana Brixner, RPh, PhD
Hosted by the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Program in Personalized ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ
Light refreshments will be served following the presentations
Questions? Contact
Emily Coonrod
801-585-2268
emily.coonrod@hsc.utah.edu