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University of Montana researcher Erica Woodahl brings pharmacogenetics to reservation
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As interest and investment in personalized medicine increases, University of Montana Associate Professor Erica Woodahl http://biomed.health.umt.edu/People/default.php?ID=1352 stands in a prominent position. She’s currently the only person in the continental United States doing pharmacogenetic research on an indigenous population.
One of the biggest buzzwords in health care right now is pharmacogenetics, also known as personalized or precision medicine. During his latest State of the Union, President Barack Obama announced he was launching a $215 million Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes, and to give Americans access to the personalized information needed to keep healthier. Last week, the governor of California unveiled a similar $3 million public-private statewide initiative.
By Kellen Beck
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