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Precision Health Initiative

The Precision Health Initiative, selected as the first recipient of funding from the Indiana University Grand Challenges Program, will transform biomedical research, health care innovations and the delivery of health interventions in Indiana. IU’s Precision Health Initiative will enhance the prevention, treatment, and health outcomes of human diseases through a more precise analysis of the genetic, developmental, behavioral and environmental factors that shape an individual’s health. Thus, precision health spans the full range of health promotion and disease prevention, as well as individualized treatment and recovery strategies.

Precision Health Initiative has several clinical and academic goals. Clinical goals include research into the "Cure" for multiple myeloma/triple negative breast cancer and pediatric sarcomas, in addition to being able to "Prevent" Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease. Academic goals include research to "Grow" research capabilities, in addition to being able to "Create" new educational programs. 
To reach these goals Precision Health Initiative will need $120 million dollars to be spent on the following pillars: Genomic Medicine; Cell, Gene & Immune Therapy; Regenerative Medicine & Engineering; Psychoscoial, Behavioral & Ethics; Data & Informatics; and Chemical Biology & Biotherapeutics.
Precision Health Initiatives resources included under the leadership of Principal Investigator Dr. Tatiana Foroud, PhD are 39 new faculty members with access to Precision Health participant cohorts. New Research Resources, Facilities and Centers add the following resources: Gene Editing Core, Gene Sequencing Core, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Facility for Cellular Therapeutics, Center for Chemical Biology and Biotherapeutics, Precision Health Data Commons, and Precision Health Participant Cohorts.

Precision Health Initiative's Impact on Indiana

Indiana University physician scientists are working to better treat, cure and even prevent five of the state’s most dreaded diseases. This interactive map shows all of the counties where people are participating in precision health research and clinical care. View text alternative of map information

Active initiatives per county, 1-5

Areas of focus include:

Alzheimer's Disease


Breast Cancer


Multiple Myeloma


Pediatric Sarcomas


Person to Person Health Interview Study


Type 2 Diabetes


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