by Emily Burke, PhD | Jun 29, 2017 | Precision Medicine
FOUR MOLECULAR VARIANTS EXPLAINED Hearing your doctor utter the words HER2-positive, HR-positive, triple-negative, or BRCA mutation can be devastating — even for the most resilient person. Simply put, breast cancer is a complex disease. A diagnosis can be derived...
by Emily Burke, PhD | Feb 5, 2015 | Precision Medicine
During President Obama’s State of the Union address last month, a cystic fibrosis patient named Bill Elder sat beside First Lady Michelle Obama. Diagnosed with the disease at 8 years old, Mr. Elder is “healthier now than ever before” at age 27, thanks...
by Emily Burke, PhD | Oct 2, 2014 | Precision Medicine
When popping a pill, we seldom think about what happens next—to the pill, or even to our bodies. We assume the body welcomes any extra help to fix the problem, but the reaction is quite contrary. A swallowed pill (small molecule drug) is instantly labeled by our body...
by Emily Burke, PhD | Jun 5, 2014 | Precision Medicine
NEW COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC APPROVAL Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer found in both men and women in the U.S., and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Approximately 1.2 million cases of colorectal cancer are expected to occur globally. Just...
