IU Precision Health Grand Challenge Accouncement

As the first of Indiana University's Grand Challenges, Precision Health is IU's big health care solution. The Precision Health Initiative incorporates medicine, social sciences, education and data sciences to find ways to better identify, treat, cure and prevent diseases. Success of the initiative will be measured by the tangible impact it has on the lives of people living in Indiana.

We were joined by leaders of Indiana University and its Precision Health Initiative to learn about progress made so far toward the initiative's bold goals to cure at least one cancer and one childhood disease and to prevent at least one chronic illness and one neurodegenerative disease. Leaders will also discussed plans to go door to door in the community to invite Indiana residents' participation in precision health research.

Speakers included:

• Dr. Anantha Shekhar, Principal Investigator, IU Precision Health Initiative; Executive Associate Dean, IU School of Medicine; Associate Vice President for Research and Clinical Affairs, Indiana University
• Fred Cate, Vice President for Research, Indiana University
• Dr. Jay Hess, Dean, IU School of Medicine; Vice President for University Clinical Affairs, Indiana University
• Lauren Robel, Provost and Executive Vice President, Indiana University Bloomington