"We want to make sure that everybody's fairly represented in medical research. The more diverse of a data pool we can have, the better," All of Us tour manager Mel Lopez told the Missoulian.
All of Us Wisconsin is aiming to reach a wide variety of people across the state. Its newest site is UW Health's Fort Atkinson clinic.
In an effort to address health inequities and advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds, Temple has joined the National Institutes of Health and the University of Pittsburgh to open an enrollment site for the All of Us Research Program.
Speaking to The Nation's Health about All of Us, Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine said "This data is such a gift — it'll have so many downstream benefits."
"I came mostly for the research part, to help," said volunteer Russel Emerson. "Yes we will find something out about ourselves, but I really wanted to give my DNA and all the information so it would help further research on diseases and other genetic things for medical reasons."
A health care project with a goal of speeding up health research is in search of 100,000 volunteers in Wisconsin.
The UW-Madison, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Marshfield Clinic are spearheading a statewide effort to help the NIH build a national biomedical database of unprecedented depth and scope. The platform could yield new insights about health and disease, and help clinicians develop personalized treatments for patients.
Dr. Emily Griese of Sanford Health and All of Us Journey tour manager Francisco Huizar spoke to South Dakota Public Radio about the program and the promise of precision medicine.
In Western Pennsylvania, almost 16,000 adults have joined All of Us, reported Dr. Mylynda Massart, a family medicine physician with a special focus on genetics and one of the co-investigators of the All of Us Pennsylvania Research Program.
A national health research program aimed at advancing the concept of precision medicine made a visit to Omaha last week.