{"370431":{"#nid":"370431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPaT Director Beth Mynatt Invited to Launch of Obama\u0027s Precision Medicine Initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt will represent Georgia Tech today at the launch of President Barack Obama\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/31\/us\/obama-to-unveil-research-initiative-aiming-to-develop-tailored-medical-treatments.html?_r=1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPrecision Medicine initiative\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe goal of precision medicine \u0026mdash;also known as personalized medicine \u0026mdash;is to identify and treat the exact form of disease in patients based on their genome. It also looks at other factors like the interaction of genes and environment, and the body\u0026#39;s microbes. This approach also allows doctors to tailor drugs to each individual and avoid ineffective or harmful drugs. At the event launch, the President will host academics, scientists and government officials to announce details of the new initiative.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We\u0026#39;re excited about the Precision Medicine initiative,\u0026rdquo; said Mynatt. \u0026ldquo;At Georgia Tech, we have an aggressive research program that integrates genetic, behavioral, and environmental information to create personalized heath and wellness interventions. These interventions are clearly showing the potential to improve health across the country through precision medicine approaches.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMynatt leads an NIH project to create \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/myjourney-compass-next-generation\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epersonalized support for breast cancer patients\u003C\/a\u003E. Last month, she discussed her research at President\u0026rsquo;s Cancer Panel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt will represent Georgia Tech today at the launch of President Barack Obama\u0026#39;s Precision Medicine initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt will represent Georgia Tech today at the launch of President Barack Obama\u0027s Precision Medicine initiative."}],"uid":"27197","created_gmt":"2015-01-29 21:48:14","changed_gmt":"2019-07-11 15:12:24","author":"Renata Le Dantec","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"231051":{"id":"231051","type":"image","title":"Elizabeth Mynatt","body":null,"created":"1449243602","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:02","changed":"1475894903","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:23","alt":"Elizabeth Mynatt","file":{"fid":"197542","name":"mynatt-headshot-april-2012_small.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_small_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_small_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":429275,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_small_0.jpeg?itok=fkM9CDST"}}},"media_ids":["231051"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/01\/30\/fact-sheet-president-obama-s-precision-medicine-initiative","title":"FACT SHEET: President Obama\u2019s Precision Medicine Initiative"}],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10989","name":"Beth Mynatt"},{"id":"12888","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"11336","name":"mynatt"},{"id":"74051","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"398","name":"health"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}