Precision Health Collaborative Steering Committee

North Carolina Biotechnology Center

NCBiotech has identified precision health as a key strategic sector for North Carolina economic development.

Mary Beth Thomas, Ph.D. - Senior Vice President, Science and Business Development
Sara Imhof, Ph.D. - Vice President, Focused Initiative Team

Atrium Health / Levine Cancer Institute

Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas HealthCare System) promotes research that positively impacts community health and healthcare disparities. They strive to reduce health disparities, enhance access to primary care, and improve the quality of healthcare services. Research is designed to be translational and rapidly disseminated into practice. 

Jai Patel, Pharm.D., BCOP - Chief, Pharmacology Research
Sarah, Morris, Pharm.D. - Clinical Pharmacogenomic Specialist 
Grace Nguyen, Pharm.D. - Clinical Pharmacogenomic Specialist

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

BCBS is committed to precision health as a platform for improving patient care and the effectiveness, including the cost effectiveness, in healthcare delivery and utilization.

Larry Wu, M.D. - Medical Director 

Cone Health

Cone Health Precision Health uses personalized medicine to identify and determine potential genetic causes for symptoms. 

Chad Haldeman-Englert, M.D. - Medical Director

Digital Health Impact + Transformation (DHIT)

DHIT is a social purpose venture dedicated to driving healthcare transformation through their digital health impact platform. They connect people and emerging technologies, matching ecosystem needs with validated solutions through demand-driven collaboration and innovation. 

Michael Levy, MBA - President

Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy 

Marianne Hamilton Lopez, Ph.D., MPA - Research Director

Duke University

Duke has conducted extensive research in precision health and has provided a national leadership role in the implementation and adoption of precision health in patient care.

Svati Shah, M.D., MHS - Director, Center for Precision Health 
Deepak Voora, M.D. - Associate Professor of Medicine
Lisa Bendz, Pharm.D. - Medication Policy Clinical Pharmacist & Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner 
Meghan Mac Neal, M.S., M.P.H. - Clinical Research Genetic Counselor 

Durham VA Medical Center 

The Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. Services are available to more than 200,000 Veterans living in a 27-county area of central and eastern North Carolina. 
Deepak Voora, Executive Director - VA National Pharmacogenomics Program 
Jill Bates, Deputy Executive Director - VA National Pharmacogenomics Program 

GeriatRx Inc. 

GeriatRx is a pharmacist-led consulting service that focuses not only on chronic medication management, but also identifies that there is a lack of support for parents who are caregivers or for the elderly who need help in maneuvering a very difficult health care landscape.

DeLon Canterbury, Pharm.D. - Chief Executive Officer

JMP Life Sciences, SAS Institute

JMP is a division of SAS that produces interactive statistical discovery software. JMP Genomics provides exceptional tools for genetics research, pharmacogenomics, expression analysis, and many other precision health applications. 

Wenjun Bao, Ph.D. - Chief Scientist and R&D Manager

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University has been at the forefront of developing quantitative methods to support the practice of personalized medicine by leveraging and integrating their diverse expertise to pursue new methodological innovation for discovery of precision medicine strategies.

Fred Wright, Ph.D. - Professor and Director of the Bioinformatics Research Center
Yi-Hui Zhou, Ph.D. - Associate Professor and Associate Director, Bioinformatics Research Center

Pappas Ventures

Pappas Ventures, like NCBiotech, sees significant market and investment potential in precision health research and companies.

Peter Young, MBA - Executive-in-Residence

Renaissance Computing Institute

Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) develops and deploys advanced technologies to enable research discoveries and practical innovations. RENCI strives to be a leader in data science and an essential catalyst for data driven discoveries leading to better health.

Rebecca Boyles, MSPH - Deputy Director

RTI International

RTI has a number of initiatives in precision health, including studies on the environmental impact on population health, data analytics and the development of mobile health applications to support patient engagement.

Olivia Dong, Ph.D., Senior Research Health Economist

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a rich history of precision health with its clinical and research functions. Also, UNC’s Renaissance Computing Institute has developed expertise in health informatics and data science, which underlie precision health discoveries. The Institute also leads in developing mechanisms for data sharing across institutions.

Jonathan Berg, M.D., Ph.D.- Bryson Distinguished Professor, Genetics and Medicine 
Don Hobart, J.D. - Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Amber Cipriani - Pharm.D. - Precision Medicine Pharmacy Coordinator 
Megan Roberts, Ph.D. - Director of Implementation Science in Precision Health & Society
Melissa Haendel, Ph.D. - Director of Precision Health & Translational Informatics 

University of North Carolina - Greensboro

The Precision Health & Wellness Institute (PHWI) is a leading-edge collaboration between Cone Health and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It adopts a precision health model, tailoring care to individuals based on genetics, lifestyle, and environment, supported by multidisciplinary teams from genetics, nutrition, physical therapy, and counseling.

Rachel Mills, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Genetic Counseling 

Wake Forest University

The Center for Precision Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine develops and supports innovative, collaborative, and multidisciplinary research into the causes of common human disorders to improve long-term health outcomes for patients. 

Michael Olivier, Ph.D. - Director, Center for Precision Medicine and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Molecular Medicine 
Lori Orlando, M.D., MHA - Professor of Medicine

WakeMed Health and Hospitals 

Casey Granack, MHA - Manager, Innovations 
David Kirk, M.D. - Chief Clinical Integration Officer