MAPRI: Groundwork Being Laid for Genomics Bank
Rather than rely on treatments designed for the “typical” patient, research scientists and physicians at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute (MAPRI) are laying the groundwork for a new wave of medical advances in personalized medicine, and helping establish one of the world’s most comprehensive repositories of biological samples and health data. This is being referenced in the mainstream media as “precision medicine” — a term recently promoted by President Barack Obama.