$45 Million Headed To Chicago For Precision Medicine Research

$45 Million Headed To Chicago For Precision Medicine Research

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The National Institutes of Health is awarding $45 million to local institutions for a federal precision medicine program. Precision medicine tailors treatment to an individual based on genes, environment and lifestyle. The national program wants to recruit a diverse field of a million participants that will volunteer their health information.