Ep. 019: Personalized Medicine Tech is Coming to Canada

Feb 6

Guest: Dr. Corey Nislow, University of British Columbia

2015 is the year genomics gets real.

That is according to Dr. Corey Nislow. From his lab at UBC, he is working on a pilot project with the BC Pharmacy Association and Genome BC that moves us one step closer in the promise of personalized medicine. His study will verify the validity and the logistics of delivering designer medicine to patients in their local pharmacy.

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