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The Path to Personalized Medicine for Everyone

Genomics, Big Data and Diversity Precision medicine based on genetic testing is far more accurate for Caucasians than for other groups. Tests can accurately determine a Caucasian’s risk for a range of diseases with a 10 percent false positive rate, which means the test detects a risk for a… Read More »

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John D. Carpten elected fellow of AACR Academy

March 29th, 2021

American Association for Cancer Research honors distinguished USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center scientist By Wayne Lewis John D. Carpten, PhD, founding chair for the Department of Translational Genomics in the Keck School… Read More »

Stephen B. Gruber and John D. Carpten are seen before the USC Norris Ambassadors Friends and Family Luncheon, held Sept. 29 at the Aresty Auditorium on the Health Sciences Campus.

USC Norris celebrates Friends and Family

November 8th, 2016

Stephen B. Gruber and John D. Carpten are seen before the USC Norris Ambassadors Friends and Family Luncheon, held Sept. 29 at the Aresty Auditorium on the Health Sciences Campus. Stephen B…. Read More »

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The future of medicine is personalized

August 23rd, 2016

John Carpten, PhD John Carpten joins the Keck School of Medicine to connect the dots between individual cancer patients and the best treatments The technological advances that have allowed doctors to differentiate… Read More »