Personalized Pharmacology
The human genome evolved for us as Paleolithic cavemen, arming us to cope with leopards, communicable diseases, infections, parasites and starvation. But modern society has succeeded in taming most of those risks, and now, ironically, our biggest health challenges are largely a byproduct of our success. As we extend our lifespan, cancer and cardiac disease increase in incidence. We confront an epidemic of diabetes and obesity related diseases largely caused by overconsumption and inactivity. Our genome never evolved to benefit obese 70 year olds. Cavemen didn’t typically live past 40 and didn’t drink high-fructose corn syrup in Big Gulps.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2013 source: the original post by Ed Silverman appeared in Pharmalot As drug development and diagnostics increasingly converge, the advent of personalized medicine is increasing all the time. Of course, we are not quite there yet, but the advent of electronic medical records and the genome are inching us closer all the time. But […]
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Nat Goldhaber is a co-founder of Claremont Creek Ventures.
BRAD WEBB
Brad is focused on the role of genomics and biomarker data analytics in driving the next generation of diagnostics and drug development.
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Randy Hawks is a co-founder of Claremont Creek Ventures.