Precision Medicine: 8 must-follow Twitter users (updated)

While it's challenging to keep up to date with all the news in precision medicine, Twitter's a good place to get a constant stream of good information - if you know where to look. These Twitter users know a thing or two about precision medicine.

#PrecisionMedicine is barreling to the forefront of healthcare these days . It’s hard to keep up with the endless stream of updates, but Twitter’s a good tool to keep up with the news.

Many of you are already following precision/personalized/individualized medicine pioneers like Eric Topol, or Craig Venter, or Francis Collins.

However, here are some Tweeters that are leading social media’s precision medicine presence:

1. Robert West, a self-described “personalized medicine evangelist and über patient advocate” – as well as “Connector.of.Medical.Dots.” A vetted go-to source for current, relevant information on precision medicine.

2. Ethan Perlstein, founder of Perlstein Lab. An “indie scientist,” Perlstein takes a unique spin on orphan drug discovery with the mantra, “leave no mutation left behind.” He’s opinionated, sure, but isn’t that why we look to Twitter?

Handle: @eperlste

3. Muin Khourydirector of the CDC Office of Public Health Genomics. Just a rich source for academic advancement in genomics and precision medicine – particularly as they apply to population health.

Handle: @DrKhouryCDC

4. Geoff Ginsburg, director of the Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine at Duke University. Ginsburg’s a pioneer in translational genomics, and works heavily in biomarker-informed clinical trials. He’s a bit of a White House darling.

Handle: @PersonalizedMed

5. Mike Thompsonmedical director of early phase cancer and patient-centered research at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. More immuno-oncologist than precision medicine evangelist, but a worthy Tweeter to follow in this era of tailored therapies.

Handle: @mtmdphd

6. Gholson Lyon, MD, PhD is on the faculty at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. He also heads up Lyon Labs there, which is all about understanding the pathophysiology of severe neuropsychiatric disorders by using technologies such as whole genome sequencing, induced pluripotent stem cells and deep brain stimulation to investigate these conditions.

Handle: @GholsonLyon

7. David R. Bachinsky, PhD is the Chief Scientific Officer with Molecular Creativity, which uses integrated nanotechnology and molecular genetics to improve diagnostics and gene therapies.

Handle: @drbachinsky

8. Dr. Leroy Hood is the president and co-founder of Institute for Systems Biology and a National Medal of Science recipient. Acct managed by @hsiaoching.

Handle: @ISBLeeHood

Update: You might have seen that we expanded the list. It’s not meant to be all encompassing but yes, we updated.

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