

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" class="no-js">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={});NREUM.info={"beacon":"bam-cell.nr-data.net","errorBeacon":"bam-cell.nr-data.net","licenseKey":"db51011748","applicationID":"9339","transactionName":"Jw4IFxdXCQgHExslVwoFEwARVxcnDQ9AFFcIDQMRSlwMFxIAQAVQOxEHBAA=","queueTime":0,"applicationTime":896,"agent":"","atts":"H0MTQV9DRwwNEkBEAkYRFAYGURYNDQ9cA1kIFQ5NC1xLAQYUFhtF"}</script>
<script type="text/javascript">(window.NREUM||(NREUM={})).init={ajax:{deny_list:["bam-cell.nr-data.net"]}};(window.NREUM||(NREUM={})).loader_config={licenseKey:"db51011748",applicationID:"9339"};window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(t,e,n){function r(n){if(!e[n]){var i=e[n]={exports:{}};t[n][0].call(i.exports,function(e){var i=t[n][1][e];return r(i||e)},i,i.exports)}return e[n].exports}if("function"==typeof __nr_require)return __nr_require;for(var i=0;i<n.length;i++)r(n[i]);return r}({1:[function(t,e,n){function r(){}function i(t,e,n,r){return function(){return s.recordSupportability("API/"+e+"/called"),o(t+e,[u.now()].concat(c(arguments)),n?null:this,r),n?void 0:this}}var o=t("handle"),a=t(10),c=t(11),f=t("ee").get("tracer"),u=t("loader"),s=t(4),d=NREUM;"undefined"==typeof window.newrelic&&(newrelic=d);var p=["setPageViewName","setCustomAttribute","setErrorHandler","finished","addToTrace","inlineHit","addRelease"],l="api-",v=l+"ixn-";a(p,function(t,e){d[e]=i(l,e,!0,"api")}),d.addPageAction=i(l,"addPageAction",!0),d.setCurrentRouteName=i(l,"routeName",!0),e.exports=newrelic,d.interaction=function(){return(new r).get()};var m=r.prototype={createTracer:function(t,e){var n={},r=this,i="function"==typeof e;return o(v+"tracer",[u.now(),t,n],r),function(){if(f.emit((i?"":"no-")+"fn-start",[u.now(),r,i],n),i)try{return e.apply(this,arguments)}catch(t){throw f.emit("fn-err",[arguments,this,t],n),t}finally{f.emit("fn-end",[u.now()],n)}}}};a("actionText,setName,setAttribute,save,ignore,onEnd,getContext,end,get".split(","),function(t,e){m[e]=i(v,e)}),newrelic.noticeError=function(t,e){"string"==typeof t&&(t=new Error(t)),s.recordSupportability("API/noticeError/called"),o("err",[t,u.now(),!1,e])}},{}],2:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){if(NREUM.init){for(var e=NREUM.init,n=t.split("."),r=0;r<n.length-1;r++)if(e=e[n[r]],"object"!=typeof e)return;return e=e[n[n.length-1]]}}e.exports={getConfiguration:r}},{}],3:[function(t,e,n){var r=!1;try{var i=Object.defineProperty({},"passive",{get:function(){r=!0}});window.addEventListener("testPassive",null,i),window.removeEventListener("testPassive",null,i)}catch(o){}e.exports=function(t){return r?{passive:!0,capture:!!t}:!!t}},{}],4:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e){var n=[a,t,{name:t},e];return o("storeMetric",n,null,"api"),n}function i(t,e){var n=[c,t,{name:t},e];return o("storeEventMetrics",n,null,"api"),n}var o=t("handle"),a="sm",c="cm";e.exports={constants:{SUPPORTABILITY_METRIC:a,CUSTOM_METRIC:c},recordSupportability:r,recordCustom:i}},{}],5:[function(t,e,n){function r(){return c.exists&&performance.now?Math.round(performance.now()):(o=Math.max((new Date).getTime(),o))-a}function i(){return o}var o=(new Date).getTime(),a=o,c=t(12);e.exports=r,e.exports.offset=a,e.exports.getLastTimestamp=i},{}],6:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){return!(!t||!t.protocol||"file:"===t.protocol)}e.exports=r},{}],7:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e){var n=t.getEntries();n.forEach(function(t){"first-paint"===t.name?p("timing",["fp",Math.floor(t.startTime)]):"first-contentful-paint"===t.name&&p("timing",["fcp",Math.floor(t.startTime)])})}function i(t,e){var n=t.getEntries();if(n.length>0){var r=n[n.length-1];if(f&&f<r.startTime)return;p("lcp",[r])}}function o(t){t.getEntries().forEach(function(t){t.hadRecentInput||p("cls",[t])})}function a(t){if(t instanceof g&&!y){var e=Math.round(t.timeStamp),n={type:t.type};e<=l.now()?n.fid=l.now()-e:e>l.offset&&e<=Date.now()?(e-=l.offset,n.fid=l.now()-e):e=l.now(),y=!0,p("timing",["fi",e,n])}}function c(t){"hidden"===t&&(f=l.now(),p("pageHide",[f]))}if(!("init"in NREUM&&"page_view_timing"in NREUM.init&&"enabled"in NREUM.init.page_view_timing&&NREUM.init.page_view_timing.enabled===!1)){var f,u,s,d,p=t("handle"),l=t("loader"),v=t(9),m=t(3),g=NREUM.o.EV;if("PerformanceObserver"in window&&"function"==typeof window.PerformanceObserver){u=new PerformanceObserver(r);try{u.observe({entryTypes:["paint"]})}catch(h){}s=new PerformanceObserver(i);try{s.observe({entryTypes:["largest-contentful-paint"]})}catch(h){}d=new PerformanceObserver(o);try{d.observe({type:"layout-shift",buffered:!0})}catch(h){}}if("addEventListener"in document){var y=!1,w=["click","keydown","mousedown","pointerdown","touchstart"];w.forEach(function(t){document.addEventListener(t,a,m(!1))})}v(c)}},{}],8:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e){if(!i)return!1;if(t!==i)return!1;if(!e)return!0;if(!o)return!1;for(var n=o.split("."),r=e.split("."),a=0;a<r.length;a++)if(r[a]!==n[a])return!1;return!0}var i=null,o=null,a=/Version\/(\S+)\s+Safari/;if(navigator.userAgent){var c=navigator.userAgent,f=c.match(a);f&&c.indexOf("Chrome")===-1&&c.indexOf("Chromium")===-1&&(i="Safari",o=f[1])}e.exports={agent:i,version:o,match:r}},{}],9:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){function e(){t(c&&document[c]?document[c]:document[o]?"hidden":"visible")}"addEventListener"in document&&a&&document.addEventListener(a,e,i(!1))}var i=t(3);e.exports=r;var o,a,c;"undefined"!=typeof document.hidden?(o="hidden",a="visibilitychange",c="visibilityState"):"undefined"!=typeof document.msHidden?(o="msHidden",a="msvisibilitychange"):"undefined"!=typeof document.webkitHidden&&(o="webkitHidden",a="webkitvisibilitychange",c="webkitVisibilityState")},{}],10:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e){var n=[],r="",o=0;for(r in t)i.call(t,r)&&(n[o]=e(r,t[r]),o+=1);return n}var i=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=r},{}],11:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n){e||(e=0),"undefined"==typeof n&&(n=t?t.length:0);for(var r=-1,i=n-e||0,o=Array(i<0?0:i);++r<i;)o[r]=t[e+r];return o}e.exports=r},{}],12:[function(t,e,n){e.exports={exists:"undefined"!=typeof window.performance&&window.performance.timing&&"undefined"!=typeof window.performance.timing.navigationStart}},{}],ee:[function(t,e,n){function r(){}function i(t){function e(t){return t&&t instanceof r?t:t?u(t,f,a):a()}function n(n,r,i,o,a){if(a!==!1&&(a=!0),!l.aborted||o){t&&a&&t(n,r,i);for(var c=e(i),f=m(n),u=f.length,s=0;s<u;s++)f[s].apply(c,r);var p=d[w[n]];return p&&p.push([b,n,r,c]),c}}function o(t,e){y[t]=m(t).concat(e)}function v(t,e){var n=y[t];if(n)for(var r=0;r<n.length;r++)n[r]===e&&n.splice(r,1)}function m(t){return y[t]||[]}function g(t){return p[t]=p[t]||i(n)}function h(t,e){l.aborted||s(t,function(t,n){e=e||"feature",w[n]=e,e in d||(d[e]=[])})}var y={},w={},b={on:o,addEventListener:o,removeEventListener:v,emit:n,get:g,listeners:m,context:e,buffer:h,abort:c,aborted:!1};return b}function o(t){return u(t,f,a)}function a(){return new r}function c(){(d.api||d.feature)&&(l.aborted=!0,d=l.backlog={})}var f="nr@context",u=t("gos"),s=t(10),d={},p={},l=e.exports=i();e.exports.getOrSetContext=o,l.backlog=d},{}],gos:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n){if(i.call(t,e))return t[e];var r=n();if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{return Object.defineProperty(t,e,{value:r,writable:!0,enumerable:!1}),r}catch(o){}return t[e]=r,r}var i=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=r},{}],handle:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n,r){i.buffer([t],r),i.emit(t,e,n)}var i=t("ee").get("handle");e.exports=r,r.ee=i},{}],id:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){var e=typeof t;return!t||"object"!==e&&"function"!==e?-1:t===window?0:a(t,o,function(){return i++})}var i=1,o="nr@id",a=t("gos");e.exports=r},{}],loader:[function(t,e,n){function r(){if(!T++){var t=P.info=NREUM.info,e=g.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(setTimeout(u.abort,3e4),!(t&&t.licenseKey&&t.applicationID&&e))return u.abort();f(O,function(e,n){t[e]||(t[e]=n)});var n=a();c("mark",["onload",n+P.offset],null,"api"),c("timing",["load",n]);var r=g.createElement("script");0===t.agent.indexOf("http://")||0===t.agent.indexOf("https://")?r.src=t.agent:r.src=v+"://"+t.agent,e.parentNode.insertBefore(r,e)}}function i(){"complete"===g.readyState&&o()}function o(){c("mark",["domContent",a()+P.offset],null,"api")}var a=t(5),c=t("handle"),f=t(10),u=t("ee"),s=t(8),d=t(6),p=t(2),l=t(3),v=p.getConfiguration("ssl")===!1?"http":"https",m=window,g=m.document,h="addEventListener",y="attachEvent",w=m.XMLHttpRequest,b=w&&w.prototype,E=!d(m.location);NREUM.o={ST:setTimeout,SI:m.setImmediate,CT:clearTimeout,XHR:w,REQ:m.Request,EV:m.Event,PR:m.Promise,MO:m.MutationObserver};var x=""+location,O={beacon:"bam.nr-data.net",errorBeacon:"bam.nr-data.net",agent:"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-1212.min.js"},M=w&&b&&b[h]&&!/CriOS/.test(navigator.userAgent),P=e.exports={offset:a.getLastTimestamp(),now:a,origin:x,features:{},xhrWrappable:M,userAgent:s,disabled:E};if(!E){t(1),t(7),g[h]?(g[h]("DOMContentLoaded",o,l(!1)),m[h]("load",r,l(!1))):(g[y]("onreadystatechange",i),m[y]("onload",r)),c("mark",["firstbyte",a.getLastTimestamp()],null,"api");var T=0}},{}],"wrap-function":[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e){function n(e,n,r,f,u){function nrWrapper(){var o,a,s,p;try{a=this,o=d(arguments),s="function"==typeof r?r(o,a):r||{}}catch(l){i([l,"",[o,a,f],s],t)}c(n+"start",[o,a,f],s,u);try{return p=e.apply(a,o)}catch(v){throw c(n+"err",[o,a,v],s,u),v}finally{c(n+"end",[o,a,p],s,u)}}return a(e)?e:(n||(n=""),nrWrapper[p]=e,o(e,nrWrapper,t),nrWrapper)}function r(t,e,r,i,o){r||(r="");var c,f,u,s="-"===r.charAt(0);for(u=0;u<e.length;u++)f=e[u],c=t[f],a(c)||(t[f]=n(c,s?f+r:r,i,f,o))}function c(n,r,o,a){if(!v||e){var c=v;v=!0;try{t.emit(n,r,o,e,a)}catch(f){i([f,n,r,o],t)}v=c}}return t||(t=s),n.inPlace=r,n.flag=p,n}function i(t,e){e||(e=s);try{e.emit("internal-error",t)}catch(n){}}function o(t,e,n){if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{var r=Object.keys(t);return r.forEach(function(n){Object.defineProperty(e,n,{get:function(){return t[n]},set:function(e){return t[n]=e,e}})}),e}catch(o){i([o],n)}for(var a in t)l.call(t,a)&&(e[a]=t[a]);return e}function a(t){return!(t&&t instanceof Function&&t.apply&&!t[p])}function c(t,e){var n=e(t);return n[p]=t,o(t,n,s),n}function f(t,e,n){var r=t[e];t[e]=c(r,n)}function u(){for(var t=arguments.length,e=new Array(t),n=0;n<t;++n)e[n]=arguments[n];return e}var s=t("ee"),d=t(11),p="nr@original",l=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,v=!1;e.exports=r,e.exports.wrapFunction=c,e.exports.wrapInPlace=f,e.exports.argsToArray=u},{}]},{},["loader"]);</script>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://static.nd.edu/" crossorigin>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://emergency.nd.edu/">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://ajax.googleapis.com/">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com/" crossorigin>
<meta name="generator" content="Conductor CMS">
<meta name="author" content="Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre Dame">
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health">
<meta name="application-name" content="Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health">
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@ND_IPH">
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@ndwebteam">
<meta name="twitter:image" property="og:image" content="https://static.nd.edu/images/webclips/default/webclip-1024.png">
<meta property="og:description" name="description" content="Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health at the University of Notre Dame">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health">
<meta property="og:title" content="Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://precisionhealth.nd.edu/">
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US">
<link rel="canonical" href="https://precisionhealth.nd.edu/">
<title>Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health | University of Notre Dame</title>
<link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.json" crossorigin="use-credentials">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico">
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://static.nd.edu/images/monogram/gold/monogram-32.png" sizes="32x32">
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://static.nd.edu/images/monogram/gold/monogram-96.png" sizes="96x96">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="https://static.nd.edu/images/webclips/default/webclip-180.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="512x512" href="https://static.nd.edu/images/webclips/default/webclip-512.png">
<link rel="mask-icon" href="https://static.nd.edu/images/monogram/monogram.svg" color="#002b5c">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#002b5c">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/stylesheets/themes/ndt/v3/ndt.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/stylesheets/site.1635512483.css" />

<!--[if IE]>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/stylesheets/ie.1601031361.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
  <script src="https://static.nd.edu/js/html5shiv.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://static.nd.edu/js/respond.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<script>var ndn=document.createElement("script");ndn.async=true;ndn.id="ndalertbarscript";ndn.src="https://emergency.nd.edu/api/alert/";var s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(ndn, s);</script>

<link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="News" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AdvancedDiagnosticsAndTherapeutics/News" />
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5HWQMJB6ZC"></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());
  gtag('config', 'G-5HWQMJB6ZC', { 'groups': 'network' });
  gtag('config', 'UA-11434524-1', { 'groups': 'network' });
  gtag('config', 'UA-10196293-41', { 'groups': 'site' });  
</script>
</head>

<body id="home" class="home home home full-width nav-top-true bg-cells-texture" vocab="https://schema.org/">

<!-- Skip links -->
<nav class="skip-links" aria-label="Skip links">
  <ul>
    <li><a href="#content" accesskey="C" title="Skip to content = C">Skip To Content</a></li>
    <li><a href="#nav-top" accesskey="S" title="Skip to navigation = S">Skip To Navigation</a></li>
    <li><a href="#search-input-nav-top">Skip To Search</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>

<div class="wrapper" id="wrapper">

  <!-- Site Header -->
  <header id="header" class="site-header">
    <p class="mark-header"><a href="https://www.nd.edu/">University of Notre Dame</a></p>
    <div class="site-title-group">
      
      <h1 id="site-title" class="site-title"><a href="/" accesskey="1" title="Homepage shortcut key = 1">Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health</a></h1>
      
      
    </div>

    <!-- Header Search/Nav  -->
    <div class="nav-header">
      <nav id="nav-top" class="nav-top" role="navigation" aria-label="Primary navigation">
        
        
        <div id="primary"><ul class="nav-level-1 depth_1"><li id="primary_114296" class="first active"><a href="/" aria-current="page" class="current current-last" aria-label="Home"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#icon-home"></use></svg></a></li><li id="primary_114297" class="li-has-children"><a href="/about/">About</a></li><li id="primary_114299" class="li-has-children"><a href="/people/">People</a></li><li id="primary_114302" class="li-has-children"><a href="/research/">Research</a></li><li id="primary_114310" class="li-has-children"><a href="/opportunities/">Opportunities</a></li><li id="primary_116923"><a href="/partners/">Partners</a></li><li id="primary_114321" class="last li-has-children"><a href="/news-events/">News &amp; Events</a></li>
        <li class="nav-search"><button class="btn-search search-toggle" aria-label="Toggle search"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16"><use xlink:href="#icon-search"></use></svg></button></li>
      </ul>
      <div class="nav-search-wrapper">
        <form method="get" action="/search/" id="search-nav-top" class="search-form" role="search" aria-label="Site search">
          <input type="hidden" name="as_sitesearch" value="precisionhealth.nd.edu">
          <input type="hidden" name="entqr" value="3">
          <input type="search" name="q" class="search-input" id="search-input-nav-top" placeholder="Search this site" title="type your search term" aria-label="Site Search input">
          <button class="search-button" type="submit" aria-label="Search"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16" data-icon="search"><use xlink:href="#icon-search"></use></svg></button>
          <button class="search-close search-toggle" aria-label="Close Search"><svg class="icon"  width="16" height="16"><use xlink:href="#icon-close"></use></svg></button>
        </form>
      </div></div>
      </nav>
    </div>

    <!-- Mobile Navbar -->
    <div class="nav-mobile-util">
      <ul class="no-bullets">
        <li><a href="/"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#icon-home"></use></svg> Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="/about/contact/"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#icon-envelope-o"></use></svg> Contact</a></li>
        <li><button class="btn-search search-toggle"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#icon-search"></use></svg> Search</button></li>
        <li>
          <a href="#nav" class="nav-menu nav-skip">
          <svg version="1.1" class="icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"  width="16" height="16" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 20 20" xml:space="preserve">
            <line class="ni ni1" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="square" stroke-miterlimit="10" x1="0.98" y1="2" x2="18.94" y2="2"/>
            <line class="ni ni2" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="square" stroke-miterlimit="10" x1="0.98" y1="8.69" x2="18.94" y2="8.69"/>
          </svg>
          <span class="ni ni3">Menu</span>
        </a>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <div class="nav-search-wrapper">
        <form method="get" action="/search/" id="search-navbar-mobile" class="search-form" role="search" aria-label="Site search">
          <input type="hidden" name="as_sitesearch" value="precisionhealth.nd.edu">
          <input type="hidden" name="entqr" value="3">
          <input type="search" name="q" class="search-input" id="search-input-navbar-mobile" placeholder="Search this site" title="type your search term" aria-label="Site Search input">
          <button class="search-button" type="submit" aria-label="Search"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16"><use xlink:href="#icon-search"></use></svg></button>
          <button class="search-close search-toggle" aria-label="Close Search"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16"><use xlink:href="#icon-close"></use></svg></button>
        </form>
      </div>
    </div>
  </header>

  <!-- Site Content -->
  <div id="content" class="site-content">

  <div class="page-header has-image has-title">
      <p aria-hidden="true" class="page-title">New discoveries, data, and technologies for all</p>
      <p aria-hidden="true" class="page-lede"></p>
      <div id="page-image" class="page-image">
        <noscript>
        <img src="/assets/438151/800x450/molecular_recognition.jpg" alt="Molecular Recognition" width="800" height="450"
             srcset="/assets/438151/800x450/molecular_recognition.jpg 800w,
                    /assets/438151/1200x675/molecular_recognition.jpg 1200w,
                    /assets/438151/1600x800/molecular_recognition.jpg 1600w"
             sizes="(min-width:768px) 75vw, 100vw">
        </noscript>
      </div>
    
    <div id="img_options" class="hidden">
        <div><!--<img src="/assets/438151/800x450/molecular_recognition.jpg" alt="Molecular Recognition" width="800" height="450"
               srcset="/assets/438151/800x450/molecular_recognition.jpg 800w,
                      /assets/438151/1200x675/molecular_recognition.jpg 1200w,
                      /assets/438151/1600x800/molecular_recognition.jpg 1600w"
               sizes="(min-width:768px) 75vw, 100vw">--></div>
        <div><!--<img src="/assets/438154/800x450/point_of_use_platforms.jpg" alt="Point Of Use Platforms" width="800" height="450"
               srcset="/assets/438154/800x450/point_of_use_platforms.jpg 800w,
                      /assets/438154/1200x675/point_of_use_platforms.jpg 1200w,
                      /assets/438154/1600x800/point_of_use_platforms.jpg 1600w"
               sizes="(min-width:768px) 75vw, 100vw">--></div>
        <div><!--<img src="/assets/438153/800x450/micro_and_nanoscale_biomedical_instrumentation.jpg" alt="Micro And Nanoscale Biomedical Instrumentation" width="800" height="450"
               srcset="/assets/438153/800x450/micro_and_nanoscale_biomedical_instrumentation.jpg 800w,
                      /assets/438153/1200x675/micro_and_nanoscale_biomedical_instrumentation.jpg 1200w,
                      /assets/438153/1600x800/micro_and_nanoscale_biomedical_instrumentation.jpg 1600w"
               sizes="(min-width:768px) 75vw, 100vw">--></div>
        <div><!--<img src="/assets/438152/800x450/microbiome_and_human_health.jpg" alt="Microbiome And Human Health" width="800" height="450"
               srcset="/assets/438152/800x450/microbiome_and_human_health.jpg 800w,
                      /assets/438152/1200x675/microbiome_and_human_health.jpg 1200w,
                      /assets/438152/1600x800/microbiome_and_human_health.jpg 1600w"
               sizes="(min-width:768px) 75vw, 100vw">--></div>
        <div><!--<img src="/assets/438150/800x450/molecular_mining.jpg" alt="Molecular Mining" width="800" height="450"
               srcset="/assets/438150/800x450/molecular_mining.jpg 800w,
                      /assets/438150/1200x675/molecular_mining.jpg 1200w,
                      /assets/438150/1600x800/molecular_mining.jpg 1600w"
               sizes="(min-width:768px) 75vw, 100vw">--></div>
    </div>
    
    <script>
      var options = document.getElementById('img_options').querySelectorAll('div');
      var item = options[Math.floor(Math.random()*options.length)];
      document.getElementById('page-image').innerHTML = item.innerHTML.replace(/<!--/ig, '').replace(/-->/ig, '');
    </script>
    
  </div>

  <main class="page-main"><h2 class="page-title">New discoveries, data, and technologies for all</h2><div class="block-center">
      <div class="page-primary home-primary">
        <h3><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">The Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health at Notre Dame seeks to prevent and treat disease, promote wellness, and reduce health disparities by developing new tools to understand human variability at the molecular and cellular levels.</span></span></h3>
<h4><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Institute members conduct research into the molecular, cellular, and environmental factors underlying each person’s health, particularly those in underserved populations, and work to ensure new discoveries, data, and technologies benefit all populations.</span></span></h4>
      </div></div>


    <div class="page-section grid grid-md-3 home-stats">
      <div class="stat">
        <p><strong></strong>
        </p>
      </div>
      <div class="stat">
        <p><strong></strong>
        </p>
      </div>
      <div class="stat">
        <p><strong></strong>
        </p>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="page-section">
      <h2>Research Themes</h2>
      <div class="grid grid-gap grid-lg-3">
      
        
        <article class="article snippet card hover-bg horizontal-md stacked-lg hover-grow">
          <div class="card-image entry-image">
            <img src="/assets/409065/600x338/molecular_mining.jpg" alt="">
          </div>
          <div class="card-body hover-more">
            <h2 class="article-title card-title">
              <a class="card-link" href="/research/molecular-mining/">Molecular Mining</a>
            </h2>
          </div>
        </article>
      
        
        <article class="article snippet card hover-bg horizontal-md stacked-lg hover-grow">
          <div class="card-image entry-image">
            <img src="/assets/408776/600x338/mc_8.30.16_bilgicer_lab_12_600px.jpg" alt="">
          </div>
          <div class="card-body hover-more">
            <h2 class="article-title card-title">
              <a class="card-link" href="/research/molecular-recognition/">Molecular Recognition</a>
            </h2>
          </div>
        </article>
      
        
        <article class="article snippet card hover-bg horizontal-md stacked-lg hover-grow">
          <div class="card-image entry-image">
            <img src="/assets/404244/600x338/hdr_lab_02_1600.jpg" alt="">
          </div>
          <div class="card-body hover-more">
            <h2 class="article-title card-title">
              <a class="card-link" href="/research/microbiome-and-human-health/">Microbiome and Human Health</a>
            </h2>
          </div>
        </article>
      
        
        <article class="article snippet card hover-bg horizontal-md stacked-lg hover-grow">
          <div class="card-image entry-image">
            <img src="/assets/408775/600x338/mc_10.3.16_mccourtney_labs_06_600px.jpg" alt="">
          </div>
          <div class="card-body hover-more">
            <h2 class="article-title card-title">
              <a class="card-link" href="/research/micro-and-nanoscale-biomedical-instrumentation/">Micro- and Nanoscale Biomedical Instrumentation</a>
            </h2>
          </div>
        </article>
      
        
        <article class="article snippet card hover-bg horizontal-md stacked-lg hover-grow">
          <div class="card-image entry-image">
            <img src="/assets/408772/600x338/pad_project_kenya_4273_600px.jpg" alt="">
          </div>
          <div class="card-body hover-more">
            <h2 class="article-title card-title">
              <a class="card-link" href="/research/point-of-use-platforms/">Point-of-Use Platforms</a>
            </h2>
          </div>
        </article>
      
      </div>

    </div>
      <div class="page-section home-news">
        <div class="heading-action">
          <h2 class="section-title">News</h2>
          <a class="btn btn-inline btn-more" href="/news-events/news/">View all news</a>
        </div>
        <ol class="no-bullets grid grid-xl-3">
            <li>
<article class="article snippet card horizontal horizontal horizontal-md stacked-xl hover-bg hover-grow" id="news_141993" typeof="NewsArticle">
  
    <div class="card-image entry-image">
      <img property="image" width="600" height="400" loading="lazy"
           src="/assets/452862/600x400/meenal_datta.jpg"
           alt="Meenal Datta">
    </div>
  
  <div class="card-body hover-more">
    <h3 class="article-title card-title" property="headline">
      <a class="card-link" href="/news-events/news/exploring-mechano-immunology-for-clues-in-the-fight-against-brain-tumors/">Exploring mechano-immunology for clues in the fight against brain tumors</a>
      
    </h3>
    <div class="meta">
      <link property="publisher" resource="#siteorg">
      <link property="description" content="Meenal Datta, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, was recently awarded a National Institutes of Health Career Transition Award through the National Cancer Institute for her work at the intersection of mechanical engineering and cancer immunology.&amp;#8230;" href="/news-events/news/exploring-mechano-immunology-for-clues-in-the-fight-against-brain-tumors/">
      <div property="author" typeof="Person"><meta property="name" content="Nina Welding"></div>
      <p class="meta-item publish-info"><time property="datePublished" datetime="2021-11-30T16:00:00-05:00">November 30, 2021</time></p>
    </div>
  </div>
  
</article>
</li>
            <li>
<article class="article snippet card horizontal horizontal horizontal-md stacked-xl hover-bg hover-grow" id="news_141185" typeof="NewsArticle">
  
    <div class="card-image entry-image">
      <img property="image" width="600" height="400" loading="lazy"
           src="/assets/448849/600x400/mc_7.28.21_faculty_football_ad_pinar_zorlutuna_05_cropped_feature.jpg"
           alt="Mc 7">
    </div>
  
  <div class="card-body hover-more">
    <h3 class="article-title card-title" property="headline">
      <a class="card-link" href="/news-events/news/aging-breast-tissue-could-set-the-stage-for-invasive-breast-cancer/">Aging breast tissue could set the stage for invasive breast cancer</a>
      
    </h3>
    <div class="meta">
      <link property="publisher" resource="#siteorg">
      <link property="description" content="A woman&amp;rsquo;s risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer increases with age, but while scientists have long studied cellular changes that take place in the body over time, a new study led by researchers at the University of Notre Dame examines how the extracellular matrix (ECM) &amp;mdash; an underlying network of molecules and proteins that provide the structure for tissue growth &amp;mdash; can trigger invasive cancer-related genes." href="/news-events/news/aging-breast-tissue-could-set-the-stage-for-invasive-breast-cancer/">
      <div property="author" typeof="Person"><meta property="name" content="Jessica Sieff"></div>
      <p class="meta-item publish-info"><time property="datePublished" datetime="2021-10-26T15:05:00-05:00">October 26, 2021</time></p>
    </div>
  </div>
  
</article>
</li>
            <li>
<article class="article snippet card horizontal horizontal horizontal-md stacked-xl hover-bg hover-grow" id="news_141184" typeof="NewsArticle">
  
    <div class="card-image entry-image">
      <img property="image" width="600" height="400" loading="lazy"
           src="/assets/448848/600x400/nerenberg_8368_tw_960x533.jpg"
           alt="Nerenberg 8368 Tw 960x533">
    </div>
  
  <div class="card-body hover-more">
    <h3 class="article-title card-title" property="headline">
      <a class="card-link" href="/news-events/news/improving-therapies-for-people-with-cystic-fibrosis-using-the-bioacoustic-effect/">Improving therapies for people with cystic fibrosis using the bioacoustic effect</a>
      
    </h3>
    <div class="meta">
      <link property="publisher" resource="#siteorg">
      <link property="description" content="Professors Robert Nerenberg and Albert Cerrone, both faculty in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Notre Dame, are developing ways improve the health and quality of life for people with cystic fibrosis, the genetic disease that can cause persistent lung infections and limit the ability to breathe.&amp;#8230;" href="/news-events/news/improving-therapies-for-people-with-cystic-fibrosis-using-the-bioacoustic-effect/">
      <div property="author" typeof="Person"><meta property="name" content="Nina Welding"></div>
      <p class="meta-item publish-info"><time property="datePublished" datetime="2021-10-26T15:00:00-05:00">October 26, 2021</time></p>
    </div>
  </div>
  
</article>
</li>
        </ol>
      </div>
    <div class="page-section home-events">
      <div class="heading-action">
        <h2 class="section-title">Events</h2>
        <a class="btn btn-inline btn-more" href="/news-events/events/">View all events</a>
      </div>
      <ol class="no-bullets grid grid-lg-2">
          <li>
<article class="article snippet event" typeof="Event" id="entry_219121">
  <div aria-hidden="true" class="meta-item event-date">
    <span class="event-month">Dec</span>
    <span class="event-day"> 9</span>
  </div>
  <div class="card hover-grow hover-bg hover-more">
    <div class="card-body">
     <h3 class="article-title event-title" property="name"><a href="/news-events/events/2021/12/09/cose-jam-colleges-of-science-and-engineering-joint-annual-meeting/" class="card-link">COSE-JAM (Colleges of Science and Engineering Joint Annual Meeting)</a></h3>
      <div class="article-meta event-meta">
        <p class="meta-item event-time" title="Thu Dec  9, 2021  9:00 am -  6:00 pm">
          <time property="startDate" datetime="2021-12-09T09:00-05:00"><span class="icon" data-icon="clock-o">Time:</span>
          <span class="date-string">Thu, Dec  9</span> at  9:00 am</time>  - 
          <time property="endDate" datetime="2021-12-09T18:00-05:00"> 6:00 pm</time>
          
        </p>
        <p class="meta-item event-location" property="location" typeof="Place" ><span class="icon" data-icon="map-pin">Location:</span> <span property="name address">Jordan Hall of Science</span></p>
        <link property="image" href="/stylesheets/themes/ndt/v3/images/ph-dome-600x400.jpg">
        <link property="organizer" resource="#siteorg">
      </div>
      
      <meta property="description" content="The&amp;#160;annual Colleges of Science and Engineering Joint Annual Meeting (COSE-JAM) for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will be held Thursday, December 9, 2021&amp;#160;in Jordan Hall of Science. COSE-JAM aims to...">
    </div>
  </div>
</article></li>
      </ol>
    </div>

    <div class="row">
      <section class="page-section twitter column">
        <h2 class="h3">
          <svg data-icon="twitter" class="icon"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use></svg> Institute for Precision Health on Twitter
        </h2>
        <div class="twitter-set grid grid-md-3">
          <a href="https://twitter.com/ND_IPH">@ND_IPH</a>
        </div>
        <div class="twitter-more text-right">
          <a href="https://twitter.com/ND_IPH" class="btn btn-inline">More @ND_IPH on Twitter</a>
        </div>
      </section>
    </div>

  </main>

  <div class="page-sidebar">
    <nav id="nav" class="nav-site nav-full" role="navigation" aria-label="Primary navigation"><ul class="nav-level-1 depth_1"><li class="first active nav-114296"><a href="/" aria-current="page" class="current current-last">Home</a></li><li class="li-has-children nav-114297"><a href="/about/">About</a></li><li class="li-has-children nav-114299"><a href="/people/">People</a></li><li class="li-has-children nav-114302"><a href="/research/">Research</a></li><li class="li-has-children nav-114310"><a href="/opportunities/">Opportunities</a></li><li class="nav-116923"><a href="/partners/">Partners</a></li><li class="last li-has-children nav-114321"><a href="/news-events/">News &amp; Events</a></li></ul></nav>
    
  </div>
  </div>

  <!-- Site Footer -->
  <footer id="footer" class="site-footer">
    <div class="footer-org" typeof="Organization" resource="#siteorg">
      <meta property="parentOrganization" resource="#parentorg" content="University of Notre Dame">
      <p><a href="/" class="site-link" property="url"><span property="name">Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health</span></a></p>
      <div class="footer-contacts">
        <p class="contact-info">
          <span class="address" property="address" typeof="PostalAddress">
            <span property="streetAddress">105 McCourtney Hall</span><br> 
            <span property="addressLocality">Notre Dame</span>, <span property="addressRegion">IN</span> <span property="postalCode">46556</span> <span property="addressCountry">USA</span>
          </span>
          <span class="footer-phone" property="telephone" content="+1 (574) 631-7385">Phone <a href="tel:(574)631-7385">(574) 631-7385</a></span>
          
          <span class="footer-email" property="email"><a rel="noopener" href="mailto:precisionhealth@nd.edu">precisionhealth@nd.edu</a></span>
        </p>
        <nav class="social" aria-label="Social media navigation" vocab="">
          <ul><li><a class="soc-twitter" href="https://twitter.com/ND_IPH" rel="noopener" aria-label="Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health on Twitter"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use></svg> Twitter</a></li>
          </ul>
        </nav>
      </div>
      <div property="logo" typeof="ImageObject"><meta property="url" content="https://static.nd.edu/images/webclips/default/webclip-60.png"></div>
      <p class="copyright"><a href="https://www.nd.edu/copyright/">&copy; 2021</a> <a href="https://www.nd.edu">University of Notre Dame</a></p>
    </div>
    <div class="footer-parent" property="parentOrganization" typeof="CollegeOrUniversity" resource="#parentorg">
      <meta property="name" content="University of Notre Dame">
      <a href="https://www.nd.edu/" class="mark-footer" property="url logo" typeof="ImageObject" aria-label="University of Notre Dame">
        <img src="https://static.nd.edu/images/marks/gray/ndmark.svg" width="250" height="60" alt="University of Notre Dame" loading="lazy" property="url">
      </a>
      <div class="footer-parent-links">
        <nav aria-label="Footer links navigation">
          <ul class="footer-links">
            <li><a href="https://search.nd.edu/" aria-label="Search Notre Dame">Search</a></li>
            <li><a href="https://mobile.nd.edu/" aria-label="Notre Dame Mobile App">Mobile App</a></li>
            <li><a href="https://news.nd.edu/" aria-label="Notre Dame News">News</a></li>
            <li><a href="https://events.nd.edu/" aria-label="Notre Dame Events">Events</a></li>
            <li><a href="https://www.nd.edu/visit/" aria-label="Visit Notre Dame">Visit</a></li>
            <li><a href="https://www.nd.edu/about/accessibility/" aria-label="Notre Dame Accessibility Information">Accessibility</a></li>
          </ul>
        </nav>
        <nav class="social" aria-label="Social media navigation" vocab="">
          <ul>
            <li><a class="soc-facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/notredame/" rel="noopener" aria-label="Notre Dame on Facebook"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use></svg> Facebook</a></li>
            <li><a class="soc-twitter" href="https://twitter.com/NotreDame/" rel="noopener" aria-label="Notre Dame on Twitter"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use></svg> Twitter</a></li>
            <li><a class="soc-instagram" href="https://www.instagram.com/notredame/" rel="noopener" aria-label="Notre Dame on Instagram"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#icon-instagram"></use></svg> Instagram</a></li>
            <li><a class="soc-youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NDdotEDU" rel="noopener" aria-label="Notre Dame on YouTube"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#icon-youtube"></use></svg> YouTube</a></li>
            <li><a class="soc-linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-notre-dame/" rel="noopener" aria-label="Notre Dame on Linkedin"><svg class="icon" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use></svg> LinkedIn</a></li>
          </ul>
        </nav>
      </div>
    </div>
  </footer>
</div><!-- .wrapper -->
<script src="/javascripts/themes/ndt/v3/ndt.js"></script>
<script src="/javascripts/site.1601036740.js"></script>

</body>
</html>
