Dr Aziz also provided an update on the state of genomics technology and how it is used in precision medicine in the seminar titled ‘How Precision Medicine Helps Patient Care and Population Health’, according to a statement from IUB. Dr Aziz said that differences between people at the genome level can affect how susceptible they are to various diseases and their response to various drug treatments. IUB Vice Chancellor Prof M Omar Rahman delivered the closing address and discussed the possibility for precision medicine to revolutionise healthcare and medicine by replacing the “one-size-fits-all approach for the vast majority of drugs”. The seminar was hosted by IUB Lecturer of Biochemistry Afreen Zaman Khan. The session was attended by members of the IUB Board of Trustees, the faculty and the administration.

Source: bd News24 February 17, 2019 08:48 UTC