IPH will bring a multifaceted, integrated approach to what many call the next great advancement in healthcare. The institute is an ecosystem for collaboration across disciplines. Below are the perspectives of key leaders and scientists on Precision Health and IPH.
Leslie Thompson
Along with co-directing the institute, Leslie Thompson – Donald Bren and Chancellor’s Professor in psychiatry & human behavior and neurobiology & behavior – co-leads the precision omics section, which generates and translates genomic, proteomic and metabolomic research results into clinical applications. Thompson is among the earliest trailblazers in pursuing personalized treatment strategies for neurodegenerative diseases. Under her co-direction, IPH pushes for understanding the mechanisms for neurodegenerative and other diseases for which there are currently no treatments available. A long-time Anteater, Thompson earned her master’s and Ph.D. from UCI.
Alpesh Amin
In addition to being the co-director & medical director of the Institute for Precision Health, Dr. Alpesh N. Amin, professor and chair of medicine, founded and developed UCI Health’s innovative hospitalist program. Amin has been recognized as one of “America’s Top Physicians” by Consumers’ Research Council of America, and he’s published hundreds of articles in academic publications. Here, he shares why he’s passionate about being on the ground floor of IPH.
Peter Chang
Chang came to academia after launching a successful start-up company and has the distinction of being one of the few medical doctors in the country teaching in a computer science department. At IPH, his job is to use AI and machine learning to design practical solutions to real-world clinical problems for cost-effective, value-based care. Here, Dr. Chang speaks about the promise of AI and what he sees for the Institute for Precision Health’s future.
Daniel Chow
Dr. Daniel Chow is an assistant professor of radiological sciences and a co-director of UCI’s Center for Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Medicine. He’s been awarded teacher of the year by the Department of Radiology and was recognized by UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman as a 2018 Big Idea Winner for his team’s proposal centering on precision health and artificial intelligence. Chow is the A3 (applied analytics and artificial intelligence) lead for UCI’s Institute for Precision Health. His team brings solutions to inpatient, ambulatory and community settings and supports pilot applications. Here, Chow shares why he’s an Institute for Precision Health believer and how data is great, but humans working together are still at the crux of advancements in health care.
