Precision Medicine and its Imprecise History
Christopher J. Phillips
Abstract
sketches a history of precision medicine. Though sometimes portrayed as a field with roots primarily in genetics, he describes the decisive historical role played by statisticians and data scientists, particularly a group of midcentury biostatisticians located at the National Institutes of Health.
Topics & Concepts
Precision medicineField (mathematics)HistoryEpistemologyBiologyPhilosophyMathematicsGeneticsPure mathematicsGenomics and Rare DiseasesGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging