Good science makes for good medicine
Previously unimagined insights into human biology and an array of remarkable new technologies will revolutionise medical outcomes for patients through new approaches to drug therapy.
A new lecture series, Body of Knowledge, from UniSA's Division of Health
Sciences will look at some of the most pertinent health issues facing the
community. The first presentation, by Associate Professor Ross McKinnon, examines the
implications of the landmark Human Genome Project as we move toward a new
era of individualised medicine.
According to Prof McKinnon, the sheer volume of new biological
information is daunting and harnessing it to yield real medical advances
poses considerable challenges.
"The science already exists, in part, to deliver personalised drug therapy that predicts and moderates the side effects a patient might expect from a particular medication," he says.
Working together with colleagues in the Centre for Pharmaceutical Research and Quality Use of Medicines and the Pharmacy Research Centre, McKinnon is leading the South Australian Clinical Pharmacogenomics Initiative, a new research program which aims to harness recent technological advances to improve medical outcomes for patients.
To register to attend the June 9 public lecture
at City East, visit the website
www.unisa.edu.au/hsc/bok