Institute for Precision Health (IPH)

The Institute for Precision Health (IPH) aims to facilitate current and future large-scale initiatives in genetic and genomic medicine, create new opportunities for innovative discovery and further solidify UCLA’s international leadership in a broad range of scholarship and training, information technology and clinical care. IPH aims to revolutionize healthcare by leveraging genetics and data-driven insights to improve health and well-being for all individuals. Its mission is to lead in precision health by creating translational bridges that accelerate scientific discovery and integrate advances in genetic medicine into patient care and education.

Central to this facilitation is the fostering of new collaborations, especially interdisciplinary collaborations across the DGSOM, UCLA Health, and UCLA. IPH brings together faculty with a wide range of expertise, not only from the clinical disciplines, but also from the disciplines of information science, engineering, software and hardware development, human genetics, genomics, public health, social work, and the social sciences.

The Institute provides leadership and strategic vision, facilitating the development of platforms for big data integration, clinical diagnostics, and patient biobanking. Such platform-building is necessary for future-changing initiatives, many of which are still in the earliest stages of development. Looking outward, IPH organizes intercampus, regional and state precision health activities, as well as community engagement to ensure that diverse community voices and concerns are understood and addressed in a transparent manner.

For more information, please visit the IPH site.

Last updated
January 24, 2025