The Precision Clinical Research Unit at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (PCRU) aims to bridge the gap between genetics and medical traits. To achieve this, we combine genetic information obtained from the BioMe Biobank and Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries Program with rigorous screening and testing for medical disorders.
Services
The deep phenotyping core of the Mount Sinai PCRU serves as a catalyst to empower translational science and generate resources for internal and external investigators. We perform medical tests that aid in the diagnosis or detection of diseases and measure their progression.
Our phenotyping protocol includes the following:
- Abdominal CT
- Anthropometric Assessments
- Blood Sample Collection and Testing
- Cardiac Testing
- Carotid Ultrasound
- Hearing Tests
- Neurocognitive Testing
- Skin Biopsies
- Smell Tests
- Urine Testing
- Vision Testing
- X-ray Fluoroscopy (bone lead)
Our services also include the recall of BioMe Biobank and Mount Sinai Million participants for involvement in future research studies.
If you are interested in deep phenotyping resources and or the recall of BioMe and Mount Sinai Million participants, please submit a PCRU intake form here.
Partnership with BioMe Biobank and Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries
The PCRU is partnered with the BioMe BioBank and the Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries program, allowing unprecedented access to electronic medical record-linked genetic data. The BioMe Biobank contains data for over 60,000 participants in the New York City Area. The Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries Program is projected to enroll over one million participants.
Due to the ideal location of the Mount Sinai Health System, participants are diverse and provide insights that span across ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses and cultural backgrounds which can expand our understanding of genetics to include a much wider population than previously studied.
Enrollment for BioMe concluded in 2022. If you are interested in participating in the Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries program, you can learn more here.