On Target July Issue The Scientist

July/August 2019

On Target

Researchers strive to make individualized medicine a reality

Features

N-of-1 trials

N-of-1 Trials Take on Challenges in Health Care

custom targeted cancer vaccine

Personalized Cancer Vaccines in Clinical Trials

microbiome drugs

How the Microbiome Influences Drug Action

Contributors

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Contributors

Editorial

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Moving Towards Individualized Medicine For All

Notebook

sargassum

Swamped by Sargassum: The New Normal for Caribbean Beaches

smart pills

Smart Pills Help Monitor Cancer Patients’ Therapy

3-D Treatment

Tumor Organoids Hold Promise for Personalizing Cancer Therapy

coffee plantation

Agriculture and Climate Shape Biodiversity on Mount Kilimanjaro

Modus Operandi

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Digital DNA Detection

The Literature

brain tissue

Glioblastoma on a Chip

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

T Cell Proliferation Linked to CAR T Responses

predicts future emergency room visits

Researchers Identify Biomarkers for Pain in Blood Samples

Bio Business

type 1 diabetes

Biotechs Race to Develop Stem Cell Treatments for Diabetes

Scientist to Watch

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Laura Bowers Works to Sever the Link Between Obesity and Cancer

Profiles

Stuart Orkin

In Our Blood: A Profile of Stuart Orkin

Lab Tools

Adeno-associated viruses

Strategies for Smuggling Gene Therapies Past the Immune System

Freeze Frame

Organoids grown from a mouse’s colon

Caught on Camera

Reading Frames

Opinion: Applying AI to Clinical Care Is Key to Individualized Medicine

Opinion: Applying AI to Clinical Care Is Key to Individualized Medicine

Foundations

HEEL PRICK

Heel Prick, 1957

Speaking of Science

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Ten Minute Sabbatical

Infographics

STANDARD RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT)

Infographic: N-of-1 Studies Tackle Limitations of Randomized Controlled Trials

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Infographic: Neoantigen Prediction for Personalized Vaccine Design

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Infographic: Gut Microbes Change How Well Drugs Work

crispr dna detection

Infographic: DNA Detection with a Chip

brain tissue

Infographic: A 3-D Printed Brain Tumor

Table: Personalized Cancer Vaccine Trials in the United States

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