Through blood and other biological samples, ISB scientists have shown they can identify markers for cancer years before diagnosis. This was the topic of a recent Research Roundtable presentation delivered by Dr. Andrew Magis, Director of Data Science in ISB’s Health Data Science Lab.
Prior to his current role at ISB, Magis was the Director of Research at Arivale, a consumer wellness company that spun out of ISB in 2015, and shuttered in 2019. During that time, Arivale collected multi-omic data and provided personalized coaching to reduce the risk for disease and improve wellness. Arivale patients provided blood samples every six months, as well as saliva and stool samples. They collected this data and biobanked samples from about 5,000 Arivale participants, of which 94 percent granted consent to have their data used for research.
