# Engaging All of Us for Effective Precision Medicine

> **NIH NIH OT2** · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · 2020 · $2,014,800

## Abstract

The University of Utah and its community partners will bring a combination of experience and expertise that is well-suited to
developing and evaluating impactful engagements for the All of Us Research Program. Key highlights from the details provided
elsewhere in this proposal:
Genetic Science Learning Center (GSLC) at the University of Utah
• Multi-talented team of 18 with a combination of science, education, science and health writing, visualization, and
evaluation expertise
• 20 years of experience in using community-based participatory design approaches to develop materials, including
with underrepresented communities
• Experts in making complex science—including genetics, genomics, and personalized medicine—understandable for
non-experts, with a focus on grade 5-10, patients, the public, and providers
• Award-winning, creative approaches to developing digital, experiential, and multicultural materials
• Developers of Learn.Genetics and Teach.Genetics, the most highly used life-science education websites in the world
• Rigorous evaluation methods used to assess the efficacy of and iteratively improve materials we develop
• Passionate about our mission of making science and health easy for everyone to understand
Community Partners
Community Faces of Utah (CFU)
• Equitable collaborative among leaders of 5 diverse community organizations, the Utah Department of Health, and the
University of Utah, established in 2009; each community leader leads a network of other organizations
• Committed to improving health in the African refugee/immigrant, African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native,
Hispanic/Latino (Latinx), and Pacific Islander communities
• Began with projects to develop educational materials and programs focused on genetics and health
• Experienced in community-based, participatory design and co-creation of materials, programs, and research studies
Equality Utah
• Seeks to secure equal rights and protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender & queer Utahns and their families
• Has collaborated with CFU, researchers and CCET in conducting research studies
Community Collaboration & Engagement Team (CCET) of the Utah Center for Clinical & Translational Science (CCTS)
• Sensitively facilitates academic-community partnerships; 10 years of experience
• Skilled at building trusting relationships with community leaders, organizations and members
• Supports multi-directional learning throughout projects
• Has developed and maintains relationships at the local, state, regional and national levels with a strong focus on
underrepresented groups
Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab (GApp Lab), Entertainment Arts & Engineering Program (EAE), University of Utah (EAE)
• One of the top game development programs in the world; BS and MS degrees
• GApp Lab involves graduate students in developing health-related games and apps
• Established collaboration between GSLC and EAE/GApp Lab for developing digital engagements

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10162869
- **Project number:** 3OT2OD028414-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
- **Principal Investigator:** LOUISA A STARK
- **Activity code:** OT2 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $2,014,800
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-08-15 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10162869

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10162869, Engaging All of Us for Effective Precision Medicine (3OT2OD028414-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10162869. Licensed CC0.

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