Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and Harold Varmus, M.D. N Engl J Med 2015; 372:793-795February 26, 2015DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1500523   “Tonight, I'm launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes — and to give all of us access to the personalized information we need to keep ourselves and our families healthier.” — President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, January 20, 2015