What will it take to implement genomics in practice? Lessons from the IGNITE Network

In this editorial, published in Personalized Medicine, the authors review the use of implementation science to promote the integration of research findings and evidence into healthcare practice for genomic medicine. Capitalizing on its successful track record using DNA technologies to define variants underpinning disease and to enable the sequencing of the human genome, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI; MD, USA) is shifting its focus toward advancing the science of medicine and delivery of healthcare through its genomic medicine demonstration projects. These projects harness implementation science, the study of methods to promote the integration of research findings and evidence...