A UBC program is working to bridge Canada’s gap in medical care for Indigenous communities after receiving $10.4 million in funding to research genome sequencing and help produce more targeted medicine.

Genome Canada Tuesday announced funding for precision medicine projects, which use the technique of genome sequencing to more accurately diagnose and treat patients.

Co-lead by associate professor in UBC’s Northern Medical Program, Dr. Nadine Caron, the Silent Genomes project aims to create a database