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The Molecular Intensive Care Unit: An Overview of Omics, Informatics, and the Future of Tailored Critical Care

  • By

  • Logan R. Van Nynatten

  • Hira Raheel

  • John Basmaji

  • Marat Slessarev

  • Douglas D. Fraser

  • July 6, 2026

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    Critical care syndromes like sepsis and ARDS are biologically heterogeneous, complicating the effectiveness of broad therapeutic approaches.

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    High-dimensional omics technologies have shifted critical care from syndromic labels to biologic subgroups, revealing distinct host-response pathways.

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    Pathway-focused biomarkers are proposed as a framework to translate omics discoveries into actionable strategies for precision critical care.

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    Rapid bedside identification of molecular subgroups is now feasible, but integrating these findings into clinical decision-making remains a challenge.

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    Pathway-focused biomarkers distill complex molecular signals into interpretable readouts, enhancing the alignment of therapy with underlying biology.

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The molecular ICU: a primer on omics, informatics and the future of precision critical care

  • by Logan R. Van Nynatten, Hira Raheel, John Basmaji, Marat Slessarev, Douglas D. Fraser

  • July 6, 2026

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