Nearly 30 years later, as part of an innovative research project and medical treatment initiative at UCHealth, Jensen finally had an answer: His medicines don’t always play nicely with his genes. Jim Jensen (Provided by Jim Jensen)Jensen learned this key information after submitting his blood to the UCHealth biobank. The biobank — essentially an ongoing research project that UCHealth has incorporated broadly into patient care — collects blood samples and genetically sequences them. UCHealth patients can choose to opt into it through the UCHealth online patient portal or when visiting their doctor. In a previous career, Jensen worked in veterinary pharmacy science, so he has a long fascination with how medicines work in the body.