Speaker Bios

2018 Archived Content

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Speakers

Adam Kraut

BioTeam Inc

Adam Kraut, Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture, BioTeam Inc

Adam Marko

BioTeam Inc

Adam Marko, Senior Scientific Consultant, BioTeam Inc

Adrian Gropper

Patient Privacy Rights

Workshops

Adrian Gropper, MD, CTO, Patient Privacy Rights

Ahmed Abdeen Hamed

Merck & Co.

Workshops

Ahmed Abdeen Hamed, PhD, Scientific Knowledge Engineer, Scientific Information Management: Data Platform, Merck & Co.

Ajay K. Gupta

University of Maryland University College (UMUC)

Workshops

Ajay K. Gupta, CISSP, MBA, Program Chair, CNAS CyberSecurity; Master Jedi, UMUC Cyber Padawans, University of Maryland University College (UMUC)

Albion Baucom

Genentech

Cloud Computing

Albion Baucom, MSc, Associate Director, Research IT, Genentech

Alexander Kaplun

Variantyx Inc

Alexander Kaplun, PhD, Director, Product Management, Variantyx Inc

Alexander Lex

University of Utah

Data Visualization & Exploration Tools

Alexander Lex, PhD, Assistant Professor, SCI Institute, School of Computing, University of Utah

Alexander Sherman

Harvard Medical School

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Alexander Sherman, Director, Center for Innovation and BioInformatics, Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital; Principal Associate, Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Alexis Carter

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Software Applications and Services

Alexis Carter, MD, Physician Informaticist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Alice Starr

Genentech

Software Applications and Services

Alice Starr, Bioinformatics Product Manager, Genentech

Amir Lahav

Pfizer

Workshops

Amir Lahav, ScD, Rare Disease Research Unit, Pfizer

Anastasia Christianson

Janssen

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Anastasia Christianson, Vice President, R&D Operations IT, Oncology IT, Janssen

Andras Volford

ChemAxon LLC

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Andras Volford, Product Owner, JChem Engines, ChemAxon LLC

Andreas Thalhammer

Roche Pharmaceuticals

Software Applications and Services

Andreas Thalhammer, PhD, Research Informatics, Roche Pharmaceuticals

Andrew Le Beau

Dotmatics Inc

Bioinformatics

Andrew Le Beau, Senior Manager, Biologics, Marketing, Dotmatics Inc

Angel Pizarro

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Workshops

Angel Pizarro, Manager, Technical Business Development, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Anna Lyubetskaya

Anna Lyubetskaya, Data Scientist, Engineering, Copyright Clearance Center

Anthony Rowe

Janssen R&D LLC

Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics

Anthony Rowe, PhD, Business Technology Leader, R&D IT, Janssen R&D LLC

Anthony Uzzo

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Anthony Uzzo, Vice President, Research & Development, Digital Science, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Ari Berman

BioTeam Inc

Ari Berman, PhD, Vice President and General Manager of Consulting Services, BioTeam Inc

Avi Ma’ayan

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Avi Ma’ayan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences and Director, Mount Sinai Center for Bioinformatics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Baisong Huang

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Baisong Huang, Principal Statistical Analyst, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Baohong Zhang

Pfizer Inc

Baohong Zhang, Director of Clinical Bioinformatics, Precision Medicine, Pfizer Inc

Barend Mons

Dutch Techcentre for Life Sciences

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Barend Mons, PhD, Dutch Techcentre for Life Sciences

Bin Li

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Workshops

Bin Li, PhD, Director, Computational Biology, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Bino John

Dow AgroSciences LLC

Bino John, PhD, Computational Biology Group Leader, Dow AgroSciences LLC

Bryan Takasaki

AstraZeneca

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Bryan Takasaki, PhD, Director, R&D Information US Lead, AstraZeneca

Carmen Nitsche

Pistoia Alliance

Bioinformatics

Carmen Nitsche, Business Development Consultant, Business Development, Pistoia Alliance

Catherine Brownstein

Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School

Clinical Genomics

Catherine Brownstein, MPH, PhD, Scientific Director, Gene Discovery, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School

Charles Barr

Genentech

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Charles Barr, MD, MPH, Group Medical Director and Head, RWE Strategy and External Relationships, Genentech

Chase Miller

University of Utah

Data Visualization & Exploration Tools

Chase Miller, Research Director, Center for Genetic Discovery, University of Utah

Chava Kimchi-Sarfaty

FDA | CBER | OTAT

Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics

Chava Kimchi-Sarfaty, PhD, Research Chemist, Principal Investigator, OTAT Acting Deputy Associate Director for Research, Division of Plasma Protein Therapeutics, Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies, FDA | CBER | OTAT

Chris Dagdigian

BioTeam Inc

Chris Dagdigian, Co-Founder and Senior Director, Infrastructure, BioTeam Inc

Chris Dwan

Senior Technologist and Independent Life Sciences Consultant (Moderator)

Chris Dwan, Senior Technologist and Independent Life Sciences Consultant (Moderator)

Chris Evelo

Maastricht University and ELIXIR

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Chris Evelo, Maastricht University and ELIXIR

Christian Stolte

New York Genome Center

Bioinformatics

Christian Stolte, Data Visualization Designer, Informatics Research Innovation, New York Genome Center

Christiane Unger

Bayer Business Services

Bioinformatics

Christiane Unger, IT Business Partner, Bayer Business Services

Christopher Mueller

Lab7 Systems

Software Applications and Services

Christopher Mueller, PhD, President & CTO, Lab7 Systems

Chrystal Mavros

Boston Children’s Hospital Center for Life Science

Bioinformatics

Chrystal Mavros, Research Assistant, Molecular Genetics Core Facility, Boston Children’s Hospital Center for Life Science

Cydney Nielsen

University of British Columbia

Cydney Nielsen, PhD, Research Associate. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia

Dave John

PerkinElmer

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Dave John, Senior Product Manager, Research Analytics, Imaging and Translational Analytics, PerkinElmer

Dave Johnson

Moderna Therapeutics

Data Computing

Dave Johnson, PhD, Director, Informatics, Moderna Therapeutics

David Herzig

Roche Pharmaceuticals

David Herzig, Scientist, Research Informatics, Roche Pharmaceuticals

David Hiatt

WekaIO

David Hiatt, Director, Product Marketing, Marketing, WekaIO

David Milward

Linguamatics

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

David Milward, PhD, CTO, Linguamatics

Dennis A. Steindler

The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy; Senior Sc

Disease Surveillance & Modeling

Dennis A. Steindler, PhD, Senior Investigator and Director, Neuroscience and Aging Lab, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging; Professor, Nutrition, The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy; Senior Sc

Derek Marren

Eli Lilly

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Derek Marren, Director, Research IT, Biology Results, Data Foundations, Laboratory Instrumentation Support Service & Neuroscience, Eli Lilly

Dr. Mansur Hasib

University of Maryland University College (UMUC)

Workshops

Dr. Mansur Hasib, CISSP, PMP, CPHIMS, Program Chair, Cybersecurity Technology, The Graduate School, University of Maryland University College (UMUC)

Ebrahim Karimi

University of Ottawa

Ebrahim Karimi, PhD, Department of Physics and Max Planck Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics; Canada Research Chair in Structured Light, University of Ottawa

Eli Dart

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Data Transfer

Eli Dart, Network Engineer, Science Engagement, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Eli Goldberg

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research

Workshops

Eli Goldberg, PhD, Data Scientist, Innovative Digital Endpoint Analytics (IDEA), Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research

Elizabeth Baker

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Elizabeth Baker, Esq., Senior Science Policy Specialist, Toxicology and Regulatory Testing, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Enoch S. Huang

Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Enoch S. Huang, PhD, Executive Director, Head of Computational Sciences, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development

Eric Klee

Mayo Clinic

Clinical Genomics

Eric Klee, PhD, Associate Director of Bioinformatics, Mayo Center for Individualized Medicine, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic

Eric Perakslis

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Eric Perakslis, PhD, Senior Vice President and Head, Takeda Data Science Institute; Strategy and Professional Affairs, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Erik Schultes

Dutch Techcentre of Life Sciences

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Erik Schultes, PhD, Dutch Techcentre of Life Sciences

Etzard Stolte

F. Hoffmann La Roche

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Etzard Stolte, PhD, Global Head Knowledge Management PTD, Pharma Technical Development, F. Hoffmann La Roche

Ezekiel Maier

Booz Allen Hamilton

Ezekiel Maier, PhD, Genomic Data Scientist, Strategic Innovation Group, Booz Allen Hamilton

Farida Kopti

Merck & Co.

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Farida Kopti, PhD, Director, Chemistry/Pharmacology/HTS Informatics IT, Merck Research Labs, Merck & Co.

Frank Wang

Sacred Heart University

Frank Wang, Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Informatics and Health Sciences, Sacred Heart University

George Vacek

DDN Storage

Data Storage and Management

George Vacek, PhD, Global Director, Life Sciences, DDN Storage

Georges Grinstein

Amherst; Consultant

Georges Grinstein, PhD, Research Professor, Center for Data Science, College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Consultant

Geraldine Van der Auwera

Broad Institute

Software Applications and Services

Geraldine Van der Auwera, Associate Director, Outreach and Communications, Data Sciences and Data Engineering, Broad Institute

Gerhard Noelken

Pistoia Alliance Inc

Bioinformatics

Gerhard Noelken, MD, Business Development Europe, Pistoia Alliance Inc

Gill Bejerano

Stanford University

Gill Bejerano, PhD, Associate Professor, Computer Science, Developmental Biology & Pediatrics (Medical Genetics), Stanford University

Gregory L. Armstrong

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Disease Surveillance & Modeling

Gregory L. Armstrong, MD, Director, Advanced Molecular Detection Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Gunther Doernen

Roche Pharmaceuticals

Software Applications and Services

Gunther Doernen, Senior Scientific Software Engineer, Research Informatics, Roche Pharmaceuticals

Hans Constandt

ONTOFORCE

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Hans Constandt, CEO, ONTOFORCE

Hayden Metsky

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Disease Surveillance & Modeling

Hayden Metsky, Graduate Research Assistant, Sabeti Lab, Broad Institute, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Helena Deus

Elsevier Inc

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Helena Deus, PhD, Director, Disruptive Technologies, Elsevier Inc

Henning Kayser

Bayer

Software Applications and Services

Henning Kayser, R&D IT, Scientific Development IT, Bayer

Henning Kuich

Bayer

Henning Kuich, PhD, IT Project Manager Omics, Bayer

Howard J. Stamato

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Howard J. Stamato, MS, Consultant; formerly Associate Director, Drug Product Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Iain McFadyen

Moderna Therapeutics

Bioinformatics

Iain McFadyen, PhD, Senior Director, Computational Sciences, Moderna Therapeutics

Ian Fore

National Cancer Institute

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Ian Fore, PhD, Senior Biomedical Informatics Program Manager, Cancer Informatics, National Cancer Institute

Ian Harrow

Project Lead for Pistoia Ontology Project

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Ian Harrow, PhD, Project Lead for Pistoia Ontology Project

Instructor: Brian Bissett

IEEE USA

Workshops

Instructor: Brian Bissett, IT Specialist, IEEE USA

Instructor: David Iyoha

Fortech LLC

Workshops

Instructor: David Iyoha, Director, Software Solutions, Fortech LLC

Instructor: Nils Gehlenborg

Harvard Medical School

Workshops

Instructor: Nils Gehlenborg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School

Instructor: R. Mark Adams

Celmatix Inc

Workshops

Instructor: R. Mark Adams, PhD, CIO, Celmatix Inc

Instructor: Ray Liu

Takeda

Workshops

Instructor: Ray Liu, PhD, Senior Director & Head, Statistical Innovation & Consultation, Takeda

Instructors: Peter Bergethon

Biogen

Workshops

Instructors: Peter Bergethon, PhD, Head, Quantitative Medicine and Clinical Technologies, Biogen

Isaac M. Neuhaus

Bristol Myers Squibb

Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics

Isaac M. Neuhaus, PhD, Director, Computational Genomics, Bristol Myers Squibb

Ivana Adams

Bayer Business Services

Data Storage and Management

Ivana Adams, PhD, Project Manager, Bayer Business Services

Jack DiGiovanna

Seven Bridges

Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics

Jack DiGiovanna, PhD, General Manager, NGS Applications and Services, Seven Bridges

James Hendler

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Disease Surveillance & Modeling

James Hendler, PhD, Tetherless World Chair of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences; Director, RPI-IBM Center for Health Empowerment by Analytics, Learning and Semantics, Institute for Data Exploration and Applications, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

James Lindsay

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

James Lindsay, Associate Directory, Knowledge System Group, Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Jan Kuentzer

Roche Innovation Center Munich

Data Storage and Management

Jan Kuentzer, PhD, Principal Scientist, pRED, Roche Innovation Center Munich

Jan Woerner

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Workshops

Jan Woerner, Business/System Analyst, Senior Scientist pRED Informatics, Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Jan-Willem Boiten

Lygature

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Jan-Willem Boiten, PhD, Program Manager, Lygature

Jay (Marty) Tenenbaum

Cancer Commons

Jay (Marty) Tenenbaum, PhD, Founder and Chairman, Cancer Commons

Jean-Noël Billaud

QIAGEN

Bioinformatics

Jean-Noël Billaud, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics Business Area, QIAGEN

Jeffrey Rosenfeld

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Jeffrey Rosenfeld, PhD, Manager, Biomedical Informatics Shared Resource and Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Jeremy Goecks

Oregon Health & Science University

Data Visualization & Exploration Tools

Jeremy Goecks, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology Program, Oregon Health & Science University

Jim McGinnis

The University of Memphis

Jim McGinnis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology, The University of Memphis

Jobst Loeffler

Bayer Business Services GmbH

Software Applications and Services

Jobst Loeffler, PhD, IT Operations, Scientific Development IT, Bayer Business Services GmbH

Joerg Degen

Roche

Joerg Degen, PhD, Project Leader Research Informatics, Roche

Johannes Goll

The Emmes Corporation

Johannes Goll, Director, Bioinformatics, The Emmes Corporation

John Jacquay

BioTeam Inc

Data Storage and Management

John Jacquay, Scientific Systems Engineer, BioTeam Inc

John Keilty

Third Rock Ventures

John Keilty, General Manager, Platform Operations, Third Rock Ventures

John M. Conley

Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson

John M. Conley, JD, PhD, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of Law, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Counsel, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson

John Methot

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

John Methot, Director, Health Informatics Architecture, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

John Penn

Regeneron

John Penn, MSc, Manager, NGS Data Analysis, Regeneron Genetics Center, Regeneron

John Reynders

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

John Reynders, Vice President, Data Sciences, Strategy, Portfolio, and Project Management, Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Jonathan Dewey

Biogen

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Jonathan Dewey, MD, Associate Director, R&D Information Technology, Biogen

Jonathan Morris

IQVIA

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Jonathan Morris, MD, Vice President, Provider Solutions; Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Real World Insights, IQVIA

Jonathan Sheffi

Google Cloud

Jonathan Sheffi, Product Manager, Genomics & Life Sciences, Google Cloud

Joseph Lehar

Merck Research Labs

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Joseph Lehar, Executive Director, Computational Biology, Merck Research Labs

Kamal Rawal

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT)

Kamal Rawal, PhD, Senior Assistant Professor, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT)

Kanix Wang

University of Chicago

Kanix Wang, PhD, Research Professional, Booth School of Business, Institute for Genomics & Systems Biology, University of Chicago

Karl Gutwin

BioTeam Inc

Karl Gutwin, PhD, Senior Scientific Consultant, BioTeam Inc

Kees van Bochove

The Hyve

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Kees van Bochove, CEO, The Hyve

Keith Blizard

Johnson & Johnson

Cloud Computing

Keith Blizard, Vice President, End User & Public Cloud Services, Johnson & Johnson

Kenneth Walker

Amgen

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Kenneth Walker, PhD, Director, Research, Therapeutic Discovery, Amgen

Kevin Fisher

Workshops

Kevin Fisher, Client Services Lead, Biologics and Vaccines IT, Merck Research Labs, Kenilworth, NJ

Kimberly Robasky

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kimberly Robasky, PhD, Senior Translational Scientist, Renaissance Computing Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Krista McKee

Takeda

Krista McKee, Director, Data Analytics, Takeda

Kristen Cleveland

BioTeam Inc

Kristen Cleveland, PMP, Director of Operations, BioTeam Inc

Lance Smith

Celgene

Lance Smith, Associate Director, IT, Celgene

Larsson Omberg

Sage Bionetworks

Larsson Omberg, Vice President, Systems Biology, Sage Bionetworks

Laszlo Urban

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Disease Surveillance & Modeling

Laszlo Urban, MD, PhD, Global Head, Preclinical Secondary Pharmacology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Lei Xu

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Lei Xu, PhD, Director, Centre for Cognitive Machines and Computational Health; Zhiyuan Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Leonard Lipovich

Wayne State University

Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics

Leonard Lipovich, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University

Malika Mahoui

Eli Lilly and Company

Bioinformatics

Malika Mahoui, PhD, Senior Research Scientist-IT, Eli Lilly and Company

Marcus Dittrich

BioTeam Inc

Marcus Dittrich, PhD, Senior Scientific Consultant, BioTeam Inc

Mark Bagley

Intel

Data Computing

Mark Bagley, General Manager, Genomics Data Center Group, Intel

Mark Frasier

Michael J. Fox Foundation

Mark Frasier, Senior Vice President, Research Programs, Michael J. Fox Foundation

Martin Sjöholm

Bayer

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Martin Sjöholm, Senior Enterprise Architect, Bayer

Matteo Cassotti

Roche

Data Computing

Matteo Cassotti, PhD, Data and Workflow Scientist, Roche

Matthew Clark

Elsevier

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Matthew Clark, Scientific Services, R&D Solutions, Elsevier

Matthew Page

UCB Pharma

Clinical Genomics

Matthew Page, Associate Director, Translational Bioinformatics, UCB Pharma

Maya Said

Inc. (Moderator)

Maya Said, ScD, President & CEO, Outcomes4me, Inc. (Moderator)

Michael H. Elliott

Atrium Research and Consulting

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Michael H. Elliott, CEO, Atrium Research and Consulting

Michael Holmes

United States Air Force

Michael Holmes, Lt Col, USAF, MSC, PMP, CPHIMS, Chief, Innovations and Information Technology, Air Force Medical Support Agency, United States Air Force

Michael N. Liebman

Inc. (Moderator)

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Michael N. Liebman, PhD, IPQ Analytics, LLC and Strategic Medicine, Inc. (Moderator)

Michael Neylon

Eli Lilly and Company

Data Computing

Michael Neylon, Senior Analyst, Eli Lilly and Company

Michel Dumontier

Maastricht University

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Michel Dumontier, PhD, Department of Data Science, Maastricht University

Milenko Tanasijevic

Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pa

Software Applications and Services

Milenko Tanasijevic, MD, MBA, Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology and Quality, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Director of Clinical Laboratories, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pa

Monica Wang

Takeda Oncology

Workshops

Monica Wang, PhD, Principal Bioinformatics Architect, Takeda Oncology

Moritz Gilsdorf

Roche

Bioinformatics

Moritz Gilsdorf, Scientific Application Engineer, Roche

Myles Axton

Nature Genetics

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Myles Axton, PhD, Chief Editor, Nature Genetics

Nikiforos Karamanis

Genome Campus

Software Applications and Services

Nikiforos Karamanis, PhD, Lead User Experience Designer, Web Development, European Bioinformatics Institute, Genome Campus

Nikolay Manyakov

Janssen

Nikolay Manyakov, PhD, Principal Scientist, Janssen

Nils Gehlenborg

Harvard Medical School

Nils Gehlenborg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School

Nirmala Shenoy

Rochester Institute of Technology

Data Transfer

Nirmala Shenoy, PhD, Professor, Information Sciences and Technologies, Rochester Institute of Technology

Paimun (PJ) Amini

Monsanto Company

Workshops

Paimun (PJ) Amini, Ag Productivity IT Lead (R&D and Commercial), Monsanto Company

Paul McDonagh

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Clinical Genomics

Paul McDonagh, PhD, Senior Director, Data Sciences, Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Peter Godman

Qumulo

Data Storage and Management

Peter Godman, Co-founder & CTO, Qumulo

Peter Henstock

Pfizer

Peter Henstock, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist, Research Business Technologies, Pfizer

Peter McLean

Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Peter McLean, PhD, Data Scientist & Computational Biologist, Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Philip Payne

Signet Accel

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, CSO, Signet Accel

Philip Ross

Bristol-Meyers Squibb

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Philip Ross, Director, Data Science, Bristol-Meyers Squibb

Pubali Chakravorty-Campbell

Human Resource Partners

Workshops

Pubali Chakravorty-Campbell, Vice President, Business Operations & Organizational Development, Human Resource Partners

Rachana Ananthakrishnan

University of Chicago

Data Storage and Management

Rachana Ananthakrishnan, Head of Products, Globus, University of Chicago

Ramya Gamini

Pfizer Inc

Clinical Genomics

Ramya Gamini, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Precision Medicine, Early Clinical Development, Pfizer Inc

Raveen Sharma

Deloitte Consulting LLP

Raveen Sharma, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Ray Liu

Takeda

Ray Liu, PhD, Senior Director & Head, Statistical Innovation & Consultation, Takeda

Ricardo Wurmus

Berlin

Data Computing

Ricardo Wurmus, System Administrator/Software Developer, Bioinformatics Platform, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin

Richard Dobson

King’s College London

Richard Dobson, Professor of Medical & Bioinformatics, King’s College London

Rita R. Colwell

University of Maryland College Park

Rita R. Colwell, PhD, DSc, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland Institute of Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland College Park

Rohit Sharma

Genentech Inc

Software Applications and Services

Rohit Sharma, Senior Bioinformatics Architect, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genentech Inc

Roman Affentranger

Roche

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Roman Affentranger, Head, Small Molecule Discovery Workflows, Roche

Roman Gurinovich

sci.AI

Software Applications and Services

Roman Gurinovich, Systems Architect, R&D, sci.AI

Ron Bianchini

Avere Systems

Cloud Computing

Ron Bianchini, CEO and President, Avere Systems

Sajith Wickramasekara

Benchling

Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics

Sajith Wickramasekara, CEO & Co-Founder, Benchling

Sasha Paegle

Dell EMC

Sasha Paegle, Principal Business Development Manager - Life Sciences & HPC, Dell EMC

Scott E. Devine

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Clinical Genomics

Scott E. Devine, PhD, Associate Professor, Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Scott Jeshonek

Avere Systems

Scott Jeshonek, Director, Cloud Services, Avere Systems

Shanrong Zhao

Pfizer Inc

Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics

Shanrong Zhao, PhD, Director, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Pfizer Inc

Sheng Feng

AbbVie

Bioinformatics

Sheng Feng, Senior Principal Statistician, Data Science and Statistics, AbbVie

Shuang Wang

San Diego

Shuang Wang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of California, San Diego

Srinivasan Vairavan

Johnson & Johnson

Workshops

Srinivasan Vairavan, PhD, Principal Scientist, Integrative Solutions, Neuroscience, Johnson & Johnson

Stan Gloss

BioTeam Inc

Workshops

Stan Gloss, Founding Partner, CEO, BioTeam Inc

Stephanie Hintzen

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Bioinformatics

Stephanie Hintzen, Bioinformatics System Programmer, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Subha Madhavan

Perthera Inc

Subha Madhavan, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, Perthera Inc

Taylor Hamilton

Johnson & Johnson

Software Applications and Services

Taylor Hamilton, Manager, Emerging Technology, Janssen R&D IT Innovation Enablement, Johnson & Johnson

Thomas Steger-Hartmann

Bayer AG

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics

Thomas Steger-Hartmann, Investigational Toxicology, Bayer AG

Tod Davis

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Data Computing

Tod Davis, Architect, Pediatric Innovation Team, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Tom Plasterer

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Inc

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Tom Plasterer, PhD, U.S. Cross-Science Director, R&D Informatics, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Inc

Tom Quaiser

Roche Pharmaceuticals

FAIR Data or Genomic Computing

Tom Quaiser, PhD, Roche Pharmaceuticals

Travis Jensen

The Emmes Corporation

Workshops

Travis Jensen, Bioinformatics Programmer, The Emmes Corporation

Vahan Simonyan

FDA

Vahan Simonyan, PhD, Lead Scientist & R&D Director, High-Performance Integrated Virtual Environment (HIVE), FDA

Vaughan Wittorff

PetaGene

Data Storage and Management

Vaughan Wittorff, PhD, Co-Founder, PetaGene

William Hayes

BioDati

Software Applications and Services

William Hayes, PhD, CTO, BioDati

William Van Etten

BioTeam

Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics

William Van Etten, Senior Scientific Consultant, BioTeam

Xiang Chen

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics

Xiang Chen, PhD, Assistant Member, Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Xiaoying Wu

Johnson & Johnson

Workshops

Xiaoying Wu, M.D., MS, Director, RWE IT CoE & Medical Informatics, Data Sciences, Janssen IT, Johnson & Johnson

Yuan Huang

Eisai Inc

Yuan Huang, PhD, Data Scientist, Human Biology & Data Science, Eisai Inc

Yuan Lin

Pfizer

Workshops

Yuan Lin, Senior Manager, Biologics Business Partner, Pfizer

Yue Webster

Eli Lilly and Company

Yue Webster, PhD, Principal Research Scientist, Eli Lilly and Company

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