Warren Alpert Computational Biology and AI Research Symposium

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Warren Alpert Computational Biology and AI Research Symposium

 

 

Date: Tuesday, May 5th, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00PM

Location: Rotunda E241, ChEM-H/Neuroscience Building

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The Warren Alpert Computational Biology and AI Research Symposium will bring together leading researchers across basic science, computational biology, and artificial intelligence to shape the future of translational research. The program will highlight advances in AI-driven drug discovery, therapeutic development, and translational applications, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, mentorship, and meaningful trainee engagement. Graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to share their work during the poster session.

Tentative Agenda:

9:00 – 9:30 AM         Breakfast & Registration

9:30 – 9:45 AM          Welcome by DBDS Chair, Sylvia Plevritis

9:45 – 10:45 AM        Keynote, John Marioni, Senior Vice President and Head of Computation at Genentech Research and Early Development

10:45 – 11:00 AM      15 min Break

11:00 – 11:45 AM      Postdoc Lightning Talks

  • Dr. Edric Tam (Engelhardt Lab), Biomedical Data Science, Stanford
  • Dr. Ruchir Rastogi (Kundaje Lab), Genetics, Stanford
  • Dr. Ruohan Wang (Gentles Lab), Pathology, Stanford
  • Dr. Emma Dann (Pritchard Lab), Genetics, Stanford

11:45 – 12:30 PM      Research Talks

  • Dr. Livnat Jerby, Assistant Professor of Genetics, Stanford
  • Dr. Eleazar Eskin, Professor and Chair, Department of Computational Medicine, UCLA
  • Dr. Todd Coleman, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford

12:30 – 12:40 PM      Group Photo

12:40 – 1:40 PM         Lunch

1:40 – 2:40 PM           Industry Panel

  • Dr. Helio Costa, Senior Medical Director and Head of Molecular Therapeutics & Drug Development, Natera
  • Dr. Emily Fox, Chief Technical Advisor, Insitro and Professor of Statistics and Computer Science, Stanford

2:40 – 3:45 PM           Research Talks

  • Dr. Olivier Gevaert, Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Medicine (Computational Medicine), Stanford
  • Dr. Sohrab Shah, Chief of Computational Oncology in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Dr. James Zou, Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford
  • Dr. Elana Fertig, Director of Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore

3:45 – 4:00 PM           15 min Break

4:00 – 5:00 PM           Poster Session and Reception