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.

Agenda:

9:00 – 9:30 AM         Breakfast & Registration

9:30 – 9:45 AM          Welcome by Chair of Biomedical Data Science, Sylvia Plevritis

9:45 – 10:45 AM        Keynote, John Marioni, Senior Vice President & Global Head of Computational Sciences Center of Excellence, Genentech

10:45 – 11:00 AM      15 min Break

11:00 – 11:45 AM      Postdoc Lightning Talks

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

11:45 – 12:30 PM      Research Talks

  • Livnat Jerby, Assistant Professor of Genetics, Stanford
  • Sohrab Shah, Chief of Computational Oncology in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • 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

  • Ezra Cohen, Chief Medical Office of Oncology, Tempus AI
  • Helio Costa, Senior Medical Director and Head of Molecular Therapeutics & Drug Development, Natera
  • Emily Fox, Chief Technical Advisor, Insitro and Professor of Statistics and Computer Science, Stanford
  • Judy Li, Head of Hematology Strategy, Oncology Biometrics, AstraZeneca
  • Alexander Morgan, Partner, Khosla Ventures

2:40 – 3:45 PM           Research Talks

  • James Zou, Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford
  • Eleazar Eskin, Professor and Chair, Department of Computational Medicine, UCLA
  • Iwei Yeh, Professor of Dermatology and Pathology, UCSF
  • Olivier Gevaert, Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Medicine (Computational Medicine), Stanford

3:45 – 3:50 PM           Closing Remarks, Olivier Gevaert, Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Medicine (Computational Medicine), Stanford

3:50 – 4:00 PM           10 min Break

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