June 24th - 25th 2025
BCEC Boston
Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable Discussions at The Festival of Genomics & Biodata provide the perfect setting to discuss your own challenges, gather new information and share experiences with and learn from others in the field.
If you would like to participate in any of the roundtable discussions, please register your interest using the form below as soon as possible as places in the roundtable discussions are limited.
Sequencing
Date & Time: 11:40 - 13:10 on Wednesday June 12th 2024
Location: Genome Dome
What will increased competition mean for the sequencing space?
What are the trade-offs between long and short-read sequencing?
What are the main considerations when buying a new sequencing platform?
What excites you most about the sequencing space today?
Miten Jain
Assistant Professor
Northeastern University
Feyza Yilmaz
Associate Computational Scientist
The Jackson Laboratory
Aziz Al'Khafaji
Associate Director, Methods Development Lab
Broad Institute
Ask the Experts:
How to Leverage Novel AI Tools for Translational Research?
Date & Time: 16:10 - 17:50 on Wednesday June 12th 2024
Location: Genome Dome
Table 1: How to address AI hallucinations in healthcare? Who is responsible?
Table 2: How to leverage generative AI and LLMs to increase your productivity in research?
Table 3: How can AI and data analytics be utilised in clinical practice?
Aditi Hazra
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Raphael Brosula
Computational Associate
The Broad Institute
Huilei Xi
Associate Director, Data Science
Novartis
Pallavi Tiwari
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin
Elizabeth Karlson
Vice President
Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
Santiago Romero-Brufau
Director of AI
Mayo Clinic
Strategic Evaluation, Implementation & Adoption of New Innovative Technologies to Advance Precision Medicine
Date & Time: 14:20 - 15:50 on Wednesday June 12th 2024
Location: Genome Dome
This session will recognise the importance of strategic foresight and agility in harnessing innovative technologies, including single-cell, spatial, multi-omics, proteomics, AI/ML and diagnostics, to name a few. It will delve into the potential of precision medicine in revolutionizing healthcare delivery and improving patient care globally through technology implementation and adoption.
Ioannis Vlachos
Director of Spatial Technologies,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Marianna Rowlands
Immunology Therapeutic Area Biomarker Lead,
Novartis
Olga Vitek
Professor & Director, Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis,
Northeastern University
Sudeshna Fisch
Director of Translational Medicine Lead
Pfizer
Angela Hadjipanayis
Head of Disease Profiling Genomics and Flow Cytometry
Sanofi