Speaker Profile
M.D., FASCO, Distinguished Professor of Medical Oncology and Translational Research, UCSF/ NCCN
Biography
Dr. Alan Venook is a medical oncologist at UCSF, holding the title of Madden Family Distinguished Professor of Medical Oncology and Translational Research. He also serves as the Shorenstein Associate Director for Program Development at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was instrumental in founding the NCI's Hepatobiliary Task Force and led the GI Committee of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology from 2010 to 2016. His research primarily focuses on liver tumor treatments and developing new therapies for colorectal and liver cancers. Notably, his work in the CALGBSWOG 80405 study on advanced colorectal cancer contributed to the understanding of "sidedness" in colon cancers, which refers to the biological differences between cancers arising in the right versus the left colon. Recently, his research interests have expanded to include the interactions between immunotherapy and the microbiome, as well as the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer among young adults.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
Program Theme: Addressing Persistent PGx Myths
- PMWC Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Philip E. Empey, UPMC
Pioneer Honoree: Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- Keynote: Genomic Diversity in Africa: Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Applications
- Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- PGx is Expensive and Insurance Coverage is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Jai Patel, Atrium Health
- Lena Chaihorskym, Alva10
- Mark Fleury, ACS CAN
- Kristin Wiisanen, Rosalind Franklin University
- Alison L. Quinn, Kaiser - Science Backing PGx is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Sara Rogers, American Society of Pharmacovigilance
- Russ Altman, Stanford
- Philip E. Empey, UPMC
- PGx is Hard to Implement (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Crews, St Jude
- Suzanne Stevens, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
- Deepak Voora, VA
- Jason Roos, ARPA-H
- Jennifer Wick, The Christ Hospital Health Network
- What will It Take to Make PGx the Standard of Care? (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
- Alan Venook, UCSF/ NCCN
- Gary Marchant, ASU
- Dan Hertz, University of Michigan
- Deepak Voora, VA
