Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Principal, PMG Insights
Biography
Driving innovation in precision medicine, implementation science, and health system transformation, as well as basic, translational and clinicalresearch. Passionate about defining value and shifting healthcare fromreactive to proactive. Skilled in forging strategic partnerships acrosshealthcare, academia, and industry. Led multi-million-dollar initiatives, established and scaled research centers, clinics, and programs. Successfully secured tens of millions in competitive funding, withimpactful publications and invited lectures across six continents toadvance personalized, proactive, value-based care and research.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Burns Blaxall
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Jeffrey R. Balser, Vanderbilt
• Howard J. Jacob, Abbvie
Precision Medicine at Scale: Lessons from Vanderbilt
• Jeffrey R. Balser, Vanderbilt
From First Patient to a Million Genomes
• Chair: Howard J. Jacob, Abbvie
• Jeffrey R. Balser, Vanderbilt
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
Keynote: AI and Data-Driven Individual Health- Optimizing Wellness, Preventing Disease and Empowering Precision Medicine
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health
Keys to Successful Implementation of a Precision Medicine Program
• Chair: Howard McLeod, GeneDx
• Kevan Simms, Ochsner Health
• David Glazer, Verily
• Mark Atalla, HHS
• Susanne Munksted, Diaceutics
Precision Cardiology at Scale: Implementing Genomics Beyond Oncology
• Chair: Damon Hostin, Illumina
• David E. Lanfear, Henry Ford Health
• onit Yarden, NIH/NHLBI
Precision Medicine at Scale: Lessons from a Statewide Genomic Initiative
• Chair: Premal Shah, MyOme
• Niall Lennon, Broad Clinical Labs
• Oliver Hampton, Southern Research
Integrating Multi-Modal Biology into Precision Care Pathways: A Systems Framework for Scalable Implementation
• K V Venkatesh, IIT Mumbai
From Multi-Omics to Clinical Action: Making It Work at UCSF
• Marina Sirota, UCSF
From $/Gb to Outcomes: Simplifying Genomics for Health Systems
• Jacob Thaysen, Illumina
Achieving Comprehensive Precision Medicine
• Chair: Burns Blaxall
• Trish Brown, GeneDx
• Eric Green, Illumin
• Daryl Pritchard, Personalized Medicine Coalition
• Ora Gordon, Providence Health
• Sarah Hersey, BMS
Davos of Precision Medicine
PMWC 2027 Program
January 27–29, 2027 · Santa Clara Convention Center
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