Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Stanford
Biography
Dr. Curtis laboratory leverages data analytics, high-throughput molecularprofiling and experimentation to develop new ways to prevent, diagnose andtreat cancer. Her research has led to new paradigms in understanding howhuman tumors evolve and metastasize and has redefined the molecular map ofbreast cancer. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, includingthose from the V Foundation for Cancer Research, STOP Cancer, the AmericanAssociation for Cancer Research (AACR). She received the NationalInstitutes of Health Directors Pioneer Award in 2018 and was named an InVivo Rising Star in 2021. She is a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy ofSciences, a Susan G. Komen Scholar, and a Chan Zuckerberg BiohubInvestigator. In 2022, she received the AACR Award for OutstandingAchievement in Basic Science. She is a scientific advisor to multipleacademic institutes, biotech and biopharma, and is a member of the AACRBoard of Directors.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Christina Curtis, Stanford
PMWC Award Ceremony
• W.E. Moerner, Stanford
• Serge Saxonov, 10x Genomics
• Priscilla Chan, CZI
Honoree Fireside
• Chair: Christina Curtis, Stanford
• W.E. Moerner, Stanford
• Priscilla Chan, CZI
• Serge Saxonov, 10x Genomics
Unraveling Tissue Architecture with Single-Cell & Spatial Multi-Omics
• Joakim Lundeberg, SciLifeLab
• Garry P. Nolan, Stanford
• Tae Hyun Hwang, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Michael Angelo, Stanford
Spatial Sequencing for Next Generation Pathology
• Jeremy Schurman, Singular Genomics
Precision Profiling of Cells: Insights from Imaging-Spectral Flow Cytometry and Single-Cell Multiomics
• Aruna Ayer, BD
Single-Cell Genotype and Targeted Gene Expression Assay
• Zivjena Vucetic, Mission Bio
Tumor Evolution & Clonal Dynamics: From Models to Monitoring
• Chair: Christina Curtis, Stanford
Personal Omics at Scale: What Longitudinal Profiles Add to Early Detection
• Michael Snyder, Stanford
Multi-Omics-Driven Early Detection: Beyond Liquid Biopsy
• Ash Alizadeh, Stanford
• Alex Aravanis, Moonwalk Biosciences
• Sara Ahadi, OmicsEra
AI in Molecular Diagnostics: Integrating Multi-Omics & Clinical Data
• Chair: Marina Sirota, UCSF
• Olivier Gevaert, Stanford
• Rebecca Critchley-Thorne, Castle Biosciences
• Lihua Lei, Stanford
• Yunguan Wang, Cincinnati Children's
