Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Eric Delwart, Professor Adjunct, VRI/UCSF
Biography
My lab has worked on the evolution of pathogenic RNA viruses and blood transfusion safety. Starting in 2005, initially using shotgun Sanger sequencing, we also pioneered laboratory and computational methods to enrich and characterize the genomes of previously unknown viruses. We since used these metagenomics NGS approaches for viral discovery in human, animals, pharmaceutical, and environmental samples. As NGS and bioinformatics tools have greatly improved in cost and speed, future uses should include more rapid metagenomics response to unusual infectious disease outbreaks worldwide. Extensive longitudinal sampling of large human and farmcompanionwild animal cohorts will also provide their baseline viromes and help identify emerging pathogens from cross-species transmissions.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chairs:
Charles Chiu, UCSF
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony
Pioneer Honoree: Julie Louise Gerberding, FNIH
Luminary Honoree: Charles Chiu, UCSF
- Keynote: From Crisis to Cure: Navigating Public Health Challenges in the Era of Precision Diagnostics
- Julie Louise Gerberding, FNIH
- Keynote: Clinical Metagenomic Sequencing for Precision Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
- Charles Chiu, UCSF
- Harnessing Emerging Diagnostic Technologies in Primary and Critical Care (PANEL)
Chair: Mylynda Massart, UPMC
- Christopher Woods, Duke
- Yvonne Maldonado, Stanford
- Chaz Langelier, UCSF - New Viral and Microbiome Associations with Cancer
Chair: Charles Chiu, UCSF
- Nancy Joseph, UCSF
- Melody Smith, Stanford
- Advancements in Clinical Metagenomics
Chair: Sivan Bercovici, Karius
- Charles Chiu, UCSF
- Robert Schlaberg, Illumina
- Catherine Hogan, BCCDC, UBC
- Metagenomics and Partnerships: Monitoring Infectious Disease Threats
Chair: Eric Delwart UCSF
- Mindy Nye, LabCorp
- Ranga Sampath, Siemens Healthineers
- Charles Chiu, UCSF - Innovative Therapeutics and Host-Pathogen Interactions in Infectious Disease Management
- Victor Nizet, UCSD
- Nevan Krogan, UCSF
