Speaker Profile
0,1,other, Chief Medical Director, Formelly Palmetto GBA / MolDX
Biography
Dr. Bien-Willner is the Medical Director of the MolDX program at Palmetto GBA, a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). He is a leader in the Precision Medicine space and practices as a Board-certified Anatomic Pathologist and Molecular Genetic Pathologist. Throughout his career, he has been active in research, development, and advancement of molecular diagnostic services, specifically next generation sequencing. He hasworkedclosely with clinicians to develop clear clinical diagnostic andtreatmentpathways directing Precision Medicine programs for communitycancercenters.Dr. Bien-Willner received his MD and PhD degrees fromBaylorCollege of Medicine, with a PhD in Human Molecular Genetics.Hecompletedhis residency, fellowship, and attained a faculty appointment atWashingtonUniversity in St. Louis prior to leadership roles in laboratoryand biotechcompanies before joining Palmetto GBA.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Christina Curtis, Stanford
PMWC Award Ceremony
• W.E. Moerner, Stanford
• Serge Saxonov, 10x Genomics
• Priscilla Chan, Biohub
Honoree Fireside
• Christina Curtis, Stanford
• Priscilla Chan, Biohub
Honoree Fireside: From Measurement to Meaning: What Data AI Still Needs in Biology
• Christina Curtis, Stanford
• W.E. Moerner, Stanford
• Serge Saxonov, 10x Genomics
• Anne Wojcicki, 23AndMe
Unraveling Tissue Architecture with Single-Cell & Spatial Multi-Omics
• Chair: Garry P. Nolan, Stanford
• Joakim Lundeberg, SciLifeLab
• Tae Hyun Hwang, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Michael Angelo, Stanford
Spatial Sequencing for Next Generation Pathology
• Eli Glezer, 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
Resolving Cellular Lineage and State in Tumors with High-Resolution Single-Cell Genomics
• Gary Schroth, Cellanome
Quality and Quantity: Lesson from building 100M+ AI-Ready Single Cells
• Dan Rozelle, Rancho Biosciences
Tumor Evolution & Clonal Dynamics: From Models to Monitoring
• 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
• Chair: Alex Aravanis, Moonwalk Biosciences
• Ash Alizadeh, Stanford
• Sara Ahadi, OmicsEra
Scaling Data Generation for Foundational Biology Models with Single Cell Sequencing
• Alex Rosenberg, Parse Bioscience
AI in Molecular Diagnostics: Integrating Multi-Omics & Clinical Data
• Chair: Marina Sirota, UCSF
• Olivier Gevaert, Stanford
• Rebecca Critchley-Thorne, Castle Biosciences
• Lihua Jiang, Stanford
• Yunguan Wang, Cincinnati Children's
