Speaker Profile
Biography
Dr. Hanlee P. Ji is leveraging his expertise in oncology, genetics, and engineering to drive advancements in cancer research. His work integrates molecular technology, computational methods, and genome biology to develop targeted therapies for gastrointestinal cancers and study genomic instability. As a senior figure at the Stanford Genome Technology Center, Dr. Ji's research encompasses immunogenomics, kinase interactions for targeted therapy, and innovative data storage using DNA technologies. He is also involved in clinical trials and translational genomics, aiming to bring scientific discoveries from bench to bedside.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Ed Kim, City of Hope
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Mark Daly, Broad Institute / FinnGen
• Gordon Sanghera, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
The Data Factory: Integrating Millions of Genomes for Variant Interpretation
• Chair: Stephen Montgomery, Stanford University
• Carlos Bustamante, University of Oklahoma
• Mark Daly, Broad Institute
• Manuel Rivas, Stanford University
• Mark McCarthy, Genentech
• Nilah Ioannidis, UC Berkeley / UCSC
Beyond the Read: Long-Read Sequencing in Clinical Variant Pipelines
• Chair: Gordon Sanghera, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
• Hanlee Ji, Stanford University
• Barrett Bready, Nabsys
Keynote: Biobanks and the Road Ahead in Human Genetics
• Mark Daly, Broad Institute
AI & Evolution for Predicting Human Disease Genes
• Chair: Yuval Tabach, Hebrew University
• Nilah Ioannidis, UC Berkeley / UCSC
• Saša Jenko, European Commission
DNA to Drug, Label & Coverage
• Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Russ Altman, Stanford University
• Slavé Petrovski, AstraZeneca
• Wei Zhou, Broad Institute
25+ Years of the Human Genome: From Bench to Bedside to Beyond
• Chair: Ralph Snyderman, Duke University
• Craig Venter, J. Craig Venter Institute
• Brook Byers, KPCB
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health
PMWC Award Ceremony (Continued)
• Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner




