Speaker Profile
0,other, BCOP, CPP, Chair, Cancer Pharmacology & Pharmacogenomics, Atrium Health
Biography
Dr. Patel received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and completed an oncology pharmacogenomics postdoctoral fellowship at the UNC Center for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy. Dr. Patel leads translational and clinical pharmacology research at Levine Cancer Institute, with an emphasis on pharmacogenomics research and implementation. His projects range from gene discovery and translational studies to prospective interventional trials using pharmacogenomics to optimize anticancer and supportive care therapies. Dr. Patel provides guest lectures on pharmacogenomics to Schools of Pharmacy across North Carolina, is the Pharmacology Editor for HemOnc Today, and Deputy Associate Editor for the Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
Program Theme: Addressing Persistent PGx Myths
- PMWC Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Philip E. Empey, UPMC
Pioneer Honoree: Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- Keynote: Genomic Diversity in Africa: Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Applications
- Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- PGx is Expensive and Insurance Coverage is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Jai Patel, Atrium Health
- Lena Chaihorskym, Alva10
- Mark Fleury, ACS CAN
- Kristin Wiisanen, Rosalind Franklin University
- Alison L. Quinn, Kaiser - Science Backing PGx is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Sara Rogers, American Society of Pharmacovigilance
- Russ Altman, Stanford
- Philip E. Empey, UPMC
- PGx is Hard to Implement (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Crews, St Jude
- Suzanne Stevens, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
- Deepak Voora, VA
- Jason Roos, ARPA-H
- Jennifer Wick, The Christ Hospital Health Network
- What will It Take to Make PGx the Standard of Care? (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
- Alan Venook, UCSF/ NCCN
- Gary Marchant, ASU
- Dan Hertz, University of Michigan
- Deepak Voora, VA
