Speaker Profile
M.D.,Ph.D., CEO and Founder, Phenome Health
Biography
A world-renowned scientist and recipient of the National Medal of Science in 2011, Dr. Leroy Hood co-founded the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in 2000 and served as its first President from 2000-2017. In 2021, he founded Phenome Health, a non-profit research organization dedicated to contributing solutions to the major challenges causing a crisis in healthcare. In September 2023, Dr. Hood joined the Buck Institute for Research on Aging as Chief Innovation Officer and Distinguished Professor. Dr. Hood is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine. Of the more than 6,000 scientists worldwide who belong to one or more of these academies, Dr. Hood is one of only 20 people elected to all three. He is also a member of the Inventors Hall of Fame for inventing automated DNA sequencing.
Talk
Keynote: AI and Data-Driven Individual Health: Optimizing Wellness, Preventing Disease and Empowering Precision Medicine
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Burns Blaxall
PMWC Award Ceremony Honorees
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Jeff Balser, VUMC
Precision Medicine at Scale, Lessons from Vanderbilt
• Jeffrey R. Balser, Vanderbilt
Implementing Precision Medicine at Scale: Health Systems and Policy Perspectives
• Jeffrey Balser, Vanderbilt
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Sasa Jenko, European Commission
Keynote
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health
Keys to Successful Implementation of a Precision Medicine Program
• Chair: Howard McLeod, GeneDx
• David E. Lanfear, Henry Ford Health
• Kevan Simms, Ochsner Health
Key Players in Successful Implementation – Beyond Oncology
• Chair: Damon Hostin, Illumina
• Shaista Malik, UC Irvine
Precision Medicine at Scale: Lessons from a Statewide Genomic Initiative
• Chair: Premal Shah, MyOme
Achieving Comprehensive Precision Medicine
• Chair: Burns Blaxall
• Trish Brown, GeneDx
• Sarah Hersey, BMS
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
