Speaker Profile
M.D., CMO & Co-Founder, Kali Tx
Biography
As a seasoned drug developer and leader, Min brings 25+ years of industry experience across multiple therapeutic areas, from pre-IND and phase 1-4 studies. During her 22-year tenure at Genentech/Roche from drug discovery to late-stage of global development with therapies of anti-VEGF, anti-CD20, anti-IL-6R, BTK inhibitor (etc), her significant contributions and clinical leadership, including her last role as Global Development Lead, resulted in global approvals in multiple autoimmune diseases and severe COVID-19. Prior to Kali, she took several Senior leadership roles in biotech, including SVP & Head of Clinical Development, ClinPharm, Toxicology and Pharmacovigilance at AnaptysBio, SVP & Head of Clinical Development at Alpine Immune Sciences (acquired by Vertex Pharmaceuticals) and Head of Autoimmune Franchise at Annexon Biosciences. Min was trained as a neurologist, received her MD from Suzhou Medical College and Master of Science in Immunology from the University of Calgary.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Mark Genovese, Eli Lilly
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Miriam Merad, Mount Sinai (Luminary)
• Jeffrey A. Bluestone, UCSF (Luminary)
Featured Speakers
• Miriam Merad, Mount Sinai
• Jeffrey A. Bluestone, UCSF
• Gallia Levy, Gilead
• Marcela V. Maus, Harvard
• Nick Wilson, Biogen
• Megan Levings, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
• Min Bao, Kali Therapeutics
• Purvesh Khatri, Stanford
• Heleen Scheerens, Genentech
• Pascal Geldsetzer, Stanford
• Dan Littman, NYU
• Anne Kasmar, Parexel
Macrophages Across Inflammation, Cancer & Aging
Master regulators of tissue health and disease across precision immunology.
Immune Reset in Autoimmune Disease
CAR-T, in vivo CAR, and the pursuit of durable remission.
Beyond Broad Immunosuppression
Tolerance, Tregs, and disease-modifying approaches.
Turning Biomarkers on Their Head
What we can measure before we can reliably predict response.
Precision Immunology in Clinical Development
Trial enrichment, deeper endpoints, response prediction, and regulatory strategy.
The Microbial Roots of Autoimmunity
Chronic infection, dysbiosis, and microbial signals shaping disease.
PMWC Hall of Impact
Previous Speakers Include
Nobel laureates, technology founders, regulators, CEOs and scientific pioneers who have taken the PMWC stage.
