Speaker Profile
Ph.D., President and Founder, Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil
Biography
Misha Mehta was building a 15-year career as a leader in microbiology, molecular biology, and pharmaceuticals when her 5-year-old son, Neev, was diagnosed with DIPG in 2020. Neevs brave fight, which he lost in Nov. 2021, exposed Misha and her family to the worlds of patient advocacy and clinical trial navigation and helped them recognize the lack of federal attention and resources for curing rare pediatric diseases. Misha has spent the last two years as a devoted advocate for increased funding and research to address pediatric diseases and as a liaison to industry and regulatory agencies. In her work, which includes clinical trial design and building accessibility to pre-FDA-approved drugs, she has spoken with influential audiences including the U.S. Congress, the DoD, and Cancer Moonshot-Brain Cancer Forum. Misha currently serves as the President of the Neev Kolte Brave Ronil Foundation, and continues to fight for a world in which no disease remains incurable
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Co-Chairs:
Cherodeep Goswami, UW Health
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony
Pioneer Honoree: Paul J. Chang, University of Chicago - Keynote: AI in Radiology: A Reality Check (Climbing out of the Trough of Disillusionment)
- Paul J. Chang, University of Chicago
- AI in Radiology and Imaging Applications (PANEL)
Chair: Curtis P Langlotz, Stanford
- Paul J. Chang, University of Chicago
- Sharmila Majumdar, UCSF
- Eliot Siegel, VA Maryland Healthcare System
- Katherine Andriole, Brigham and Women's Hospital - Using Imaging AI to Better Understand Health and Aging
- Daniel Durand, Prenuvo
- AI Transforming Standard-of-Care Imaging into Precision Diagnostics
- Angel Alberich, Quibim
- Accelerating Risk Assessment and Diagnosis with AI
Chair: Pavan Anne, ZS
- Omar Perez, AstraZeneca
- Charles Powell, Mount Sinai - Overcoming Practice Gaps in Precision Medicine: Addressing Patient Leakage (PANEL)
Chair: Joe Zaccaria, KPMG
- Ed Kim, City of Hope
- Chris Scotto DiVetta, Tempus
- Karlo Martin, HCA Healthcare
- Shared Opportunities to Unlock AI's Potential in R&D (PANEL)
Chair: Brice Sarver, ZS
- Carlyn Crisostomo, Amgen
- Bill Mayo, BMS
- Stacie Calad-Thomson, Nvidia
- AI-Powered Remote Monitoring and Mental Health: Innovations and Challenges
- Sam Perli, ThinkHat
- Shah Nawaz, Regeneron
- David Rhew, Microsoft
- AI Unlocks the Clinical Utility of Spatialomics
- Matthew Goldberg, Castle Bio
- Practical Implications of Ethical Challenges in AI-driven Precision Medicine(PANEL)
Chair: Cherodeep Goswami, UW Health
- Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Stanford
- Lucia Savage, Omada Health
- Sean Hain, Epic
- Misha Mehta, Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil Foundation
