Speaker Profile
M.D., Chief Medical Officer, BostonGene
Biography
Nathan Fowler, M.D. is the Chief Medical Officer at BostonGene. Dr. Fowler provides strategic direction for BostonGene, a biomedical software company committed to defining optimal precision medicine-based therapies for cancer patients. Dr. Fowler brings more than 20 years of patient care experience to BostonGene, most recently as a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Fowler received his medical degree from the University of Texas, having completed his internship and residency there as well. He went on to complete a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. At MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Fowler focused on developing groundbreaking new therapies for cancer patients and led the clinical research and new drug development programs for nearly ten years. He has published over 175 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a regularly invited speaker at major conferences.
AI and Data Sciences Showcase:
BostonGene
BostonGene is redefining cancer care and drug development by integrating genomic, transcriptomic, immune, and clinical data through AI to generate actionable insights. These insights help biopharma partners design better trials, identify novel targets, predict therapeutic responses prediction across all stages of development while simultaneously improving patient care through clinically integrated innovation.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Ira Mellman, Medici Therapeutics
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Jedd D. Wolchok, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Suzanne Topalian, Johns Hopkins
• Levi Garraway, Roche
Keynote: Future Breakthroughs in Immuno-Oncology: New Targets, Modalities & Combinations
• Levi Garraway, Roche
Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment (TME) in Practice: Biomarkers & Combos
• Chair: Ira Mellman, Medici Therapeutics
• Dmitry Gabrilovich, AstraZeneca
• Jennifer Mataraza, Novartis
Immunotherapy with Personalized Cancer Vaccines: Who, When, How Fast?
• Chair: Suzanne Topalian, Johns Hopkins
• Tal Zaks, Orbimed
• Lelia Delamarre, Genentech
The Next Era: Neutralizing On-Target, Off-Tumor Effects by Turning Cancer Against Itself
• Cyriac Roeding, Earli
Fireside Chat: Immune Tolerance to Cure, A Conversation With...
• Lee Hood, Institute for Systems Biology
• Mary E. Brunkow, Institute for Systems Biology
ADCs in the Checkpoint Era: Who Benefits, What to Combine, What to Avoid
• Chair: Shreya Badhrinarayanan, Pfizer
• Gerold Meinhardt, Daiichi Sankyo
• Vadim Koshkin, UCSF
Strategic IP Management in Cell and Gene Therapy: Navigating Legal and Practical Challenges
• Janet Xiao, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Checkpoint 2.0 in Practice: PD-1+VEGF Wins, Resistance Salvage & Biomarker Gates
• Chair: Anne Kasmar, Parexel
• Jedd D. Wolchok, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Roy S. Herbst, Yale
Future Breakthroughs in TME Reprogramming: New Modalities, Smarter Delivery & Overcoming Resistance
• David Kirn, ReIGNITE
Radiopharmaceutical Therapy: New Targets, Isotopes, and Challenges
• Chair: William Oh, Yale
• Munir Ghesani, United Theranostics
• Sandy Srinivas, Stanford
• Anna Karmann, AdvanCell
