Speaker Profile
PMWC PIONEER AWARD
Twice served as FDA Commissioner, pioneered transformative leadership in precision medicine, spanned key academic roles, held strategic industry positions, and drove essential policy changes and regulatory advancements
M.D., FDA Commissioner, FDA
Biography
Dr. Robert Califf, a distinguished cardiologist and clinical trial expert, has significantly contributed to the field of precision medicine. Serving twice as the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Califf has played a pivotal role in advancing regulatory science and fostering the development of innovative medical products. His tenures at the FDA were marked by efforts to modernize clinical trials, enhance drug safety, and accelerate the approval of life-saving therapies. Additionally, Dr. Califf's leadership in the NIH's Precision Medicine Initiative has helped lay the groundwork for personalized treatment strategies that are transforming patient care.
Talk
I have worked at the interface of evidence generation, biomedicine and health outcomes for my career. Most of my career was spent as a busy clinician, doing clinical and translational research in this setting. My most recent decade has been spent in administration, regulation and digital health tools.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony:
Pioneer Honoree: Robert Califf, FDA
Luminary Honoree: Ida Sim, UCSF
- Fireside Chat: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF, Robert Califf, FDA, and Kathy Giacomini, UCSF
- Keynote: Harnessing Computational Tools in Precision Medicine: Implementation and Future Directions
- Ida Sim, UCSF
- AI-driven Advances in Precision Medicine (PANEL)
Chair: Sharat Israni, Bakar Institute, UCSF
- Peter Norvig, Google
- Susan Lynch, UCSF
- Olivier Gevaert, Stanford
- Michelle Arkin, UCSF
- New Federal Programs Driving Transformative Health Breakthroughs (PANEL)
Chair: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- Charles Romine, NIST
- Erwin Gianchandani, NSF
- Jim Brase, Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) - AI-Driven Protein Design (PANEL)
Chair: Tanja Kortemme, UCSF
- Franziska Seeger, Genentech
- William Degrado, UCSF - AI and Ethical Challenges (PANEL)
Chair: Alex John London, Carnegie Mellon University
- Jianying Hu, IBM
- Cora Han, University of California Health
- Ida Sim, UCSF
