Speaker Profile
Ph.D., CSO, ThinkHat
Biography
Sam Perli is an AI and bioengineering pioneer, serving as Chief Scientific Officer and founding member of Thinkhat, where he develops next-generation technologies to address human disease. His extensive academic background includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the Gladstone Institutes and UCSF, where he collaborated with Prof. Shinya Yamanaka on computational and molecular tools for dissecting and engineering biology, as well as advancing applications of pluripotent stem cells.Sam earned his PhD at MIT, working with Prof. Timothy Lu on transformative bioengineering projects. Prior to his doctoral work, he completed a Masters in Computer Science at MIT as a Presidential Fellow, working with Prof. Dina Katabi. His academic journey began at IIT Madras, where he received his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and was honored with the Institute Medal for the best academic record in the department.
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
