Speaker Profile
Ph.D., MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UCSF
Biography
Sara Ackerman is a medical anthropologist working in the interdisciplinary fields of empirical bioethics and implementation science. Her research draws on ethnographic methods to examine social, ethical and equity issues in emerging precision medicine initiatives. Dr. Ackerman, along with her team at the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institutes Regulatory Knowledge and Support Program, is working to increase community participation in decisions about how health data is shared and used. She also teaches three courses at UCSF: Community-Engaged Research, Qualitative Methods, and Responsible Conduct of Research. Dr. Ackerman has received several honors, including the Diana Forsythe Award from the American Medical Informatics Association in 2013.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2024 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- PMWC 2024 Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Geoff Ginsburg, NIH (All of Us)
- Fireside Chat: Geoff Ginsburg, NIH and Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- New Federal Programs Driving Transformative Health Breakthroughs (PANEL)
Chair: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- Arunan Skandarajah, ARPA-H
- Susan Marqusee, NSF
- Sheng Lin-Gibson, NIST - AI-driven Advances in Precision Medicine (PANEL)
Chair: Sharat Israni, Bakar Institute, UCSF
- Suzanne Tamang, Stanford
- Colleen Clancy, UC Davis
- Nevan Krogan, UCSF
- Lauren Erdman, University of Toronto - Precision Medicine in New Research Frameworks (PANEL)
Chair: Regis B. Kelly, UCSF
- Joe DeRisi, UCSF
- Luke Gilbert, UCSF
- Prachee Avasthi, Arcadia Science - Living Therapeutics for Precision Medicine
Chair: Michelle Hermiston, UCSF
- Peter Marks, FDA
- Wendell Lim, UCSF
- Liora Schultz, Stanford - AI and Precision Medicine: Navigating Equity and Social Justice Challenges (PANEL)
Chair: Hank Greely, Stanford
- Ziad Obermeyer, UC Berkeley
- Sara L. Ackerman, UCSF
