Speaker Profile
PHARMD, President, ASP
Biography
Sara Rogers co founded the American Society of Pharmacovigilance and co-led the formation of the Standardizing Laboratory Practices in Pharmacogenomics (STRIPE) Collaborative Community, a public private multidisciplinary initiative to develop consensus based industry standards for pharmacogenetics testing. She joined Texas AM University in 2021, where she holds joint appointments with Institute of Biosciences and Technology, School of Medicine and Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy. Rogers co chairs the Pharmacogenomics Access and Reimbursement Coalition and collaboratively develops the Coalition's research agenda to understand the payment and policy landscape for pharmacogenetics testing and its role in disparities in patient access. Rogers is an organizational member of the NIH NHGRI InterSociety Coordinating Committee and develops educational resources to help practitioners navigate coverage for pharmacogenetics testing. Rogers has served as co investigator for a pilot study to identify ethical values and priorities related to pharmacogenomics. Her research focuses extensively on patient access to and reimbursement for pharmacogenetics testing.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
Program Theme: Addressing Persistent PGx Myths
- PMWC Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Philip E. Empey, UPMC
Pioneer Honoree: Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- Keynote: Genomic Diversity in Africa: Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Applications
- Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- PGx is Expensive and Insurance Coverage is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Jai Patel, Atrium Health
- Lena Chaihorskym, Alva10
- Mark Fleury, ACS CAN
- Kristin Wiisanen, Rosalind Franklin University
- Alison L. Quinn, Kaiser - Science Backing PGx is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Sara Rogers, American Society of Pharmacovigilance
- Russ Altman, Stanford
- Philip E. Empey, UPMC
- PGx is Hard to Implement (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Crews, St Jude
- Suzanne Stevens, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
- Deepak Voora, VA
- Jason Roos, ARPA-H
- Jennifer Wick, The Christ Hospital Health Network
- What will It Take to Make PGx the Standard of Care? (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
- Alan Venook, UCSF/ NCCN
- Gary Marchant, ASU
- Dan Hertz, University of Michigan
- Deepak Voora, VA
