Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Professor, Stanford U.
Biography
Stephen Quake is the Lee Otterson Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics at Stanford University. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to science and is one of only two dozen scientists elected to all three National Academies. Previously he was the Head of Science at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (2022-2025), founding co-president of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (2016-2022), Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2006-2016), and Professor at the California Institute of Technology (1996-2005).
Talk
Beyond Genomics- Revealing Hidden Layers of Biology with AI
This talk describes a practical application of genomic knowledge. It describes how circulating cell-free nucleic acids, discovered in 1948, have been combined with high-throughput sequencing to develop non-invasive diagnostic tests that have replaced traditional biopsies for millions of patients in fields including pregnancy, transplant medicine, infectious disease, and cancer.n patterns.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Sharat Israni, UCSF
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Regina Barzilay, MIT
• Joe Petro, Microsoft
• Curtis P. Langlotz, Stanford University
Keynote: The Future of AI in Medical Imaging
• Curtis P. Langlotz, Stanford University
From Foundation Models to Digital Twins: AI Reshaping Clinical Imaging
• Chair: Alexander Weir, Canon Medical
• Regina Barzilay, MIT
• Joe Petro, Microsoft
• Curtis P. Langlotz, Stanford University
Fireside Chat
• Eric Horvitz, Microsoft
• Curtis P. Langlotz, Stanford University
Getting Real Results with AI: Better Molecules, Smarter Devices, Faster Innovation
• Martin Stumpe, Danaher
Keynote: AI Tools for Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment
• Regina Barzilay, MIT
Core AI Methods for Precision Medicine Foundations
• Chair: Sharat Israni, UCSF
• James Zou, Stanford University
From Multimodal Data to Clinical Digital Twins: Linking Imaging, Omics, and Decisions
• Stephen Quake, Stanford
AI & Omics Foundation Models Powering Translational Research
• Chair: Janusz Dutkowski, Data4Cure
• Alex Moreau, Champions Oncology
• Jadwiga Bienkowska, Pfizer
AI-Enhanced Imaging: Radiomics, Radiogenomics, and Simulation
• Chair: Chris Hare, Canon Medical
• Ángel Alberich-Bayarri, Quibim
• Kevin Blyth, University of Glasgow
• Maria del Mar Alvarez-Torres, Columbia University
Clinical Workflow Integration & Decision Support in Imaging
• Chair: Sharat Israni, UCSF
• David S. Liebeskind, UCLA
• Rajesh Shah, UCSF
• Roxana Daneshjou, Stanford University
• Mohammad Alexanderani, U Pitt
AI-Powered Serverless HPC for Scientific Discovery
• Fengbo Ren, Fovus
