Speaker Profile
Exact Sciences
Biography
Dr. Beer is an internationally recognized leader, holding appointments as deputy director of the Knight Cancer Institute, Chief Medical Officer at OHSUs Knight Cancer Institute Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center, professor in the OHSU School of Medicine, head of the Prostate Cancer Research Program, and the Grover C. Bagby Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research prior to joining Exact. He has also authored and co-authored more than 280 articles, playing a leading role in establishing a new global standard of care for patients. In addition to his role at Exact Sciences, Dr. Beer is continuing as an adjunct professor of medicine and sees patients with prostate cancer at OHSU.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Victor Velculescu, Johns Hopkins
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Pioneer Honoree: Klaus Pantel, UKE & ELBS
• Luminary: Rebecca Fitzgerald, University of Cambridge
Keynote
• Klaus Pantel, UKE & ELBS
Advancing Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Detection through cfDNA and cfRNA Profiling
• Chair: Luis Diaz, MSKCC
• Anne-Renee Hartman, Adela
Early Cancer Detection / Regulatory / Population Health
• Peter Bach, DELFI Diagnostics
• Joshua J. Ofman, GRAIL
Role of AI in Liquid Biopsies and Cancer Detection
• Chair: Amoolya Singh, DELFI Diagnostics
