Ahead of the Curve: New Frontiers in Biomedical Data Science
A Princeton Industry Engagement Day
Missed the event? Video of the day's presentations can be watched here.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 8:00am-6:30pm
Friend Center, Convocation Room
65 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ
Princeton University Campus
By invitation only.
The cutting edge of biomedical research is at the nexus of life science and data science—a research intersection that by its nature thrives on interdisciplinary collaboration. What more can be done in the NJ/PA/NY corridor to accelerate this collaboration for the benefit of all participants?
This invitation-only Industry Engagement Day invites biopharma R&D leaders to the Princeton University campus to explore cutting edge research in biomedical data science and to stimulate new collaborative structures and relationships.
A central goal of the day will be to explore building a regional identity for biomedical data science involving universities, foundations and industry in the NJ/PA/NYC corridor.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Spencer Reynolds in Princeton University Corporate Engagement (spencerr@princeton.edu; 609-258-5617)
Please acknowledge your invitation and attendance by registering. Thank you!
THE DAY AT A GLANCE
8:00 Registration and breakfast
8:30 Welcome: Thoughts on the Intersection of Biomedical Research and Data Science
- Emily Carter, Princeton University. Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science.
- Robert Hugin, Celgene. Executive Chairman.
- Jen Rexford, Princeton University. Chair, Department of Computer Science.
- Leslie Greengard, Flatiron Institute/Simons Foundation. Director, Center for Computational Biology.
- Nicolo Fusi, Microsoft Research. Research Scientist.
10:00 Break
10:15 Princeton Faculty Research Briefs, Part I
- "Computational cancer genomics." Ben Raphael
- "Data-driven understanding of human disease." Olga G. Troyanskaya.
- "'Interaction-based discovery of cancer genes.'" Mona Singh
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“Quantitating quality of life.” Coleen Murphy
12:15 Lunch (provided)
1:45 Princeton Faculty Research Briefs , Part II
- "Understanding the human brain: A reverse engineering challenge of truly cosmic proportions."
Jonathan D. Cohen - "Mapping the connectome with deep learning and crowdsourcing." H. Sebastian Seung.
- "From available patient data to transforming hospitals: Machine learning for personalized healthcare."
Barbara Engelhardt
3:15 Break
3:30 Panel: Building critical mass for biomedical data science in the NY/NJ/PA corridor
- Robert Hugin, Celgene. Executive Chairman.
- Jen Rexford, Princeton University. Chair, Department of Computer Science.
- Leslie Greengard, Flatiron Institute/Simons Foundation, Director, Center for Computational Biology.
- Debbie Hart, BioNJ, President & CEO.
- William J. Welsh, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Rutgers-Cancer Institute of New Jersey (RCINJ) Associate Director, Division of Cheminformatics
- Elizabeth Bruce, Microsoft Research. University Lead.
- Prakash Balan, National Science Foundation. Program Director, IUCRC.
- Plus, other invited industry and government leaders.
