Schedule
Schedule Highlights
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Population Omics
Environmental Exposures and Genetic Mapping in Various Populations
Health Equity in Genomics Medicine
Identification of Global Health and Cancer Disparities
Large Scale Population Studies
Panel Discussion: Population Omics in Practice
Digital Omics
Advancing Innovation Around Medical Testing and Technologies
Application of AI in Radiology
Label-Free Profiling of Biological Samples
Omics based Machine Learning
Opportunities and Challenges in AI
Panel Discussion: Digital Omics in Practice
Panel Discussion: The Future of AI
Evening Event: Scientific Poster Session & Reception
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Functional Omics
Challenges in Machine Learning Research
Lysosome Function and Genome Editing
mRNA Therapeutics and Drug Discovery
Opportunities and Challenges in Functional Omics Research
The Microbiome in Cancer Detection and Treatment
Panel Discussion: Functional Omics in Practice
Panel Discussion: Future of Machine Learning
Rare Disease Omics
Genetic Testing for Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lung Disease
Patient Advocacy in Rare Disease
Precision Immunotherapy and Personalized Cancer Treatments
Rare As One Project and the Quest for Improved Diagnosis and Treatment
The Balance Between Policy Makers and Patient Care
Panel Discussion: Rare Disease in Practice
Evening Event: Rare Storytellers® Social and Program/Musical Event
Full Schedule
Please review the program by clicking the tabs for each day below. All times are in Central Time (CT) UTC -5.
| 8:00 am | Introduction and Welcome Cathy Wurzer | Minnesota Public Radio |
| 8:05 am | The Future of Omics and Precision Medicine Konstantinos Lazaridis, MD | Mayo Clinic |
| 8:10 am | The Grand Challenge of Cancer Inequities and Racial Disparities Melissa Davis, PhD | Weill Cornell Medicine |
| 8:40 am | Promoting Equity in Polygenic Risk Assessment Iftikhar Kullo, MD | Mayo Clinic |
| 9:05 am | Richard Weinshilboum, MD Keynote Speaker Chemical Pollution, Plastic Pollution and Children's Health Phillip Landrigan, MD | Boston College (virtual) |
| 9:55 am | Networking Break with Refreshments |
| 10:25 am | The Multiverse of Genomics Through the Lens of Population Health R. John Presutti, DO | Mayo Clinic |
| 10:50 am | Integrating Genetic and Environmental Data for Precision Health Alison Motsinger-Reif, PhD | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| 11:15 am | Panel Discussion: Population Omics in Practice Melissa Davis, PhD | Wiell Cornell Medicine Iftikhar Kullo, MD | Mayo Clinic Alison Motsinger-Reif, PhD | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences R. John Presutti, DO | Mayo Clinic |
| 11:40 am | Interactive Discussion Session (table breakouts by topic) |
| 12:00 pm 12:15 pm | Networking Lunch Optional Lunch Session on Precision Oncology Sponsored by Oxford Nanopore (No CME) |
| 1:15 pm | Label-Free Multi-Modal AI-Enhanced Optical Profiling for Intraoperative Image Guidance and Surgical Decision-Making Stephen Boppart, MD, PhD | University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign |
| 1:40 pm | AI Drives Innovation in Laboratory Genetics Cherisse Marcou, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 2:05 pm | Challenges and Opportunities for AI in Individualized Medicine Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Digital Omics in Practice Stephen Boppart, MD, PhD | University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD | Mayo Clinic Cherisse Marcou, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 2:55 pm | Networking Break with Refreshments |
| 3:25 pm | Ultra-Fast Deep-Learned Pediatric CNS Tumor Classification During Surgery Jeroen de Ridder, PhD | University Medical Center Utrecht |
| 3:50 pm | AI in Healthcare…What Does the Future Hold? Che Ngufor, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 4:15 pm | Progressive Clinical Testing Opportunities from Emerging Sequencing Technologies Stephen Murphy, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 4:40 pm | Panel Discussion: Digital Omics in Practice Jeroen de Ridder, PhD | University Medical Center Utrecht Stephen Murphy, PhD | Mayo Clinic Che Ngufor, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 5:00 pm | Closing Comments Cathy Wurzer | Minnesota Public Radio |
| 5:00 – 6:30 pm | Scientific Poster Session & Reception |
| 8:00 am | Introduction and Welcome Cathy Wurzer | Minnesota Public Radio |
| 8:05 am | Day One Recap and the Future of Functional Omics and Rare Disease Timothy Curry, MD, PhD | Mayo Clinic Eric Klee, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 8:25 am | Rare Lung Disease Research and Treatments Eva Carmona Porquera, MD, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 8:55 am | The Future of Healthcare Funding Amy Jenkins, PhD | ARPA-H |
| 9:20 am | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Deeper Dive Stephen Boppart, MD, PhD | University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Amy Jenkins, PhD | ARPA-H Konstantinos Lazaridis, MD | Mayo Clinic |
| 9:45 am | Networking Break with Refreshments |
| 10:15 am | Discovery to Clinic: mRNA as a Potential Treatment for Rare Disease Michael Zimmer, PhD | Moderna, Inc. |
| 10:40 am | Establishing Mechanistic Insight into the Basis for Neurological Disease Arising from de novo Mutations Shawn Ferguson, PhD | Yale |
| 11:05 am | Functional Omics Approaches to Precision Medicine Camerron Crowder, PhD | University of Alabama Birmingham Laura Lambert, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 11:30 am | Panel Discussion: Functional Omics in Practice Camerron Crowder, PhD | University of Alabama Birmingham Shawn Ferguson, PhD | Yale Laura Lambert, PhD | Mayo Clinic Michael Zimmer, PhD | Moderna |
| 11:55 am | Interactive Discussion Session (table breakouts by topic) |
| 12:15 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | The Emperor of All Maladies has No Clothes Razelle Kurzrock, MD, FACP | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| 1:45 pm | Microbiome: Our Other Individual Omic Marina Walther-Antonio, PhD | Mayo Clinic |
| 2:15 pm | Keynote Speaker From Bedside to Bench and Back: How Patient Communities are Transforming Rare Disease Research and Driving Scientific Discoveries Tania Simoncelli, MS | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative |
| 3:05 pm | Networking Break with Refreshments |
| 3:25 pm | Aligning Policy with Advances in Rare Disease Treatment and Care Erica Barnes, MA | Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council |
| 3:50 pm | Advocating for Rare Disease Patients Outside of the Exam Room: How Providers can be Instrumental in Changing Policy Allison Herrity, MPH | National Organization for Rare Disorders |
| 4:15 pm | Clinical Trials & Rare Disease Research: A Genetic Counseling Perspective Naomi Wagner, CGC | UC San Diego Health |
| 4:40 pm | Panel Discussion: Rare Disease in Practice Erica Barnes, MA | Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council Allison Herrity, MPH | National Organization for Rare Disorders Naomi Wagner, CGC | UC San Diego Health |
| 5:00 pm | Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and Closing Comments Konstantinos Lazaridis, MD | Mayo Clinic Cathy Wurzer | Minnesota Public Radio |
| 5:00 – 7:00 pm | Rare Storytellers® Social and Program/Musical Event |