Pre-Conference Workshops*

Morning Workshops
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 | 8:00 – 11:30 am

W2: Intelligent Methods Optimization of Algorithms for NGS - Detailed Agenda

Michele Busby, Ph.D., Computational Biologist, Broad Technology Labs, Broad Institute

Kaitlin Samocha, Research Scientist, Mark Daly Laboratory, Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Broad Institute

Dinanath Sulakhe, Engagement Manager and Solutions Architect, Computation Institute, University of Chicago and Argonne National Lab

Lu Zhang, Ph.D., Principal Bioinformatics Scientist, Seven Bridges Genomics

W3: Visualization for Biomedical Data Analysis: From the Basics to Applications - Detailed Agenda

Nils Gehlenborg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School

W4: Data Management for Biologics: Registration and Beyond - Detailed Agenda

Monica Wang, Ph.D., Principal Bioinformatics Architect, Takeda Oncology

Beth Basham, Ph.D., IT Director, Client Services, Biologics & Vaccines Discovery, Merck

Ralph Haffner, Local Area Head, Research Informatics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

Peter Henstock, Ph.D., Senior Principal Scientist, Research Business Technologies, Pfizer

Sergio H. Rotstein, Ph.D., Director, Research Business Technology, Pfizer, Inc.

Ryan Luce, Ph.D., Program Manager, LabKey Software

W5: Security Considerations for Virtual Research - Detailed Agenda

Michael H. Elliott, CEO, Atrium Research & Consulting LLC

Mohit Agnihotri, Associate Director, Informatics, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Art Morales, Ph.D., Vice President, Technology and Corporate Development, Beryllium

Ton van Daelen, ScienceCloud Product Director, Marketing, Dassault Systemes, BIOVIA

Hongmei Huang, Ph.D., Vice President, IT & Informatics, Assembly BioSciences

W6: Opportunities and Challenges of Mobile Health, Wearables, and Sensors for Pharma

Michelle Crouthamel, Project Manager, ID, NS, Digital PPU, Projects Clinical Platforms & Science, GlaxoSmithKline

Marc Foster, Co-Founder and COO, Transparency Life Sciences

Munther Baara, Senior Director, Development Business Technology, Pfizer

John Reites, Head, Digital Health Acceleration, Quintiles

W8: Creating a Best of Breed Informatics Environment for Your Organization - Detailed Agenda

Gregg TeHennepe, IT Project Manager, The Jackson Laboratory
Susan McClatchy, M.S., Bioinformatician and Research Program Manager, Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory

Afternoon Workshops
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 | 12:30 – 4:00 pm

W9: Growth Strategy: Leveraging Cloud Scalability to Enable Rapid Growth and Change - Detailed Agenda

R. Mark Adams, Ph.D., Partner and Computational Biologist, GroupEP

Benny Ayalew, Solution Engineer Lead, Life Sciences, Google

Benjamin Breton, Senior Data Scientist, Good Start Genetics

Michael Keller, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Anthony R. Kerlavage, Ph.D., Chief, Cancer Informatics Branch, National Cancer Institute

Jason Stowe, CEO, Cycle Computing

W11: Determining Genome Variation and Clinical Utility - Detailed Agenda

Catherine Brownstein, MPH, Ph.D., Instructor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Research Associate, Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital; Manager, Molecular Genomics Core Facility

Heather Mason-Suares, Ph.D., FACMG, Associate Laboratory Director, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners HealthCare Personalized Medicine; Instructor, Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Liz Worthey, Ph.D., Faculty Investigator & Director, Software Development and Informatics, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

W12: Data Science Driving Better Informed Decisions - Detailed Agenda

James Cai, Head Data Science, Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development Informatics, Roche Innovation Center New York

Francesca Milletti, Principal Scientist, Data Science, Roche Innovation Center New York

Wei-Yi Cheng, Ph.D., Scientist, Roche Innovation Center New York, Roche TCRC, Inc.

Christian Blumenroehr, Ph.D., Information Scientist, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche

Philip C. Ross, Ph.D., Director, Data Sciences TR&D, BMS

Nils Weskamp, Principal Scientist, Computational Chemistry, Lead Discovery, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG

Anna Kohlmann, Ph.D., Associate Director, Discovery Informatics and Computational Chemistry, Research Technologies, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

John F. Conway, Global Director R&D Strategy and Solutions, LabAnswer

W14: Designing Storage Solutions for Life Sciences - Detailed Agenda

Ari Berman, Ph.D., General Manager, Government Services and Principal Investigator, BioTeam, Inc.

Aaron Gardner, Senior Scientific Consultant, BioTeam, Inc.

 W15: Foundational Services for Bioinformatics
in the AWS Cloud with Intel

Angel Pizarro, Scientific Computing, Amazon Web Services

Adam Kraut, Senior Scientific Consultant, BioTeam 

Michael McManus, Ph.D., Senior Health & Life Sciences Solution Architect, Intel

* Separate registration required