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Team Data Science in Cancer Workshop

This is an add-on workshop for an additional $25 that can be purchased alone or in combination with conference tickets. Register here.

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Workshop 5:

Team Data Science in Cancer: Bridging People and Perspectives for Progress

  • Thursday, October 12, 2023

  • 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm

  • Auditorium 

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This workshop will bring together a diverse group of clinicians, researchers, patient advocates, and a growing team of data scientists to pioneer the use of data science to explore new frontiers in cancer research and care. The workshop aims to foster collaboration and explore innovative approaches to leverage data science techniques that drive impactful changes. Participants are invited to share their knowledge, experiences, and insights in order to bridge the gap between different perspectives and to collectively address the challenges posed by cancer.

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Workshop includes networking/light bites, afternoon break, and reception.

 

Check-in + Light Bites

12:30pm – 1:00pm

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Opening Remarks

1:00pm – 1:10pm 

  • David Jaffray, Ph.D. – Senior Vice President and Chief Technology and Digital Officer, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Caroline Chung, MD – Vice President, Chief Data Officer, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Keynote Session

1:10pm – 1:40pm 

  • Caroline Chung, MD – Vice President, Chief Data Officer, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Panel: The Dimensions of Innovation to Realize the Digital Twin Paradigm in Healthcare

1:40pm – 2:25pm 

  • Heiko Enderling, Ph.D. – Director of the Computational Modeling in Radiation Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Moderator)

  • Bissan Al-Lazikani, MBCS, FRSB – Director of Therapeutics Data Science, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Carole Baas, Ph.D. – Director of the Alamo Advocate Program, Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation

  • Eric Stahlberg, Ph.D. – Director of the Cancer Data Science Initiatives, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

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Afternoon Break

2:25pm – 2:45pm

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Panel: Leveraging Team Data Science to Advance Discovery and Translation of New Cancer Therapies

2:45pm – 3:30pm

  • Bissan Al-Lazikani, MBCS, FRSB – Director of Therapeutics Data Science, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Moderator)

  • Gary An, MD – Green and Gold Professor of Trauma/Critical Care, University of Vermont College of Medicine

  • Jeff Siewerdsen, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Linghua Wang, MD, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Genomic Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Debate: Mechanistic vs. ML/AI Models are the Key to Successful Clinically Impactful Digital Twins/Modeling

3:30pm – 4:00pm

  • David Jaffray, Ph.D. – Senior Vice President and Chief Technology and Digital Officer, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Moderator)

  • Christopher Gibbons, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Symptom Research, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Tom Yankeelov, Ph.D. – Professor, Director of Center for Computational Oncology, The University of Texas at Austin

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Reception

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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