Ph.D., Computational Biology Professor, Weizmann Inst.
Biography
Eran Segal heads a multi-disciplinary team of computational biologists and experimental scientists in Computational and Systems biology. His research focuses on Microbiome, Nutrition, Genetics, and their effect on health and disease. His aim is to develop personalized medicine based on big data from human cohorts.
Prof. Segal published over 200 publications, and received several awards and honors for his work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Prof. Segal developed models for analyzing the dynamics of the pandemic and served as an advisor to the government of Israel.
Before joining the Weizmann Institute, Prof. Segal held an independent research position at Rockefeller University, New York.
Education: Prof. Segal was awarded a B.Sc. in Computer Science summa cum laude in 1998, from Tel-Aviv University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Genetics in 2004, from Stanford University
Session Abstract – PMWC 2023 Silicon Valley
Track 2 - January 25 9.00 A.M.-4.30 P.M.
Track Co-Chairs:
Russ Cucina, UCSF
- How can AI and Data Science Determine Which Patients should be Preemptively Tested? (PANEL)
Chair: Russ Cucina, UCSF
- Lisa Kroon, UCSF
- Sylvia Plevritis, Stanford
- Eran Segal, WI
- Daniel Knecht, CVS Health - Establishing Genomics in the Clinic as a Routine Requires AI and Automation
Chair: Bani Tamraz, UCSF
- Sergio Baranzini, UCSF
- James Shalaby, Elimu Informatics - Representation and Equity in Genomic Data
Chair: Karen Miga, UCSC
- Timothy Rebbeck, Harvard
- Keolu Fox, UC San Diego
- Malcolm John, UCSF - Overcoming Barriers to Bringing Multi-omic's into Clinical Practices
Chair: Russ Cucina, UCSF
- Peter DeVault, Epic
- Kevin Hass, Myriad
- Jim Chen, Tempus
- Amie Blanco, UCSF - Misaligned Incentives Across Public-Private Partnerships in Patient Health (PANEL)
Chair: Justin Wildsmith, Syntropy
- Steve Goldstein, UC Irvine
- Ken Harris, AWS
- Suzanne George, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Nelson D’Antonio, Palantir - From Code to the Clinic: A Framework for the Ethical Integration of Precision AI into Healthcare
- Lisa Lehmann, Google - PMWC Showcase:
- Thomas Westerling-Bui, Aiforia Inc.
- Amrie Grammer, Ampel Bio Solutions
- Liat Dassa, CytoReason
- Ryan Ahern, Truveta
