Speaker Profile
M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF
Biography
Dr. Monica Fung is an infectious disease physician at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) specializing in infectious complications among transplant and immunocompromised patients. Dr. Fung obtained her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed her residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center followed by fellowship in infectious diseases at UCSF. She currently serves as CoDirector of the UCSF Transplant and Immunocompromised Host ID Program, Director of UCSF ID Inpatient Services, and Director of the ID Fellowship Transplant ID Track. Dr. Fung's research includes using metagenomic sequencing and other innovative technologies to diagnose and manage infectious diseases.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2024 Silicon Valley
Track Chairs:
Charles Chiu, UCSF
- Metagenomic Sequencing Challenges in Microbiology Labs (PANEL)
Chair: Charles Chiu, UCSF
- Esther Babady, MSKCC
- Robert Schlaberg, Illumina
- David C Gaston, Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Optimizing Clinical Metagenomics for Infectious Diseases Diagnosis (PANEL)
Chair: Steve Miller, Delve Bio
- Anne Piantadoski, Emory University
- Sivan Bercovici, Karius Dx
- Laura Filkins, Children's Health System of Texas
- Catherine Hogan, British Columbia / CDC
- Advancing Infectious Disease Management through AI, Metagenomics, and Emerging Technologies (PANEL)
Chair: Charles Chiu, UCSF
- Purvesh Khatri, Stanford
- Monica Fung, UCSF
- Kristian Andersen, Scripps Research
- Kathleen Jacobson, CDPH - Insight and Actionable Strategies for Microbiome Innovation (PANEL)
Chair: Nathan Price, Thorne
- Colleen Cutcliffe, Pendulum
- Alex Morgan, Khosla Ventures
- Jack Gilbert, UCSD
- Fiona Tambuini, Genentech
- Nikole E. Kimes, Siolta Therapeutics - Stanford Healthcare Innovation Lab Showcase
Chair: Benjamin Rolnik, Stanford
