Opening Remarks | Holden Thorp, PhD | Daphne Koller, PhD | Jo Handelsman, PhD
Shirley Malcom, PhD | Carlos Bustamante, PhD | Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD | All Sessions
The Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology held a symposium on October 18, 2024, to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The exciting lineup of speakers discussed the challenges and opportunities facing the next generation of biomedical researchers. Participants sparked insightful discussions on ways our center and the wider WashU community can address current and future challenges.
We appreciate all who attended and contributed to this unique symposium’s success.
Opening Remarks
| Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD (Washington University in St. Louis) Founding Director, The Edison Family Center for Genome Science & Systems Biology Beverly Wendland, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis) Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Introduced by Barak Cohen Length: 16 minutes Video link |
Session I
| Holden Thorp, PhD (AAAS) Keynote speaker, Editor-in-Chief, Science Maintaining and Communicating a Robust Scientific Record in the Age of AI and Social Media Introduced by Michael White Length: 54 minutes Video link |
| Daphne Koller, PhD Video link (Insistro) Founder and CEO of Insistro Transforming Drug Discovery Using Artificial Intelligence Introduced by Rob Mitra Length: 44 minutes Video link |
Session II
| Jo Handelsman, PhD (University of Wisconsin) Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Advising the President on Science Policy Introduced by Gautam Dantas Length: 1 hour 22 minutes Video link |
| Shirley Malcom, PhD (AAAS) Senior Advisor and Director, SEA Change, American Association for the Advancement of Science The Social Contract in Genomics Introduced by Brett Maricque Length: 54 minutes Video link |
Session III
| Carlos Bustamante, PhD (Stanford University) Founder and President of Galetea Enabling Precision Health At Scale For All Introduced by Michael Province Length: 1 hour 2 minutes Video link |
| Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD (Washington University in St. Louis) Founding Director, The Edison Family Center for Genome Science & Systems Biology Seeing the Microbial Dimension of ‘Ourselves’ in a Rapidly Changing World Introduced by Megan Baldridge Length: 1 hour 13 minutes Video link |