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Day 1 | May 30
Opening and Welcome | 1–1:20 p.m.
Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium (Bldg. C)
- W. P. Andrew Lee, M.D.
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost, and Dean
UT Southwestern Medical School - John M. Zerwas, M.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
The University of Texas System - Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D.
President of UT Southwestern
Keynote | 1:20–2 p.m.
Gooch Auditorium
Topic: AI in Health Care
Nigam Shah, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Panel Discussion | 2–3 p.m.
Gooch Auditorium
Topic: AI Across the UT Health System
- Eric Peterson, M.D., M.P.H. (Moderator)
UT Southwestern - Nigam Shah, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Stanford Health Care - Jiajie Zhang Ph.D.
UTHealth Houston - John M. Zerwas, M.D., FASA
UT System - Claudia Lucchinetti M.D.
UT Austin, Dell Medical School - Dan Shoenthal
MD Anderson Cancer Center - Jonathan Efron, M.D.
UT Southwestern - The Honorable Tan Parker
Texas Senate District 12
Break | 3–3:15 p.m.
Plenary Session 1 | 3:15–4 p.m.
Gooch Auditorium
Topic: Role of AI in Health Care I (Promise)
- Yang Xie, Ph.D. (Chair)
UT Southwestern
Topic: Role of AI in Health Care I - Joseph Maldjian, M.D.
UT Southwestern
Topic: AI in Medical Imaging - Jia Wu, Ph.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Topic: AI in Clinical Risk Prediction - Steve Jiang, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern
Topic: Leveraging AI for Enhanced Clinical Operations
Break | 4–4:15 p.m.
Plenary Session 2 | 4:15–5 p.m.
Gooch Auditorium
Topic: Role of AI in Health Care II (Practical Issues)
- Hongfang Liu, Ph.D. (Chair)
UTHealth Houston
Topic: AI in Health Care II - Xiaoqian Jiang, Ph.D.
UTHealth Houston
Topic: Privacy Issues in Large Language Models and Mitigation Strategies - Andrea Cooley, D.O., FACOS
UT Tyler School of Medicine
Topic: Equity by Design: A Blueprint for AI-Driven Healthcare Transformation - Susan Fenton, Ph.D., RHIA, ACHIP, FAHIMA, FAMIA
UTHealth Houston
Topic: AI Ethics and Regulations
Poster Session and Networking | 5–7 p.m.
Day 2 | May 31
Breakfast | 7:30–8 a.m.
D1 Core Hallway
Welcome | 8–8:05 a.m.
Gooch Auditorium
Eric Peterson, M.D., M.P.H.
UT Southwestern
Keynote | 8:05–8:45 a.m.
Gooch Auditorium
Topic: Future of Science and Technology with AI
Peter Stone, Ph.D.
UT Austin
Remarks | 8:45–8:50 a.m.
Gooch Auditorium
The Honorable Giovanni Capriglione
Texas House of Representatives District 98
Panel Discussion | 8:50–9:15 a.m.
Gooch Auditorium
Topic: AI Technology and Science
- Joan Conaway, Ph.D. (Moderator)
UT Southwestern - Peter Stone, Ph.D.
UT Austin - Daniel Stromberg, M.D.
UT Austin, Dell Medical School - Xiaoqian Jiang, Ph.D.
UTHealth Houston
Break | 9:15–9:30 a.m.
Plenary Session 3 | 9:30–10:15 a.m.
Gooch Auditorium
Topic: AI Methodology & Science
- Ying Ding, Ph.D.
UT Austin
Topic: AI Methodology and Science - Jon Tamir, Ph.D.
UT Austin
Topic: Can We Build a Foundation Model for MRI? - Tao Wang, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern
Topic: AI for T-cell Receptor Discovery - Degui Zhi, Ph.D., M.S.
UTHealth Houston
Topic: Health Care Foundation Model
Break | 10:15–10:30 a.m.
Breakout Session 1 | 10:30–11:15 a.m.
Option 1.1: Leveraging AI to Facilitate Precision Education - D1.200
- Andrea Cooley, D.O., FACOS (Chair)
UT Tyler School of Medicine - Diego Nino, M.D., Ph.D.
Florida International University - Lin Lipsmeyer, Ed.D.
Southern Methodist University - Toufeeq Syed, Ph.D.
UTHealth Houston
Option 1.2: Early Experiences with AI Embedded in the EHR and Clinical Practice - Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium (C)
- DuWayne Willett, M.D. (Chair)
UT Southwestern - Peter McCaffrey, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical Branch - Carlos Clark
The University of Texas Medical Branch - Yee Seng Ng, M.D.
UT Southwestern
Option 1.3: AI in Medical Imaging - D1.700
- Guanghua Xiao, Ph.D. (Chair)
UT Southwestern - Jia Wu, Ph.D. (Chair)
MD Anderson Cancer Center - Junzhou Huang, Ph.D.
UT Arlington - Baowei Fei, Ph.D.
UT Dallas - Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern
Option 1.4: AI in Brain Health - D1.502
- Igor Zwir, Ph.D.
UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine - David Paydarfar, M.D.
UT Austin, Dell Medical School - Alexander Huth
UT Austin - Gabriel de Erausquin, M.D.
UT Health San Antonio - Ramiro Salas, Ph.D.
Baylor University
Break | 11:15–11:30 a.m.
Breakout Session 2 | 11:30–12:15 a.m.
Option 2.1: Innovation, Tech Transfers, and Collaborations with Vendors - Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium (C)
- Stephen Ekker, Ph.D.
UT Austin, Dell Medical School - Mark Arnold
UT Austin - Kal Clark, M.D.
UT Health San Antonio - Isamu Hartman, Ph.D., M.B.A.
UT Southwestern - Bryan Chambers
Capital Factory
Option 2.2: AI in Biomedical Discovery - D1.502
- Milo Lin, Ph.D. (Chair)
UT Southwestern - Zhongming Zhao, Ph.D., M.S. (Chair)
UTHealth Houston - Wenjin Jim Zheng, Ph.D.
UTHealth Houston - Yidong Chen, Ph.D.
UT Health San Antonio
Option 2.3: Health Care AI: Ethical Framework and Regulations - D1.200
- Susan Fenton, Ph.D, RHIA, ACHIP, FAHIMA
UTHealth Houston - Amar Yousif, M.B.A.
UTHealth Houston - Susan McBride, Ph.D., RN-BC
UT Tyler
Option 2.4: Large Language Models and Natural Language Processing - D1.700
- Elmer Bernstam, M.D., MSE
UTHealth Houston - DuWayne Willett, M.D.
UT Southwestern - Xiaoqian Jiang, Ph.D.
UTHealth Houston - Degui Zhi, Ph.D., M.S.
UTHealth Houston
Lunch | 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Industry and Academic Partnership | 1:15–2:15 p.m.
Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium (C)
- Eric Peterson, M.D., M.P.H. (Moderator)
UT Southwestern - Russell Poole, M.B.A (Moderator)
UT Southwestern - David C. Rhew, M.D.
Global Chief Medical Officer & VP of Healthcare
Microsoft - Christine Tsien Silvers, M.D., Ph.D.Healthcare Executive Advisor
Amazon Web Services - Alexander "Sasha" SicularExecutive Lead of Healthcare and Life Sciences
Google Public Sector - Tyler RorabaughDistinguished Researcher
Palo Alto Networks
Plenary Session 4 | 2:15–3 pm
Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium (C)
Topic: One UT Health System AI Collaboration Strategy
- ShuRon Green (Moderator)
UTHealth Houston - Zain Kazmi, M.B.A.
UT System - Edward Sankary, M.D.
UT Health San Antonio - Peter McCaffrey, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical Branch - Eric Martinez
UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine - DuWayne Willett, M.D.
UT Southwestern - Xiaoqian Jiang, Ph.D.
UTHealth Houston
Break | 3–3:20 p.m.
Abstracts Presentations | 3:20–4:45 p.m.
Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium (C)
Joan Conaway, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern
Closing Remarks | 4:45–5 p.m.
Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium (C)
Eric Peterson, M.D., M.P.H.
UT Southwestern