Ph.D., Deputy Director UCLA Institute for Precision Health, UCLA
Biography
Clara Lajonchere, PhD is the Deputy Director for the UCLA Institute for Precision Health, Co-Director of the Clinical Neurogenetic Research Program, and Adjunct Professor of Neurology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Lajonchere’s background reflects a wide range of professional, clinical, and research activities across central nervous system disorders. She has spent her career on cross-cutting issues in psychiatric genetics and translational medicine. Through the UCLA Institute for Precision Health, Dr. Lajonchere is working collaboratively with thought leaders across the state of California to advance precision medicine and improve outcomes for patients. She currently serves as chair of the California Precision Medicine Advisory Council for the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2022 Silicon Valley
Track 4 - June 30 11.00 A.M.-12.00 P.M.
Panel
Session Abstract – PMWC 2022 Silicon Valley
Track 4 - June 30 11.00 A.M.-12.00 P.M.
- Beyond the Human Genome & non-profit Phenome Health
- Lee Hood, Providence Health - UC Precision Medicine Programs: Achievements and Challenges
Session Chair: India Hook-Barnard, EBRC
- Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- Clara Lajonchere, UCLA
- Frederick J Meyers, UC Davis Health - T2T: Long-Read Sequencing Unlocks The Final Gaps In The Human Genome
- Karen Miga, UCSC - Ultra-rapid Nanopore Genome Sequencing in a Critical Care Setting
- John E. Gorzynski, Stanford
- Precision Approaches to Chronic Disease (PANEL)
Session Chair: Jennifer Lovejoy, Calibrate
- Noel Mueller, Johns Hopkins
- Lee Hood, Providence Health
- Megan Ruth Mahoney, Stanford - DNA-based Weight Loss Interventions: What Have We Learned? (PANEL)
Session Chair: Jennifer Lovejoy, Calibrate
- Lu Qi, Tulane University
- Christopher Gardner, Stanford - Advances in Digital Health, Diabetes and Obesity Management (PANEL)
Session Chair: Mike Snyder, Stanford
- Jessilyn Dunn, Duke University
- Jonathan Long, Stanford
- James Galagan, Boston University - Illumina Accelerator Innovation
Session Chair: Amanda Cashin, Illumina Accelerator
- Trevor Levin, Convergent Genomics
- Rhidi Tariyal, NextGen Jane
- Kareem Barghouti, VastBiome - PMWC Showcase
- Jarret Glasscock, Cofactor Genomics
- David Hanna, Thermo Fisher
