Speaker Profile

PMWC PIONEER AWARD
Developed a new and reliable technique for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and measuring the efficacy of experimental treatments

Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Affiliate Faculty, Data Scientist, LBNL, UCSF

Biography
Dani Ushizima is a Computer Scientist focused on Computer Vision and Machine Learning algorithms to characterize materials toward self-driving labs. Her research has impacted projects that depend on experimental data coming from instruments reliant on x-ray, electron, confocal, and other light-matter interactions. In 2015, Ushizima received the U.S. DOE Early Career Research award to work on pattern recognition for scientific images. In 2021, she was honored by 3M as one of the top "25 Latina in Science" for biomedical research. Also in 2021, Ushizima and colleagues received the Berkeley Lab Halbach award for creating machine-learning-based techniques in support to the Advanced Light Source. Currently, Ushizima leads research projects in the Center for Advanced Mathematics for Energy Related Applications (CAMERA). Jointly with UCSF Grinbergs lab, she has developed a new technique for detecting biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and for supporting measurement of the efficacy in experimental treatments.


 Session Abstract – PMWC 2023 Silicon Valley

Track 4 - January 27 9.00 A.M.-3.00 P.M.


Track Chair: Sean Khozin, CancerLinQ

  • PMWC Award Ceremony:
    Pioneer Honoree: Daniela Ushizima, LBNL, UCSF, UCB & Lea Grinberg, UCSF
  • Pattern Recognition and Content Quantification in Early-stage Disease Diagnosis (PANEL)
    Chair: Daniela Ushizima, LBNL, UCSF, UCB
    - Lea Grinberg, UCSF
    - Suzanne Baker, LBL
  • Second Phase of AI Imaging is Clinical Validation
    - Sean Khozin, CancerLinQ
  • Large-Scale Spatial Omics Imaging Analysis To Decipher The Tumor Microenvironment
    - Joseph Lehar, Owkin
  • Latest Achievement in AI Imaging Technology in the area of Radiology and Pathology
    Chair: Lars Coster, Icometrix
    - Joachim H. Schmid, NanoString Technologies
    - Fedaa Najdawi, PathAI
    - Nurit Paz Yaacov, Imagene
    - Neil Weisenfeld, 10x
  • AI in Radiology & Pathology Applications (Clinical Research)
    Chair: Mirabela Rusu, Stanford
    - Saeed Hassanpour, Dartmouth
    - Jeanne Shen, Stanford
    - Pratik Mukherjee, UCSF
  • PMWC NCI Showcase
    - Omid Moghadam, Rapid
  • PMWC Showcase
    - Amanda Hanson, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System