Speaker Profile

M.D., Ph.D., CEO, Beacon Biosignals

Biography
Jacob translates scientific innovation into clinical interventions. He completed his medical degree from the HST Program at Harvard Medical School and his PhD in neuroscience from MIT, where his research focused on computational neurophysiology and the effects of neuroactive compounds on brain network activity. His published works span epilepsy, cognition and machine learning methods for quantifying pharmacological effects on neural activity. Jake co-founded Beacon Biosignals, the worlds leading computational neurodiagnostics company, to harness machine learning to unlock the power of EEG data in order to advance precision medicines for neurologic and psychiatric disorders.


 Session Abstract – PMWC 2023 Silicon Valley

Track 2 - January 27 9.00 A.M.-3.45 P.M.


Track Chair:
William Oh, Mount Sinai

  • PMWC 2023 Award Ceremony
    Honoree: Gad Getz, Broad Institute
  • How Healthcare Can Solve Its Data Problem
    - Rod Tarrago, AWS
  • Analysis of Omics Data Using Novel AI Strategies Provides Insights and Applications into Healthcare
    - Michael Snyder, Stanford University
  • NLP Applications to Parse Unstructured Medical Text
    Chair: William Oh, Mount Sinai
    - Rong Chen, Sema4
  • IImproving the Probability of Technical and Regulatory Success (PANEL)
    Chair: Elizabeth Lamont, Medidata Solutions
    - Dawn Barry, Luna
    - Peter Bach, Delfi
    - Jacob Aptekar, Medidata
  • AI/ML Applications for Patient Outcomes Prediction and Clinical Decision Support
    Chair: Alex Sherman, Harvard University
    - Indu Navar, EverythingALS
    - Nuray Yurt, Novartis Oncology
    - Jake Donoghue, Beacon
    - Marie-Abèle Bind, Harvard
  • FAIR Data Approaches to Make Data Usable, Accessible, and Findable
    - Bhavesh Patel, Calmi2
  • The Pharma Informatics Ecosystem (PANEL)
    Chair: Maria Kasarides, BMS
    - Colin Hill, Aitia
    - Chris Bakan, Roche
    - Subha Madhavan, Pfizer
  • PMWC Showcase
    - Jack DiGiovanna, Seven Bridges
    - Janusz Dutkowski, Data4Cure