Rutgers Center for Biomedical Informatics & Health AI 2026 Symposium
“Advancing Rutgers Health AI through Research, Discovery, and Collaboration”
2026 Symposium
Event: Monday, March 23, 2026 8:30am – 6:00pm
- College Avenue Student Center
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126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with Rutgers Health biomedical and health AI researchers, learn about state-of-the-art advances in health AI from academic and industry experts, explore careers in AI, and lead the charge in establishing Rutgers as a national and international hub for biomedical informatics and health AI!
- Keynote and state-of-the-art biomedical and health AI presentations
- Opportunity to build industry partnerships
- Industry panel on the challenges of applied general intelligence
- Academic panel on building partnerships in the era of AI
- Building multi-disciplinary trainee community of practice
- Poster session with reception
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3 Best Poster Awards
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1 Best Oncology Poster Award
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Oncology Trainee Career Mentorship Lunch
Accordion Content
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Registration and Abstract Deadline: Monday, March 16 [*Extended Deadline]
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8:30 – 9:00 Coffee and continental breakfast 9:00-9:10 Roadmaps Leadership addresses Keena Arbuthnot Henry Turner
9:10-9:15 Rutgers Health Leadership address Kathleen Scotto 9:15-9:30 BMIHAI Center updates Leslie Lenert 9:30-10:10 (40 mins)
10:10-10:30
Panel Discussion Lead:
Fay Cobb Payton
Student and trainee feedback
Fay Cobb Payton (R-N) Leslie Lenert (RH)
Joshua Langberg (ScarletWell, RNB)
Noa’a Shimoni (Student Health and Wellness, RU)
Sandra Richtermeyer (R-C)“Cross-Roadmaps initiative in AI for Student Health and Wellness” 10:30-10:50 Vicente Gracias Advances in AI at Rutgers Health 10:50-11:10 Coffee break and networking 11:10-12:20 “Precision Medicine & Investigative Biomedical Informatics in Oncology” Sponsored by: The Scholar and Early-Stage Investigator Advancement Initiative, Rutgers Cancer Institute. Grant # 3P30 CA072720-25S2.
Lead: David Foran & Chang Chan
11:10-11:22 Chang Chan (Rutgers, RCI) Identifying and Validating RNA Biomarkers for Precision Oncology 11:22-11:34 Michelle Chan (Princeton) Spatial Transcriptomics with Targeted Genotyping 11:34-11:46 Subhajyoti De (Rutgers, RCI) Leveraging Big Data for Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine 11:46-11:58 Yi Chen (NJIT) Explainable AI for Outcome Prediction from Clinical Notes 11:58-12:10 Greg Riedlinger (RWJMS) Precision Medicine Oncology at Rutgers 12:10-12:22 Ilker Hacihalilogu (UBC) Reimagining Ultrasound AI: Image Enhancement and Compact Architectures for Point-of-care Deployment 12:20-1:10 Lunch and networking (50 mins) 1:10-1:40 Keynote Casimir Kulikowski (R-NB) Rutgers – Pioneering AI in BioMedicine and Healthcare from 1971 to the present 1:40-2:20 (40 mins)
Panel Discussion Lead: Rey Panettieri
Rey Panettieri (NJ-ACTS) Mike Hogarth (UCSD/ENACT)
Thomas Campion (Cornell/PCORnet)
Gowtham Rao (OHDSI)
“National Data Sources for AI Development and Validation” 2:20-2:50 Health AI Highlights: success stories of BMIHAI funded Pilot projects 2:20-2:35 Jason Yang and Rohan Maddamsetti How do costly antibiotic resistance genes persist in the clinic? 2:35-2:50 Zeeshan Ahmed MIND-Core: Multidimensional, Intelligent, Next-generation Data Core 2:50-3:10 Coffee break and networking (20 mins) 3:10-3:40 Health AI Highlights: success stories of BMIHAI PAIR-funded projects 3:10-3:25 Mayur Narayan and Divya Kewalramani Decoding Surgical Site Infection Susceptibility: A Multimodal Approach 3:25-3:40 Jag Sunderram and Khang Dang AID-TWIN: Advancing ICU Care with Real-Time, AI/ML-Driven, Patient-Specific Digital Twins 3:40-3:50 Industry talk 1 – Kenny He – Google 3:50-4:00 Industry talk 2 – SHI 4:00-4:40 Panel Discussion Lead: Evan Johnson
Evan Johnson (RWJMS) Patrick Goldsmith (SHI)
Kenny He (Google Health)
Shamina Merchant (AWS)
James Barrood (Innovation+)
Jared Saul (AWS)
“Applied General Intelligence – Will it Take the Scientists Out of Science?” 4:40-4:50 Closing remarks BMIHAI leadership Leslie Lenert 4:50-6:00 Poster session: Wine and cheese reception
Poster session and reception Poster chair: Priya Kachroo (Rutgers, SHP) 5:50–6:00 Best Poster Awards Poster chair: Priya Kachroo (Rutgers, SHP) Best Oncology Poster Award Sponsored by: The Scholar and Early-Stage Investigator Advancement Initiative, Rutgers Cancer Institute. Grant # 3P30 CA072720-25S2. Master of Ceremonies: Antonina Mitrofanova
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Parking Permits
If you are Rutgers faculty/staff and are uncertain if you have a permit, please use this link to check your permit status: parkingbase.com/c/rutgers/login
All faculty/staff parking permit holders may park at any faculty/staff lot, including lots 30 and 26, directly behind the College Ave student center. Permit holders may also park at the College Ave parking deck and Lots 22 and 24.
*Attendees external to Rutgers and Rutgers Staff/Faculty without a parking permit must register for event parking. The link will be emailed and added here at least 3 weeks prior to the event.
Parking Instructions
Faculty/ Staff Parking
Main parking for the Symposium will be located in Lots 30 and 26, directly behind the building. Overflow parking will be available at the College Ave Parking Deck. Additional parking will also be available in Lots 22 and 24. All overflow lots are a short walk from the Symposium location at the College Ave Student Center.External Attendees & Faculty/Staff without Parking Permits
Attendees external to Rutgers, and Faculty/Staff who are not regular permit holders may park in Lot 30 or in the College Ave parking deck. To register for event parking click here: https://parkingbase.com/c/rutgers/d/3676664?eventId=0ec1abfe-489a-48f9-af7d-5b7698b300ad
Parking Maps
Link to live parking maps page: https://go.rutgers.edu/6psvlhc
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Email BMIHAI_symposium@ifh.rutgers.edu with questions.
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