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
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 cookies – Breakfast 9:00 – 9:10 Rutgers Leadership Roadmaps leadership address Keena Arbuthnot, Henry Turner
9:10 – 9:20 Rutgers Health Leadership Rutgers Health leadership address/ NJ state representative
Kathleen Scotto 9:20 – 9:30 BMIHAI Director BMIHAI Center updates Leslie Lenert, Director 9:30 – 10:30 “Cross-Roadmaps initiative in AI for Student Health and Wellness” Leslie Lenert (RH), Fay Cobb Payton (R-N), Stephen Burley (R-NB), Joshua Langberg (ScarletWell, RNB), Noa’a Shimoni (Student Health and Wellness, RU), Sandra Richtermeyer (R-C) Lead: Fay Cobb Payton 9:30-10:10 – Discussion panel 10:10-10:30 – Student and trainee feedback (open mike)
10:30-10:50 “Advances in AI at Rutgers Health” Vicente Gracias 10:50-11:10 Coffee break and networking (20 mins) 11:10-12:20 “Precision Medicine & Investigative Biomedical Informatics” Lead: David Foran (10+2) Michelle Chan (Princeton) Subhajyoti De (Rutgers, RCI)
Chang Chan (Rutgers, RCI)
Yi Chen (NJIT)
Greg Riedlinger (RWJMS)
Ilker Hacihalilog (UBC)
12:20-1:10 Lunch and networking (45 mins) 1:10-1:40 Keynote: Casimir Kulikowski (R-NB): “The History of Health AI at Rutgers” 1:40 – 2:20 “National Data Sources for AI Development and Validation” Participants: Mike Hogarth (UCSD/ENACT) – remote Thomas Campion (Cornell/PCORnet) – remote/in person
Gowtham Rao (OHDSI) – in person
Lead: Rey Panettieri (NJ ACTS) 2:20 – 2:50 Health AI Highlights: success stories of BMIHAI funded Pilot projects (10+5) Zeeshan Ahmed Jason Yang and Rohan Maddamsetti
2:50-3:10 Coffee break and networking (20 mins) 3:10 – 3:40 Health AI Highlights: success stories of BMIHAI PAIR funded projects (10+5) Mayur Narayan Jag Sunderram 3:40-3:50 Industry talk 1 3:50-4:00 Industry talk 2 4:00-4:40 Industry Panel discussion: “Applied General Intelligence – will it take the scientists out of science?” Patrick Goldsmith (SHI) Google Health (Willis)
Shamina Merchant (AWS)
Jared Saul
James Barrood (Innovate NJ)
Lead: Evan Johnson 4:40-4:50 Leadership address Rutgers Health leadership 4:50 – 5:00 NJ State representative 5:00-6:00 Poster session: Wine and cheese reception
Poster session and reception Poster chair: Priya Kachroo (Rutgers, SHP) 5:55–6:00 Best Poster Awards Poster chair: Priya Kachroo
Master of Ceremonies: Antonina Mitrofanova -
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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