October 21, 2026

Speaker Lineup

The AI x Biology Summit brings together leaders across academia, biotech, pharma, medicine, and AI to explore the future of lab-in-the-loop discovery with human-relevant systems and multimodal data.

Speakers
Richard Bonneau

Richard Bonneau, PhD

Genentech, Inc.

Computational biology and AI-driven drug discovery

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Wells H Burrell, PhD

New York University / New York Genome Center

Protein engineering for precise genome editing

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Aidan Daly, PhD

New York Genome Center

Machine learning methods linking tissue histology with spatial transcriptomics

Don Ingber

Donald E. Ingber, MD, PhD

Wyss Institute / Harvard University

Organ-on-chip systems and biologically inspired engineering

Peter Koo

Peter Koo, PhD

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Deep learning for genomics and sequence modeling

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Manuel D. Leonetti, PhD

Biohub San Francisco

Quantitative cell biology and protein imaging technologies

Romain Lopez

Romain Lopez, PhD

New York University

Machine learning and multimodal biological data integration

Jiankun Lyu

Jiankun Lyu, PhD

Rockefeller University

AI-driven protein structure and molecular modeling

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Ben Raphael, PhD

Princeton University

Computational biology and cancer genomics

Bing Ren

Bing Ren, PhD

New York Genome Center / Columbia University

Functional genomics and gene regulatory systems

Sohrab P. Shah

Sohrab P. Shah, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Computational oncology and AI-driven cancer research

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD

Columbia University

Tissue engineering and human-relevant biological systems

Johann Clemens Werner Wenckstern

Johann Clemens Werner Wenckstern

Bunne Lab, EPFL

Representation learning and generative modeling for spatial omics

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Cody Slater

Columbia University

RNA foundation models and programmable control of biological circuits

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Itai Yanai, PhD

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Computational genomics and biology of genomes

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Jason Bell, PhD

Ultima Genomics

Genomics deep-tech strategy and bio-AI consortium partnerships

Panel Discussion

Building the AI x Biology Ecosystem

4:10–4:40 PM Featuring leaders across academia, biotech, pharma, and computational research
Catherine S. Spina Lead

Catherine S. Spina, MD, PhD

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Jason Bell, PhD

Ultima Genomics

Rich Bonneau

Richard Bonneau, PhD

Genentech, Inc.

Eli Casdin

Eli Casdin

Casdin Capital

Don Ingber

Donald E. Ingber, MD, PhD

Wyss Institute / Harvard University

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Manuel D. Leonetti, PhD

Biohub San Francisco

Anil Rustgi

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Itai Yanai, PhD

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Participating Institutions

Representing leading research centers in AI and biology.

Biohub
Casdin Capital
Cold Spring Harbor Lab
Columbia University
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
EPFL
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York Genome Center
NYU
Princeton University
Rockefeller University
Ultima Genomics
Weill Cornell
Wyss Institute / Harvard

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