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.

Registration opens after Labor Day
Academia
Sohrab Shah

Sohrab Shah

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Computational oncology and AI-driven cancer research

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Manu Leonetti

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Quantitative cell biology and protein imaging technologies

Bing Ren

Bing Ren

New York Genome Center / Columbia University

Functional genomics and gene regulatory systems

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Columbia University

Tissue engineering and human-relevant biological systems

Don Ingber

Don Ingber

Wyss Institute / Harvard

Organ-on-chip systems and biologically inspired engineering

Romain Lopez

Romain Lopez

New York University

Machine learning and multimodal biological data integration

Jiankun Lyu

Jiankun Lyu

Rockefeller University

AI-driven protein structure and molecular modeling

Peter Koo

Peter Koo

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Deep learning for genomics and sequence modeling

Industry
Shirley Pinto

Shirley Pinto

Kallyope

Translational neuroscience and biotech innovation

Rich Bonneau

Rich Bonneau

Genentech

Computational biology and AI-driven drug discovery

Panel Discussion

The Future of AI-Driven Biological Discovery

4:30–5:30 PM EST Featuring leaders across academia, biotech, pharma, and computational research
Katie Spina Lead

Katie Spina

Columbia University

Anil Rustgi

Anil Rustgi

Columbia University

Shirely Pinto

Shirely Pinto

Kallyope

Eli Casdin

Eli Casdin

Casdin Capital

Rich Bonneau

Rich Bonneau

Genentech

Participating Institutions

Representing leading research centers in AI and biology.

New York Genome Center
Columbia University
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NYU
Rockefeller University
Wyss Institute / Harvard
Cold Spring Harbor Lab
Genentech
Kallyope
Weill Cornell

Join the Summit

Be part of the conversation shaping the future of AI-driven biological discovery

Registration opens after Labor Day