Cancer AI Symposium

Date and time

Location

Gainesville, FL 32606 (see details)

Description

Cancer AI Symposium

📅 Oct. 22, 2026
📍 Malachowsky Hall, Room 7200
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join us for our fifth annual Cancer AI Symposium, bringing together researchers, clinicians and innovators to explore the latest advances and collaborative opportunities in artificial intelligence and cancer research. The event includes a variety of speakers, trainee lightning talks and a poster session with awards.

Researchers are invited to submit an abstract for presentation. Poster submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 12. Submit your abstract and register.

AGENDA

Time

SPEAKER

9 a.m.

Coffee Connections with Cancer AI Working Group Leaders

Kiley Graim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Surgery/Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery

9:10 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., Director, UF Health Cancer Institute

Ji-Hyun Lee, DrPH, Associate Director for Cancer Quantitative Sciences

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker: Designing Programmable Biologics with Generative Sequence Models

Pranam Chatterjee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science
Africk-Lesley Distinguished Scholar of Innovation in Engineering
Core Faculty in Residence - CPE4H
University of Pennsylvania
Co-Founder Gameto, Inc.; UbiquiTx, Inc.; Atom Bioworks, Inc.

10:30 to 10:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:45 to 11:45 a.m.

Lightning Talks I

  • Raquel Dias, Ph.D., IFAS
  • Ramon Miranda-Quintana, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry
  • Student spotlight presentation

11:45 to 1 p.m.

Lunch, Networking, Poster Session

1 to 2 p.m.

Lightning Talks II

  • Barbara Evans, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M., Levin College of Law
  • Jon Kim, DVM, Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Student spotlight presentation

2 to 2:30 p.m.

Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks

  • Best Poster(s) in 2026 Award
  • Closing remarks


Location

Address

Malachowsky Hall for Data Science and Information Technology
1889 Museum Rd
Room 7200
Gainesville, FL 32606