SESSION 1
Think Like the Problem:
The Genesis and Trajectory of Breakthroughs
Carl H. June, MD
Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy; Director, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies; Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
About the June Lab at the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies →
More about the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at Penn Medicine →
Carl June receives the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences →
Michael J. Mitchell, PhD
Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Penn Engineering
The Mitchell Lab at the School of Engineering and Applied Science →
Michael Mitchell Receives the Society for Biomaterials Young Investigator Award →
E. John Wherry, PhD
Richard and Barbara Schiffrin President’s Distinguished Professor; Chair, Department of Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics; Director, Institute for Immunology and Immune Health; Director, Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn
SESSION 2
Turbo-charging Discovery:
Data Science + Medical Innovation
Daniel J. Rader, MD
Seymour Gray Professor of Molecular Medicine; Chair, Department of Genetics;
Chief, Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics
The Rader Lab at the Perelman School of Medicine →
The Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine →
René Vidal, PhD
Penn Integrates Knowledge Rachleff University Professor, Penn Engineering and Perelman School of Medicine; Director, Innovation for Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS)
The GRASP Laboratory at the School of Engineering and Applied Science →
René Vidal appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at Penn →
SESSION 3
AI Meets Real Life:
The Ubiquity and Impact of New Technologies
Frances E. Jensen, MD, FACP
Arthur Knight Asbury, MD Professor in Neurology; Chair, Department of Neurology;
Co-Director of the Penn Translational Neuroscience Center
The Jensen Lab at the Perelman School of Medicine →
Dr. Jensen on What Social Media Does to the Teenage Brain in The New York Times →
Ethan Mollick, MBA, PhD
Ralph J. Roberts Distinguished Faculty Scholar;
Associate Professor of Management, The Wharton School






