2019 JI Symposium

The ninth annual Michigan Medicine-Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) Joint Institute Symposium took place Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, 2019 at the PKUHSC campus in Beijing. Themed Molecular Medicine, the meeting included keynote addresses by leaders from both institutions, panel talks on artificial intelligence and technology transfer, presentations by several Joint Institute project PIs, and more. A delegation of 80-plus U-M faculty traveled to Beijing for the meeting.

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Keynote Presentations

Embryo Development and Preimplantation Genetic Testing
Jie Qiao, MD, PhD
Peking University Third Hospital President
Director, Center for Reproductive Medicine
The Environment’s Influence on Colon Cancer: A Disease Example that Generates Questions to Answer for the Near Future
John Carethers, MD
Chair and Professor, Internal Medicine
John G Searle Professor of Internal Medicine
C Richard Boland Distinguished University Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics
Michigan Medicine
DNA Damage Repair Pathway and Tumorigenesis & Therapy
Jiadong Wang, PhD
Associate Dean, School of Basic Medical Sciences
Director of Radiation Medicine
Peking University Health Science Center
At the Heart of the JI: Cardiology Past, Present, and Future
David J. Pinsky, MD
Professor and Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Medicine

Panel: Artificial Intelligence

Statistical Methods and Artificial Intelligent (AI) with Application to Medicine
Xiao-Hua Zhou, PhD
Chair Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Peking University
Applications of AI in Gastroenterology
Akbar K. Waljee, MD, Msc
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Michigan Medicine
Visualization Makes AI and Data more Accessible to Human Users
Xiaoru Yuan, PhD
Professor & Vice Director, Key Laboratory of Machine Perception (MOE)
Deputy Director, National Engineering Laboratory of Big Data Analysis
Peking University
AI Product Development to Mobilize Computable Biomedical Knowledge
Allen Flynn, PhD
Assistant Professor of Learning Health Sciences
University of Michigan Medical School
From Real-World Data to Real-World Evidence
Pei Gao, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Peking University Health Science Center
In A.I. We Trust!
Kai Zheng, PhD
Associate Professor of Informatics
Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics
University of California, Irvine

Panel: Technology Transfer

National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology
Peijun Lv, PhD
Professor and Chief Physician
Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology
Technology Transfer at the University of Michigan
TiefeiDong, PhD, MBA
Associate Director of Licensing
University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer
Precise Treatment for Leukemia: Opportunities and Challenges
Xiao-Jun Huang, MD, PhD
Professor of Hematology
Director, Institute of Hematology
Peking University Health Science Center
Academic Industry Relations: A Cardiovascular Clinical Trialists Personal Perspective (The GOOD and The BAD)
Bertram Pitt, MD
Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine
Michigan Medicine
Transformation of Scientific and Technological Innovations in PKUHSC
Shen Juan, PhD
Director, Technology Transfer Office
Peking University Health Science Center
Scientific and Technology Achievements Transfer Study: Observation of PKUcare Group
Jing Zhang
PKUcare Group
Peking University Health Science Center