AI in Healthcare: Development and Potential Applications

Date & Venue

Friday, December 12, 2025
7:00 - 8:30 pm EST

Via Zoom - Please register to receive the Zoom link.

Join us for a deep-dive panel discussion exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in accelerating translational cancer research, drug discovery, and clinical operations. 

7:00 – 7:05 pm  Opening Remarks                           
                           Liang Deng, MD, PhD - CAHON President, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
                           Moderator:
                           Jianda Yuan, MD, PhD - Chair Industry Committee, Merck                           

7:05 – 7:25 pm  Developing Therapeutic Antibodies
                            Xiaole Shirley Liu, PhD - Liu Lab

7:25 – 7:45 pm  AI in Radiology and Radiomics
                            Despina Kontos, PhD – Columbia University

7:45 – 8:05 pm  AI in Drug Discovery: Applications in Structural Biology and Tumor Vaccine Development
                            Chenyang Zhan, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

8:05 – 8:25 pm  Panel Discussion
                           
                             Moderators:
                             Jianda Yuan, MD, PhD - Chair Industry Committee, Merck     
                             Liang Deng, MD, PhD - CAHON President, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center       

                             Panelists:      
                             Zhaohui Jin, MD – Industry Committee, Mayo Clinic
                             Despina Kontos, PhD – Columbia University
                             Yufeng Li, PhD – Industry Committee, MD Anderson Cancer Center
                             Xiaole Shirley Liu, PhD - Liu Lab
                             Min Sun, MD, PhD - UPMC
                             Jianda Yuan, MD, PhD - Chair Industry Committee, Merck
                             Chenyang Zhan, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

8:25 - 8:30 pm   Closing Remarks
                            Jianda Yuan, MD, PhD - Chair Industry Committee, Merck
                            Liang Deng, MD, PhD - CAHON President, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center   

Meeting Organizers

Jerry Huang, MD, PhD – Industry Committee, Kinexum
Zhaohui Jin, MD – Industry Committee, Mayo Clinic 
Oliver Kong, MD – Industry Committee, Qilu Pharmaceuticals 
Chung-Han Lee, MD, PhD – Industry Committee, Pheon Therapeutics
Yufeng Li, PhD – Industry Committee, MD Anderson Cancer Center 
Xiaole Shirley Liu, PhD - Liu Lab
Jianda Yuan, MD, PhD - Chair Industry Committee, Merck 
Chenyang Zhan, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center