Each year, the Annual Translational and Transformative Informatics Symposium (ATTIS), hosted by the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Sciences, brings together faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and trainees from across the country to share updates and insights into bioinformatics research. 

This year, ATTIS will take place on April 9 at the Altec/Styslinger Genomic & Data Sciences Building Auditorium from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will feature two distinguished keynote speakers: Girish N. Nadkarni, M.D., Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Michael Snyder, Ph.D., Stanford W. Ascherman professor of Genetics and director of the Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine.

This year’s topics will cover bioinformatics education, cloud computing, biomedical research, and clinical genomics—all focused on advancing human health.

Nadkarni on AI-driven detection of cardiomyopathies in cardiac ultrasound

Girish N. Nadkarni, M.D., is a physician-scientist who bridges the gap between comprehensive clinical care and innovative research. Before pursuing his medical degree, Nadkarni trained in mathematics and earned a master’s degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

He began his research career as an assistant at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute. Nadkarni completed his residency in internal medicine and a clinical fellowship in nephrology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, followed by a research fellowship in personalized medicine and informatics.

Nadkarni serves as system chief of the Division of Data-Driven and Digital Medicine (D3M), co-director of the Mount Sinai Clinical Intelligence Center (MSCIC), and director of the Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine.

With over 240 peer-reviewed scientific publications, Nadkarni has received several awards and honors, including the Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Research Award, the Deal of the Year Award from Mount Sinai Innovation Partners, the Carl Nacht Memorial Lecture, and the Rising Star Award from ANIO.

Nadkarni’s presentation, titled “AI-Guided Detection of Under-Recognized Cardiomyopathies in Point-of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound,” will explore how artificial intelligence can enhance the detection of cardiomyopathies, a critical step in improving patient outcomes through more accurate, timely diagnoses.

Synder on disrupting healthcare using deep data and remote monitoring

Michael Snyder, Ph.D., is a leader in functional genomics and multiomics. He received his training at the California Institute of Technology and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University.

Snyder’s lab was the first to conduct a large-scale functional genomics project in any organism. He developed key technologies, including systems biology, RNA sequencing, and protein chips, which have been essential for studying genomes, proteomes, and regulatory networks.

His research has been instrumental in the development of personalized medicine. Snyder’s lab created the integrative personal omics profile (iPOP), which uses multiple omics technologies to track and analyze a person’s biological data over time. This approach has helped assess disease risk and monitor health, advancing personalized treatment strategies.

In addition to his research, Snyder is the author of Genomics and Personalized Medicine: What Everyone Needs to Know and is a co-founder and board member of several biotechnology companies. His current work focuses on wearable devices for the early detection of illnesses like Lyme disease, advancing real-time, personalized health monitoring.

Snyder’s presentation, titled “Disrupting Healthcare Using Deep Data and Remote Monitoring,” will discuss how data-driven technologies and remote monitoring are revolutionizing healthcare.

Learn more and register

To learn more about ATTIS and register to attend, visit the event page here.