2025 MDSH Summit
Friday, June 6, 2025
8:45am-5:30pm, UCLA Kerckhoff Hall
Morning
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Judges | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:45 AM–9:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast | Grand Salon | ||
| 9:00 AM–9:20 AM | Program Welcome | Hua Zhou (MDSH Director) & Mia Giordano (MDSH Project Coordinator) | Grand Salon | |
| 9:20 AM–9:30 AM | School Welcome | Ron Brookmeyer (FSPH Dean) | Grand Salon | |
| 9:30 AM–10:15 AM | Plenary Talk 1 | Stella Grosser (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Division Director) | Grand Salon | |
| 10:15 AM–10:30 AM | Break | |||
| 10:30 AM–11:00 AM | Capstone Session 1 | Team 4 – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health | Yu Wu (Galderma) Damla Şentürk (UCLA) | State Room |
| Team 7 – Boston Children’s Hospital | Linxia Ren (Microsoft) Yuhua Zhu (UCLA) | Art Gallery | ||
| Team 6 – Santa Clara County Social Services Agency | Greg Watson (Prenosis) Kate Crespi (UCLA) | Grand Salon | ||
| 11:00 AM–11:15 AM | Break | |||
| 11:15 AM–11:45 AM | Capstone Session 2 | Team 1 – Audible Amazon | Yu Wu (Galderma) Grace Hyun Kim (UCLA) | State Room |
| Team 11 – Microsoft | Derek Lee (Santa Clara County) Jin Zhou (UCLA) | Art Gallery | ||
| Team 9 – ByteDance | Louay Constant (Santa Clara County) Xiaowu Dai (UCLA) | Grand Salon |
Lunch
12pm-1pm, Kerckhoff Hall Coffee Patio
Afternoon
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Judges | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:15 PM–2:00 PM | Plenary Talk 2 | Bonnie Zhang (Edwards Lifesciences, VP of Biometrics) | Grand Salon | |
| 2:00 PM–2:15 PM | Break | |||
| 2:15 PM–2:45 PM | Capstone Session 3 | Team 8 – UCLA Biostatistics | Yu Wu (Galderma) Marc Suchard (UCLA) | State Room |
| Team 10 – Amgen | Stella Grosser (FDA) Fei Yu (UCLA) | Art Gallery | ||
| Team 12 – Los Angeles Dodgers | Jing Zhai (FDA) Donatello Telesca (UCLA) | Grand Salon | ||
| 2:45 PM–3:00 PM | Break | |||
| 3:00 PM–3:30 PM | Capstone Session 4 | Team 5 – City of Hope | Leiwen Gao (Amgen) Fei Yu (UCLA) | State Room |
| Team 3 – Amazon Web Services | Bonnie Zhang (Edwards Lifesciences) Kate Crespi (UCLA) | Art Gallery | ||
| Team 2 – Prenosis | Justin Williams (LA Dodgers) Marc Suchard (UCLA) | Grand Salon | ||
| 3:30 PM–3:45 PM | Break |
Closing
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:45 PM–4:30 PM | Plenary Talk 3 | Joseph Zoller (UCLA) | Grand Salon |
| 4:30 PM–6:30 PM | Awards & Reception | Hua Zhou (MDSH Director) & Mia Giordano (MDSH Project Coordinator) | Grand Salon & Side Patio |
GLA Health Data Science Career Day
Saturday, June 7, 2025
8:30am-12:30pm, UCLA Kerckhoff Hall
MDSH SUMMIT attendees are invited to the Greater Los Angeles Health Data Science Career Day, co-sponsored by International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA) and UCLA MDSH. This half-day event features exhibits by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and technology companies, mock interviews, and a panel discussion by leading statisticians and data scientists in industry.
| Time | Session | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM–10 AM | Exhibits | State Rooms |
| 10 AM–11 AM | Mock Interviews | State Rooms |
| 11:15 AM–12 PM | Panel Discussion | State Rooms |
| 12 PM–12:30 PM | Boxed Lunch and Networking | State Rooms |