Computational Drug Discovery: Tools Across the Translational Pipeline (K8)
February 22-25, 2027
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Aicha BenTaieb and Jakob Kather
Scholarship Deadline: Oct. 30, 2026 | Abstract Deadline: Feb. 3, 2027 | Early Registration Deadline: Dec. 29, 2026
Monday, February 22, 2027
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
Riverview Lounge |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
Riverview Lounge |
Tuesday, February 23, 2027
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–8:10 AM |
Welcome Remarks (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 8:10–9:00 AM |
Keynote Address (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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James Zou, Stanford University
The Virtual Lab |
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| 9:00–11:30 AM |
Drug Design and Preclinical Development: Simulating Therapeutics and Translation (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Dean Ho, National University of Singapore
Prospectively Adjusting Human Drug Dosing - Dynamically - for Oncology |
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Pahini Pandya, Panakeia Technologies
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Philip Kim, University of Toronto
Computation and Artificial Intelligence-Based Methods for Better Antibody Development |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 11:40–12:40 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: The Future of Antibody and Drug Design |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 12:40–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 12:40–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: AI-Driven Target Discovery and Validation |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Modeling Efficacy and Safety Before the First Dose |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Cesar de la Fuente, University of Pennsylvania
Accelerating Antibiotic Discovery with AI |
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Caroline Chung, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
How to Unlock EHRs for Real-World Evidence |
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Xintong Chen, AstraZeneca
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
Wednesday, February 24, 2027
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Decoding Biology to Build Target Hypotheses |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Sebastian Foersch, University Medical Center Mainz
Computational Pathology and Biomarkers in Oncology: From Foundation Models to AI Agents and Beyond |
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Shekoofeh Azizi, Google DeepMind
How do we Validate Agentic LLMs for Therapeutics? |
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Aicha BenTaieb, Genentech, Inc.
The State of Biology FMs in Computational Oncology |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 11:10–12:10 PM |
Panel Discussion 2: Can AI-Driven Simulations Replace or refine Preclinical Studies |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 12:10–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 12:10–2:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 2:00–3:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
Alhambra Ballroom |
| 3:30–4:30 PM |
Panel Discussion 3: From Perturbation to Validation - How do we Define Confidence in New Targets? |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Modeling Perturbations to Validate Targets |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Patrick Schwab, GSK
Machine Learning for Causal Biology |
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Mingyao Li, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
AI-Powered Tissue Maps: Uniting Spatial Omics with Pathology Imaging |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
Thursday, February 25, 2027
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Multimodal Learning from Clinical and Real-World Data? |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Arsela Prelaj, Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano
Training the Next Generation of Biomedical Researchers in the AI Age |
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Mamatha Bhat, University Health Network
Learning the Patient Journey: Multimodal AI from Real-World Data to Real-Time Decisions |
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Julien Vibert, Gustave Roussy
From Unknown Primaries to Tumor Board Co-Pilots: A Multimodal AI Stack for Rare Cancers |
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Jana Lipkova, University of California, Irvine
Multimodal Agents |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 11:10–12:10 PM |
Panel Discussion 4: Human/Machine Interactions, how do we Leverage Agentic AI in Multidisciplinary Teams? |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 12:10–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Agentic AI in Clinical and Translational Workflows |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–5:50 PM |
Closing Keynote Address |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Danielle Bitterman, AstraZeneca
Talk Title to be Announced |
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| 5:50–7:05 PM |
Integration and Iteration: Future of AI-Driven R&D |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Jakob Kather, Technical University Dresden
Introduction to Agents |
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Magdalena Wekenborg, TU Dresden
Human-Machine Interaction in Scientific Agent Teams |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:05–7:15 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 7:15–8:25 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:25–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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Friday, February 26, 2027
