October 27-28, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The St. Jude Knowledge in Data Science Symposium will enrich the collaborative data science culture by sharing and brainstorming ways to gain the most valuable scientific knowledge from biomedical data. It will bring together biologists, clinicians, biostatisticians, computational biologists, bioinformaticians, image analysts, structural biologists, software engineers, and others, as data science is an intrinsically multidisciplinary field.
Experts from St. Jude and elsewhere, working at the forefront of their fields, will share the challenges they have encountered, solved, and those that remain in data science for biomedical research in invited oral sessions and a contributed poster reception.
Join developmental workshops, explore solutions to pressing data science challenges from St. Jude Biohackathon teams, and attend lunchtime panels on current topics.
Don’t miss the keynote presentations by Dr. Faisal Mahmood, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Vivek Natarajan, Research Scientist at Google DeepMind!
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Hosts
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- Chief Data Scientist and Senior Vice President for Data Science
- Director, Center of Excellence for Data Driven Discovery
- George J. Pedersen Endowed Chair in Biological Data Sciences
- Department of Structural Biology
- St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Chair, Biostatistics
- Endowed Chair in Biostatistics
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- Director, Center for Spatial OMICs
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology
- Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Director of Biostatistics Courses, St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Department of Biostatistics
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Director, Lead Discovery Informatics
- Department of Chemical Biology & Therapeutics
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Renato Umeton, PhD
Umeton
- Vice President of Data Sciences and Chief of Artificial Intelligence
- Office of Data Science
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- Director, Center for Applied Bioinformatics
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- Director, Intelligent Imaging Informatics (I3)
- Director, Image Quantification and Artificial Intelligence (IQAI)
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Abstracts
The St. Jude Knowledge in Data Science Symposium (KIDS25) aims to create a dynamic forum for the dissemination and advancement of scholarly work in data science for biomedical research. Submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed and considered for presentation formats, including poster presentations, oral presentations, roundtable discussions, skills development workshops, and panel discussions. All individuals planning to attend, regardless of role, discipline, or level of training, are encouraged to submit an abstract. We are especially committed to promoting the participation of multidisciplinary trainees and early-career professionals.
Abstract Categories:
Session categories include:
- Imaging and Image Analysis
- AI/ML & Advanced Analytics
- Omics & Genomic Sciences
- Computational & Systems Biology
- Drug Discovery & Translational Therapeutics
- Population Health & Clinical Research.
Why Submit an Abstract?
- Contribute to the future of biomedical data science by sharing innovative work that drives the field forward
- Gain recognition and visibility among leaders in data science
- Engage with a diverse community of experts across disciplines
- Receive feedback and build connections with thought leaders in the field
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025, 11:59pm CST
Notification of Acceptance: Mid-September 2025
We appreciate your interest and enthusiasm in sharing your work with the KIDS25 community.
For questions, please contact: ariel.maclin@stjude.org
