FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. John Quackenbush
FEATURED TOPIC: Living Longer/Healthier in A Data Rich World
Join us for an outstanding opportunity to network over lunch at our popular Networking and Speaker Luncheons. Held on the third Tuesday of each month, these events give Chamber Members and guests the opportunity to introduce their business, keep informed on interesting topics, and meet new people.
Tuesday, Sept 18, 2018
Check-in & Networking 11:30AM – 12:00
Program & Lunch 12:00-1:15pm
Bayside Restaurant
900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Chamber Members $30 / Guest $40
Networking, Introduction of your business, Featured Speaker, Gourmet Entree with Dessert and Non-Alcoholic Beverages. (Wine or cocktails avail cash bar)
Open to the Community with Advance Reservations only.
Living Longer & Healthier in a Data Rich World
Dr. John Quackenbush
Professor
BIO
John Quackenbush is Professor of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. John’s PhD was in Theoretical Physics, in 1992 he received a fellowship from the National Institutes of Health to work on the Human Genome Project, which led him from the Salk Institute to Stanford University the The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) before moving to Harvard in 2005. John’s research uses massive data from DNA sequencing and other assays to model functional networks in human cells. By comparing networks between groups of individuals, he has found new drug targets, explored chemotherapy resistance, and investigated differences between the sexes. He has made pioneering discoveries about how the genetic variants work together to determine our traits. John has published more than 275 papers, his work has been cited more than 63,000 times. He has received numerous awards for his work, including recognition in 2013 as a White House Open Science Champion of Change. He is also the co-founder of Genospace, a precision medicine software company that was purchased by the Hospital Corporation of America in 2017.
Advanced Reservations Only
