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WiDS Stanford @ Medical Lane Library is independently organized by Lane Medical Library to be part of the mission to increase the participation of women in data science and to feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.

WiDS @ Lane Medical Library aims to inspire, engage, and support data scientists and women in the field. Join us on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, for our seventh annual conference. Shaping Data-Driven Medicine – Women in Health Informatics” is this year’s theme for the half-day virtual conference. The event will explore how women are leveraging data to drive clinical innovation, improve patient outcomes, and shape the future of healthcare. Speakers will share insights on challenges, successes, and emerging trends, and offer inspiration and practical strategies for advancing the field of data science. 

This event will be recorded via Zoom – register to receive the recording. Registration is free and open to the Stanford Medicine community and beyond. All genders are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Conference Agenda

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome & Opening Remarks with Colleen Cuddy, Director of Research & Academic Collaboration, Lane Library

9:10 - 10:00 Opening Keynote with Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD, MPH, MSc, Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Stanford School of Medicine

10:00 - 11:05 Shaping Data-Driven Medicine - Women in Health Informatics - Panel Discussion, Q & A, Moderator by Boglarka Huddleston, Research & Instruction Manager, Lane Library

Panelists:

• Luna Baalbaki, Research Data Analyst, Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, Stanford School of Medicine - Topic: The Critical Role of Data Quality in Health Informatics
• Sandya Subramanian, Ph.D., Assistant professor in the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Program in Computational Precision Health and also affiliated with UCSF Neurosurgery and Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) - Topic: Monitoring and Modeling the Body at Home for Personalized Clinical Decision-Making
• Holly Tabor, PhD, Director of Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford School of Medicine - Topic: Research on Disability Ethics and Healthcare

11:05 - 11:10 Break

11:10 - 12:05 Closing Keynote with Cecilia S. Lee, MD, MS, Professor of Ophthalmology, Klorfine Family Endowed Chair, University of Washington - Topic: The Eye as a Window: Using Data-Driven Insights to Transform Brain and Systemic Health Research

12:05 - 12:10 Wrap-up with Boglarka Huddleston, Research & Instruction Manager, Lane Library