This session features four distinguished leaders representing entrepreneurship, industry, and early- and mid-career academic pathways in biomedical informatics and clinical NLP and LLM.
This interactive session offers candid insights, practical guidance, and diverse perspectives to support trainees, early-career researchers, and anyone interested in shaping a long-term career in AI, NLP/LLM and biomedical informatics.
Our panelists bring a uniquely broad range of real-world experiences.
What to Expect
- Honest reflections on career choices, and the trade-offs behind different paths
- Guidance on navigating careers in academia, industry, entrepreneurship, and hybrid roles
- Insights on funding, mentorship, leadership development, and building research identity
- Practical advice tailored for graduate students, postdocs, and early-stage professionals
- Live Q&A with all panelists to address your questions directly
Presenters
Hua Xu, PhD
Yale University
Representing start-up
Yanjun Gao, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Representing industry
Kirk Roberts, PhD
UTHealth
Representing junior faculty
Xiaoyan Wang, PhD
NousOne
Representing mid-career faculty