Center for Precision Medicine
Advancing research, education, and clinical practice in precision medicine
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Tuesday October 6th 2026

Registration now open!

Advancing Precision Medicine Symposium 2026

Advancing Precision Medicine Symposium on

Tuesday, October 6th, 2026

8am – 5:00pm
Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC)
750 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53705

 

Dr. Janice Chen delivering her keynote talk at the Precision Medicine Symposium 2025
Dr. Murtaza smiling standing at the lectern giving the Precision Medicine Symposium 2025 keynote introduction.
Mehreen Kisat speaking at Precision Medicine Symposium 2025
a large lecture hall with built in computer monitors mostly filled with people in attendance at the Precision Medicine Symposium 2025
An overhead view of dozens of people looking at and discussing scientific posters at the Precision Medicine Symposium 2025
Kristin Adams, Researcher in the Lang Lab, standing before her scientific poster at the Precision Medicine Symposium 2025
Muhammed Tahla Nawaz pointing to a poster of his research while discussing it with Dr. Liz Kearney at the Precision Medicine Symposium 2025
Another lab researcher explains his research poster at the Precision Medicine Symposium 2025 poster session.

Thank you to all Speakers, presenters and attendees of our 2025 Annual Symposium!

Registration Now Open!

Registration via WebEx Events (formerly Socio)

Please note that the Speaker option is for invited speakers.  If interested in presenting a Poster, please select the poster registration ticket option.

*Agenda sessions subject to change as we finalize the schedule* 

2026 Keynote Speaker Spotlight: Haider Warraich, MD ARPA-H Program Manager, Scalable Solutions

 

Dr. Haider Warraich is a physician, researcher, and health technology leader serving as a Program Manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA‑H), where he leads ambitious efforts to transform care delivery through next‑generation technologies, including artificial intelligence for chronic disease management. 

A practicing cardiologist with expertise in heart failure and transplantation, Dr. Warraich previously served as a Senior Clinical Advisor to the FDA Commissioner, helping shape national policy on drugs, devices, nutrition, and digital health. He has also held academic and clinical leadership roles at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA Boston Healthcare System, where he directed the Heart Failure Program.

Dr. Warraich earned his medical degree from Aga Khan University, completed his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and pursued fellowship training at Duke University Medical Center. A prolific scholar, he has authored more than 175 peer‑reviewed publications and several widely acclaimed books exploring medicine, science, and the human experience of illness

Symposium Co-Chairs

Mehreen Kisat, MBBS, MS
Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor

April Hall, Ph.D, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor (CHS)
Division of Genetics and Metabolism
Assistant Director of Education and Outreach
Center for Precision Medicine
Associate Director of Research
UW Genetic Counselor Studies Program