Somalee Datta, Ph.D. Principal
"I am passionate about making a difference to the world by improving human health. I have a doctorate in Computational Physics and deep experience in genomics, drug discovery, and health care informatics. I bring my knowledge and experience to help Silicon Valley Companies and Venture Capitalists build the future of health care. I work with several other service providers and specialists in the field to bring top-notch service for my clients."
Biography: Somalee has a broad background in scientific computing and a deep background in computational biology and bioinformatics. Early in her career, she became the second founding team member at a biotech where she co-developed a computational platform for drug design, hired the R&D team and led the first discovery program. This biotech has since had a successful IPO, added many distinguished scientists (including a Nobelist) on its advisory board, and the products from the first discovery program have shown novel mechanism of action and significant promise in pre-clinical studies.
Somalee is currently developing Stanford's capabilities in data driven healthcare, in research and clinical domains. This is a fast evolving field with many new data types and data mining technologies coming into the play. Prior to joining Stanford, Somalee spent several years in genomics exploring sequencing technologies (SOLiD, PacBio) and sequencing based diagnostics markets (Infectious Diseases, Prostrate Cancer).
Somalee at PMWC 2016
Jan 24-27 2016, Mountain View, CA
Personalized Medicine World Conference Session Chair: Somalee Datta (Day 2, Track 1)
Genome Silos, Hacking, Privacy and Collaboration
DNA data is a biometric and hence in theory identifiable even if made “anonymous”. As sequencing costs continue to drop, DNA banks and genomic data silos continue to build up rapidly. Would it accelerate human betterment if we were to build a collaborative genomic analysis platform that protects patient privacy, allows researchers to bring best of breed analysis methods, and provides easy-to-administer access and risk management protocols? Is this a moon shot?
