The AI for Health Institute is excited to invite you to participate in the AI for Health Symposium, scheduled for Oct. 22 at Washington University in St. Louis.
This symposium will bring together leading AI researchers and health experts to explore innovative, data-driven solutions for addressing today’s most pressing health-care and public health challenges.
Location
Washington University in St. Louis
Date
Oct. 22, 2025
Call for posters
Researchers and trainees are invited to share their research on cutting-edge AI approaches to addressing the most urgent challenges in healthcare and public health through poster presentations at the AI for Health Symposium.
The symposium committee is seeking one-page abstract submissions that include:
- Title
- Author/research list
- A description of your research related to the application of AI in health care or public health field
We encourage young researchers and trainees to submit their work and participate to explore the wide range of AI-related research in healthcare and public health at WashU. Posters and previously published work presented at other conferences within the last year are also eligible. Please submit your abstract by TBA.
Important dates
| TBA | Submission deadline |
| TBA | Author notification |
| TBA | Presentation at AI for Health Symposium |
Program
2025 Program: Harnessing AI to Promote Healthier Lives
2024 Program: Beyond Seeing: AI and the Digital Pathology Revolution, Richard Cote, MD, FRCPath, FCAP
Schedule
| 8:30 AM | Breakfast and Networking |
| 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks (Mary McKay and Aaron Bobick) |
| 9:15 AM | Keynote Address – Beyond Seeing: AI and the Digital Pathology Revolution (Dr. Richard Cote) |
| 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:30 AM | Session I: Security, Privacy, Trust Session Chair: Ning Zhang Panelists: Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, Michelle Fuertes, Netanel Raviv, Linyin Zhang |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch- in Brauer Hall Lobby |
| 12:30 PM | Session II: AI for Public Health Session Chair: Eunhye Ahn, Patrick Fowler Panelists: Hannah Kinzer, Alex DiChristofano, and Yuanyuan Yang |
| 1:30 PM | Break |
| 1:45 PM | Session III: Large Language Models for Health Session Chair: Albert Lai Panelists: Aditi Gupta, Jiaxin Huang, Andrew Michelson |
| 2:45 PM | Break |
| 3:00 PM | Session IV: AI for Imaging Session Chairs: Abhinav Kumar Jha, Aaron Mintz Panelists: Nathan Jacobs, Shinjini Kundu, Daniel Marcus, Vamsi Narra |
| 4:00 PM | Poster Session and Reception Poster Chair: Ruiwen Zhou |
| 5:00 PM | Conclusion |
Keynote speaker
Richard Cote
Edward Mallinckrodt Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Pathologist in Chief at Barnes Jewish Hospital
- Email: rcote@nospam.wustl.edu