The Future of Lab Automation and Artificial Intelligence: A Panel Discussion and Networking Event

After earning his Bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1999, Adam went on to receive his Masters in Architecture from The Boston Architectural College.  During the course of his design career, Adam has focused primarily on Science & Technology companies with a specialized expertise in lab design and planning. He has completed projects with a number of prominent Science & Technology companies including Vertex Moderna, and Illumina among many others.  He is currently a global Sciences Practice Area Leader for Gensler.

Megan is a Technical Designer who is dedicated to creating innovative and functional spaces. Upon graduating from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Architecture, Megan relocated to Boston. Her design work focuses on typologies including laboratory and higher education. Throughout her career, Megan has worked on projects across the Boston-Metro area as well as in Europe for several prominent clients including the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), Harvard, Northeastern University, and Moderna.

Dr. Claire Zhao is currently working as the group lead for Clinical AI/ML at Pfizer. Previously, she worked as a research scientist developing AI models and conducting statistical analyses designed to help clinicians and hospitals in patient care and resource management. She pursued a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, where she got to explore both the medical school and engineering school curricula. From this unique experience, she increasingly appreciated the interplay between medicine and engineering, began to shape her own research questions and solutions, and then specialized in developing computational and biomechanical models for heart muscle cells for her doctoral thesis. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Systems Design Engineering with a concentration in Statistics from University of Waterloo, where she also enjoyed the various academic, social, and co-op opportunities. Claire also enjoys a variety of sports, dances, and arts outside of work. She is always on the look to meet new people and try new things.

Dr. Adam Jenkins is the Regional Director for BioLabs, the premier co-working space for life science startups with 14 sites domestic and internationally.  Focusing on founder success, site operations, and business development, Adam works with entrepreneurs from initial company formation to scaling of their teams throughout their company’s lifecycle.  Prior to BioLabs, Adam worked at Biogen when he was their head of data science and worked in corporate strategy.  He holds a PhD from Boston College and an MBA from Indiana University.

Jonathan Grob is the Senior Director and Head of Discovery Chemistry & Automation at Valo Health, a biotech company that is using machine learning algorithms and patient data to create the first closed loop platform that will allow invaluable insights at every step of the drug discovery and development process. Over the last 20+ years, he has led and optimized multidisciplinary drug discovery teams in pharma and biotech, with expertise in medicinal chemistry, automation and AI/ML. He is a respected facilitator, coach, and mentor.