David Soong

Company: Genmab

Job title: Director - Translational Data Science

Bio:

Dr. David Soong is Director of Translational Data Science at Genmab, where he leads bioinformatics, biomarker development, and digital pathology image analysis across clinical studies. He leverages state-of-the-art machine learning, AI, and genomic technologies to uncover disease mechanisms and advance innovative cancer therapeutics. He partners closely with translational medicine, clinical development, and pathology teams to ensure data-driven insights inform therapeutic strategy.

Dr. Soong holds a PhD in Bioinformatics from Columbia University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cancer genomics at Weill Cornell Medical College. He has extensive experience in oncology drug development, having served as a Principal Scientist at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine and as a Scientific Investigator at GlaxoSmithKline. He has co-authored numerous publications in translational research and actively collaborates with industry and academic partners to advance data science in oncology.

Seminars:

Harnessing Bioinformatics, Genomics & AI to Advance Digital Pathology & Unravel the Tumor Microenvironment Across Patient Subtypes 12:00 pm

How can H&E-based digital pathology, integrated with genomics and bioinformatics, provide deeper insights into the tumor microenvironment and reveal actionable differences across patient subtypes? What are the key challenges and opportunities in combining spatial biology, NGS, and histopathology data to define more precise biomarkers and stratify patients in clinical trials? How can biopharma organizations develop…Read more

day: Conference Day One