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<b>The UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) invites you to attend the 2020 <i>DeepTexas</i> Medical AI Symposium on April 23-24, 2020.</b> This symposium will feature some of the best minds in technology and medicine—in Texas and across the nation—providing
a forum for clinicians, researchers, executives, health systems, corporations, investors, payers, policymakers, patients, and other stakeholders to explore the current state of medical AI and consider future possibilities and challenges.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Symposium partners from academic institutions and healthcare providers</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> include, but are not limited to: UTHealth, UT Physicians, The University of Texas System, UT Austin, UT MD Anderson
Cancer Center, UT Medical Branch at Galveston, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Rice University, Texas A&M, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Houston, Memorial Hermann Health System, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, HCA, and Harris
Health.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Symposium partners from industry</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> include Nutanix, IBM Watson Health, Amazon, Google, Cerner, Melax Technologies, Healthcare Growth Partners, Mercury Fund, and TMCx.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Keynote speakers</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> for the symposium will include <b>Peter Szolovits, PhD</b>, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT and member of the National Academy of Medicine; <b>John M.
Zerwas, MD</b>, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, The University of Texas System; <b>Tina Moen, PharmD</b>, Senior Deputy Chief Health Officer and Chief Pharmacy Officer, IBM Watson Health; and <b>Lisa McFerrin, PhD,</b> Bioinformatician, Amazon
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Please join us for The 2020 <i>DeepTexas</i> Medical AI Symposium at The Westin Houston Medical Center </span></b><span style="color:#212121">(1709 Dryden Road, Houston, TX 77030), as we embark upon an era during which we will
fully unleash the transformative power of AI in medicine!<b> </b></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">For more information, please go to </span></b><a href="https://sbmi.uth.edu/deep-texas/"><b>https://sbmi.uth.edu/deep-texas/</b></a><b><span style="color:#212121">, where there is a link to registration.</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Please help us get the word out</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> to any associates who might be interested in attending this event by forwarding them the attached symposium agenda and referring them to the aforementioned
website.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Jiajie</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">Jiajie Zhang, PhD</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">Dean and Professor</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">Glassell Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Informatics Excellence</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#0A0A0A">ABOUT UTHEALTH SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS…</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#0A0A0A">Established in 1972 by The University of Texas Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is a comprehensive health science university that is home to six schools located
in the heart of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. The UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) is at the vanguard of the medical AI revolution in the United States. From its inception in 1997, SBMI has grown into one of the largest biomedical
informatics academic programs in the world and the only free-standing school of its kind in America. Currently, it features more than 52 regular faculty, more than 54 adjunct faculty, and 300+ graduate students. Because of its exceptional faculty, SBMI leads
in research dollars and high-impact journal publications. Moreover, SBMI’s alumni, adjunct faculty, and advisory council are comprised of well-respected, highly placed academic and industry partners. For more information on the school, go to: </span><a href="https://sbmi.uth.edu/about/our-school.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#1779BA">https://sbmi.uth.edu/about/our-school.htm</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#0A0A0A">. <b>SBMI
is <i>Transforming Data to Power Human Health<sup>TM</sup></i>.</b></span></p>
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