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Precision Medicine 2026: Translating Genomics, Biomarkers, and Targeted Therapies into Clinical Practice | New Orleans

Venue: Renaissance New Orleans Arts Warehouse District Hotel, 700 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Start Date: November 7, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

Tong Yang, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Marc R. Matrana, MD, FACP, M.Sc

Conference Co-Chair

Ochsner Health

Kevan Simms, MBA

Conference Co-Chair

Ochsner Health

Alexandra Koehler, DNP

Planning Committee

Ochsner Health

Jennifer Jacober, MD

Planning Committee

Faculty

Philip Oravetz, MD

Session Chair

Rohith Arcot, MD

Session Chair

Ochsner Health

Alexandra Koehler, DNP

Moderator

Ochsner Health

Melyssa Bratton, PhD, QBRS

Topic Presenter

Gillian Bell

Topic Presenter

Ochsner Health Foundation

Agenda

Saturday, November 7th, 2026

All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast/Registration, Networking, & Exhibits

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts to Reduce Cancer Care Disparities - Justine Kam

08:30 AM - 09:30 AMSession 1: Precision Oncology I

Session Chair: Rohith Arcot, MD

08:30 AM - 08:50 AM

Minimal Residual Disease

08:50 AM - 09:00 AM

Case Presentation: Hem MRD

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Case Presentation: Solid Tumor

09:10 AM - 09:30 AM

Case-Based Discussion

09:30 AM - 10:30 AMSession 2: Advancements in Germline Testing

Session Chair: Alexandra Koehler, DNP; Jennifer Jacober, MD

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Germline and Hereditary Cancer

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Topic Presentation

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Topic Presentation

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Jennifer Jacober, MD; Alexandra Koehler, DNP

10:30 AM - 10:50 AMBreak & Exhibits

10:50 AM - 11:50 AMSession 3: Tumor-Agnostic Therapy & MCED

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

Tumor-agnostic Biomarkers (MSI-H, TMB, NTRK, RET)

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

MCED Technologies and Clinical Utility

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

Case Presentation

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Case-Based Discussion

11:50 AM - 12:50 PMLunch & Exhibits

12:50 PM - 01:50 PMSession 4: Advanced Molecular Decision-Making/Molecular Tumor Board

12:50 PM - 01:00 PM

Case Presentation

01:00 PM - 01:10 PM

Case Presentation

01:10 PM - 01:20 PM

Case Presentation

01:20 PM - 01:50 PM

Panel Discussion

01:50 PM - 02:50 PMSession 5: Precision Medicine Outside of Oncology

01:50 PM - 02:05 PM

WGS and Other Tools

02:05 PM - 02:20 PM

Gene Therapies

02:20 PM - 02:50 PM

Panel Discussion

02:50 PM - 03:05 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:05 PM - 03:50 PMSession 6: Pharmacogenomics

03:05 PM - 03:20 PM

Topic Presentation

03:20 PM - 03:35 PM

Topic Presentation – Gillian Bell

03:35 PM - 03:50 PM

Panel Discussion

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