The 2025 Digital Health Workshop 3.0, presented by the Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Under-resourced Populations (PATHS-UP) Engineering Research Center, is bringing together clinical, engineering, industry, investors, entrepreneurs, and government experts to explore the role of digital health technologies in improving outcomes for chronic diseases and mental health.

September 9-10, 2025 
Bioscience Research Collaborative, Rice University - Houston TX

This workshop will focus on: 

From Data to Decisions: AI’s Influence on Health Behavior in the Digital Age

The Promise and Reality of Digital Health Wearables  

Molecular Biomarker Sensing at the Point-of-Care 

Guest Speakers

  • Dr. David Kerr

    Director, Digital Health for AllDirector, Digital Health for All

    Diabetes Technology Society
    Senior Investigator, Diabetes Research and Digital Health for AllSenior Investigator, Diabetes Research and Digital Health for All Sutter Center for Health Systems Research

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  • Brian Winger

    Associate Vice President, Digital Health, Eli Lilly and Company

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  • Anh Hoang

    Chief Executive Officer, Jana Care

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  • Patrick Dunn, PhD, FAHA, MS, MBA, MSSE

    Program Director, Center of Excellence for Health Technology and Innovation

    American Health Association

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  • Michael Chen

    Vice President, Array Chemistry, Biochip, and Consumables, Cepheid

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  • Ken Mayer

    Founder & Co-Chair at Safe Health Systems

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    Safe Health Systems

  • Kevin Clark

    CEO at Now Diagnostics

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  • Carlos Rodriguez

    CEO and Co-Founder, Humanate Digital Inc.

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  • Mike McShane

    Department Head, Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University

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  • Azizi Seixas, MD

    Associate Professor at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Amazon Educator Champion

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  • Asif Ali

    Cardiologist | Chief Medical Officer | Assistant Professor

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  • Scott Conard, MD

    Co-Founder & Partner at Converging Health

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  • Mark Tapsak

    Chief Scientific Officer at Glucotrack Inc, CEO of Tapsak Enterprises LLC

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  • Dr. David Klonoff

    Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

    Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF

    Endocrinologist, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

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  • Gerard Coté, Ph.D.

    Director, PATHS-UP

    Professor, Biomedical Engineering

    Biosensors, Wearables, Chronic & Infectious Diseases

    Texas A&M University

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  • Dino Di Carlo, Ph.D.

    Deputy Director, PATHS-UP

    Professor, Bioengineering

    Microfluidics, Microfabrication, Nanotechnologies 

    University of California, Los Angeles

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  • Sam Mabbott

    Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University

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  • Ashley Kita, MD

    Assistant Professor-In-Residence, UCLA Health

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  • Ashutosh Sabharwal, Ph.D.

    Ernest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Data Science for Diabetes and Health

    Rice University

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  • Jessica Ramella-Roman, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering 

    Medical Photonics Laboratory

    Biophotonics

    Florida International University

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  • Farzan Sasangohar

    Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering

    Texas A&M University

  • Aydogan Ozcan, Ph.D.

    Chancellor’s Professor and HHMI Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Deep Learning Optics & Optical Computing, Computational Imaging and Microscopy, Bio-Sensing and Mobile Health

    University of California, Los Angeles

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  • Jason Kostrna

    Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning, Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Florida International University

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  • Omai Garner

    Professor, Director Clinical Microbiology at UCLA Health System

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