2026 Annual Conference

This is the seventh year that the University of South Carolina Big Data Health Science Center (BDHSC) has hosted the National Big Data Health Science Conference. The theme of the 2026 conference is “Unlocking the Power of Big Data in Health: Bridging the Gap Between Discovery and Delivery.” 

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by R13LM014347 from the National Library of Medicine. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Featured Speakers

Reed Shabman, Ph.D.

Acting Director, Office of Data Science and Emerging Technologies (ODSET), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Meghan Hartwick, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Program Officer, Office of Science and Emerging Technologies (ODSET), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Keisuke Nakagawa, M.D.

Director of Strategic Impact & Growth, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation at UC San Diego Health

Prof. Jeanine Condo, MD, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Center for Impact, Innovation, and Capacity Building for Health Information and Nutrition (CIIC-HIN)

Kayo Fujimoto, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Zhoumeng Lin, BMed, PhD, DABT, CPH, ERT

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Global Health at University of Florida College of Public Health & Health Professions

Kelley Thomas, Ph.D.

Professor, University of New Hampshire

Tara Sabo-Attwood, Ph.D.

Dean, Arnold School of Public Health Henry Savage Jr. Professor in Environmental Quality and Global Health, University of South Carolina

Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Office of the Provost, University of South Carolina