Full Name
Robert Freimuth
Job title
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics
University/company
Mayo Clinic
Speaker bio
Dr. Robert Freimuth is Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, and interim Chair of the Department of AI and Informatics at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics from Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and he completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University.
Dr. Freimuth is an internationally recognized expert in genomic data and knowledge management. The goal of his research program is to realize the promise of precision medicine through the development of scalable and interoperable systems and knowledge management platforms, thereby facilitating research and enabling the clinical utilization of genomic data to improve patient health. He is passionate about developing robust, computable representations of data for genomic medicine.
Dr. Freimuth is a member of several NIH research networks and a recipient of the 2021 NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award. Within the Center for Individualized Medicine he leads the development of novel systems to enable the integration of genomic data into the EHR and the delivery of genomic data to point of care through EHR-embedded apps. Early in his career, he received the Welch Young Investigator Award to support his research in this area. He has an extensive bibliography that includes original research and international standard specifications that have improved the interoperability and AI-readiness of genomic data.
Dr. Freimuth holds leadership positions in several global standards development organizations, including co-Chair of the HL7 Clinical Genomics Work Group and co-lead of the GA4GH Genomics Knowledge Standards Work Stream. He has served as an invited reviewer for funding agencies and national genomic medicine initiatives in Canada, England, Australia, and Japan. Dr. Freimuth has been a member of the American Medical Informatics Association since 2008.
Dr. Freimuth is an internationally recognized expert in genomic data and knowledge management. The goal of his research program is to realize the promise of precision medicine through the development of scalable and interoperable systems and knowledge management platforms, thereby facilitating research and enabling the clinical utilization of genomic data to improve patient health. He is passionate about developing robust, computable representations of data for genomic medicine.
Dr. Freimuth is a member of several NIH research networks and a recipient of the 2021 NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award. Within the Center for Individualized Medicine he leads the development of novel systems to enable the integration of genomic data into the EHR and the delivery of genomic data to point of care through EHR-embedded apps. Early in his career, he received the Welch Young Investigator Award to support his research in this area. He has an extensive bibliography that includes original research and international standard specifications that have improved the interoperability and AI-readiness of genomic data.
Dr. Freimuth holds leadership positions in several global standards development organizations, including co-Chair of the HL7 Clinical Genomics Work Group and co-lead of the GA4GH Genomics Knowledge Standards Work Stream. He has served as an invited reviewer for funding agencies and national genomic medicine initiatives in Canada, England, Australia, and Japan. Dr. Freimuth has been a member of the American Medical Informatics Association since 2008.
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