Welcome
Please join the Flatiron academic research team for the 2025 Academic Scholars program taking place at Flatiron headquarters in New York City. Academic Scholars is an invitation-only program for clinicians, investigators, and biostatisticians at partnering institutions globally.
You’ll have the opportunity to connect with the global network of Academic Scholars; become a subject matter expert on Flatiron’s U.S. de-identified, real-world oncology datasets; and be able support other investigators at your institution who are interested in utilizing Flatiron's retrospective research datasets.
Registration and a signed participation agreement are required to attend. A participation agreement will be emailed to you from Docusign following registration.
We look forward to seeing you in New York!
Venue
Hotel accommodations
The Dominick
246 Spring St, New York, NY 10013
Your registration and signed participation agreement includes 2 nights for U.S. participants and 3 nights for international participants. which will be booked on your behalf. If you require special accommodations, please reach out to academic-partnerships@flatiron.com.
Programming
Flatiron HQ
233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013
All programming on Friday, April 11 will take place on the 5th floor at Flatiron’s offices in Soho.
Welcome reception
Flatiron HQ
233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013
Join us at the Flatiron offices on the 5th floor in Soho for light refreshments and beverages on April 10 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
Agenda
Our program will begin with a welcome reception at 5:00 PM on Thursday afternoon and will end by 5:00 PM on Friday afternoon. A more detailed agenda for Friday’s training is posted below.
Please set aside 3 hours for pre-read and pre-watch materials, which will be emailed to you by March 31.
For international attendees arriving Thursday, please expect additional agenda details to be shared via email.
We look forward to bringing together members from our global research network to enable collaboration and accelerate research.
Thursday, April 10
Check in any time after 3 PM ET
(Wednesday, April 9, check-in available for international attendees)
Hotel registration and check-in at The Dominick
Check in any time after 3 PM ET at The Dominick, 246 Spring St, New York, NY 10013.
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception at Flatiron HQ
Join us for light appetizers and drinks on the 5th floor of our office at 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013.
Friday, April 11
9:15 AM – 9:40 AM
Arrival and light breakfast at Flatiron HQ
Catered by Slate Cafe.
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM
Welcome and introductions
speaker
Anosheh Afghahi, MD
9:50 AM – 10:20 AM
PRESENTATION
Utilizing Flatiron Data for Retrospective Research
SPEAKERS
Morgan Lael, MS
Nisha Singh, MS
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
Presentation
Navigating the Knowledge Center
Speaker
Maneet Kaur, PhD
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PRESENTATION
Cohort Selection and Lines of Therapy
speaker
Xiaoyan Wang, MS
Harlan Pittell, PhD
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch will feature guest catering from the iconic New York eatery, Katz’s Deli.
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
PRESENTATION
Health Equity Considerations
speaker
Olive Mbah, PhD, MHS
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
PRESENTATION
Measuring Outcomes
speaker
Mengru Wang, MS
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PRESENTATION
Proposal Development
speakers
Maneet Kaur, PhD
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout Session
Biostatistician Breakout Session
Reproducibility and cross-functional collaborations
Speaker
Xiaoyan Wang, MS
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout Session
Investigator/Clinician Breakout Session
Hosted in the Library on the 5th Floor
Speaker
Anosheh Afghahi, MD
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM
Closing Remarks
Morgan Lael, MS
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
Networking Close-out
Join us for drinks, light refreshments, and networking to close out the day.
Welcome and opening remarks
Julia Morton
SVP & GM, Flatiron Health