Innovation for Healthcare access Conference 2025: from Global to local

Innovation for Healthcare Access is a conference organized by the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies will focus on identifying high-priority unmet needs for maternal and newborn health and chronic disease care in Texas and the US, building collaborations to develop innovations that address high-priority needs, and applying global lessons learned to expand access to healthcare in underserved communities in the US and Texas.

About us

The Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference is guided by a Program Committee of experts in maternal and newborn health and/or chronic disease innovation. The members have direct, practical, and in-depth experience, represent countries and communities from all over the world, and provide overall strategic management and oversight to the conference.  

Program Committee 

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Luz Maria Garcini

Rice University


Lydia Kavraki
Lydia Kavraki

Rice University


Kevin McHugh
Kevin McHugh

Rice University

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Maria Oden

Rice University


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Monika Patil

Baylor College of Medicine


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Rod Pettigrew

Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine - Texas A&M University

Rebecca Richards-Kortum
Rebecca Richards-Kortum

Rice University


Kathleen Schmeler
Kathleen Schmeler

MD Anderson Cancer Center


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Juliane Sempionatto

Rice University

Chirayu Shah
Chirayu Shah

Baylor College of Medicine


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Ashok Veeraraghavan

Rice University