Event Speaker
John Giannini, PhD
Health Science Policy Analyst
All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health
John Giannini serves as Branch Chief of the Data Systems Branch at the All of Us Research Program, where he leads strategy for expanding high-value research data, including medical imaging and electronic health record resources. Trained as a physicist and optical engineer, he brings expertise in fluorescence microscopy, retinal imaging, and quantitative image analysis from doctoral and postdoctoral research. At All of Us, he advances data quality frameworks and guides acquisition planning for new imaging and linked data types that strengthen the program’s utility for researchers. His work focuses on building scalable data infrastructure to support diverse, data-driven biomedical discovery.
Sessions
Eyes on AI: Advancing Ophthalmic Imaging and Oculomics for Systemic Health Insights
Presented by Kaveri Thakoor, PhD, Kyle Bolo, MD, Kerry E. Ashby, MS, John Giannini, PhD, Syed Haqqani, MS, Amberlynn Reed, MPH, Homa Rashidisabet, PhD in Ophthalmology, Radiology Jun 10, 2026 | 1:45 PM.
Ophthalmic imaging is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of both precision medicine and AI-driven disease prediction, offering unprecedented insight into ocular and systemic health. Advances in fundus photography, OCT, and deep learning have expanded the clinical and research potential of retinal biomarkers—supporting early detection of eye disease, forecasting systemic conditions, and enabling large-scale population health studies.…