The event will open with a speech from Gov. Nathan Deal, who will announce the proclamation and deliver an opening address. Following Gov. Deal’s remarks, Leroy Hood, a pioneer in biotechnology and genomics, and founder of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, will discuss the promise of personalized medicine for improving health care.

The panelists include:

• David Satcher, director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States
• Kenneth L. Brigham, associate vice president and director of the Predictive Health Institute at Emory University and Georgia Tech
• Valerie Montgomery Rice, dean and executive vice president of Morehouse School of Medicine
• Elizabeth Ofili, associate dean and director of the Clinical Research Center at Morehouse School of Medicine, national principal investigator of the WARFARIN study, a first of its kind personalized medicine study approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Roger Simon, director of translational programs in stroke and professor of neurology and neurobiology at Morehouse School of Medicine.
• David Stephens, vice president of research at Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center.

Admission is free. The program will be followed by a reception. A free shuttle from Georgia Tech to MoreHouse will be available. Please email Andrew West if you are interested in reserving a seat on the shuttle.