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University of Oklahoma names Siddhartha Mukherjee Fall 2026 Presidential Speaker
Mukherjee will discuss the future of medical research, exploring artificial intelligence, innovation and emerging technologies shaping medicine and drug discovery.
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Bhavana P - Fri, 21, Aug 2026
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Siddhartha Mukherjee / Harvard Medicine Magazine
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee will headline the University of Oklahoma’s fall 2026 Presidential Speakers Series, where he will discuss the future of medical research and the growing role of artificial intelligence in medicine.
Mukherjee will deliver a presentation titled “Research and the Future of Medicine” at 6 p.m. on September 9 at the Oklahoma Memorial Union Ballroom in Norman. The event is part of OU’s 2026-27 Presidential Speakers Series, which brings prominent thinkers and experts to campus to engage with the university community on issues shaping society.
“The Presidential Speakers Series is about bringing some of the world’s most consequential thinkers to OU and creating opportunities for our community to engage with the ideas shaping our future,” OU president Joseph Harroz Jr. said.
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OU President Harroz said Mukherjee and fellow speaker Daron Acemoglu, the 2024 Nobel Prize-winning economist, would offer perspectives on AI, medicine, innovation, the economy and society.
“Few forces are reshaping our world more rapidly than artificial intelligence, and Dr. Mukherjee and Dr. Acemoglu bring extraordinary perspectives on its implications for medicine, innovation, our economy and society. We are incredibly fortunate to welcome them to OU and to learn from their insights,” Harroz added.
Mukherjee is the co-founder and CEO of Manas AI, a biotechnology company focused on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate drug discovery and development. He is also an associate professor of medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
His research has contributed to advances in cancer biology and the development of biological and cellular therapies. He was among the early researchers to apply AI-based computational methods to the discovery of human medicines and their clinical development.
Mukherjee is also widely known for his work as an author. His 2010 book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. The book was later adapted into a PBS documentary series by filmmaker Ken Burns. His subsequent book, The Gene: An Intimate History, also became a bestseller and received wide critical recognition.
Limited seating for the September event is available to OU students, faculty, staff and alumni by reservation, while overflow seating will be open to the public.
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