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Generative AI and Healthcare VC panel

You’re invited to attend a VC panel on Generative AI and Healthcare on May 17th at 3:00PM.  The panel will feature 5 Venture Capitalists and will focus on the latest trends, challenges and success factors with AI in healthcare startups. This panel is open to all faculty, graduate students and postdocs.  It is sponsored by DBDS and the course BIODS 295 Generative AI in Healthcare.

REGISTER HERE

When: May 17th, 3:00-4:30pm Panel; 4:30-5:30 Reception
Where: Chem H Building Room E153
Panelists:

  • Jay Rughani, a16z
  • Fern Mandelbaum, Emerson Collective
  • Cheryl Cheng, Vive Collective
  • Rafic Makki, Mubadala Capital
  • Eric Chen, OVO Fund
  • Moderator: Karen Matthys, Executive Director, DBDS
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DBDS’ Nigam Shah on AI Grand Rounds podcast

In this episode of the AI Grand Rounds podcast, Dr. Nigam Shah, a distinguished Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and inaugural Chief Data Scientist for Stanford Health Care, shares his journey from training as a doctor in India to becoming a leading figure in biomedical informatics in the United States. He discusses the transformative impact of computational tools in understanding complex biological systems and the pivotal role of ArtificialIntelligence in advancing health care delivery, particularly in improving efficiency and addressing systemic challenges. Dr. Shah emphasizes the importance of real-world integration of AI into clinical settings, advocating for a balanced approach that considers both technological capabilities and the systemic considerations of AIinMedicine. The conversation with NEJM AI Deputy Editors Arjun Manrai, PhD, and Andrew Beam, PhD, also explores the democratization of medical knowledge, why open-source models are under-researched in medicine, and the crucial role of data quality in training AI systems.

Listen to the full episode: https://nejm.ai/ep18

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Sohaib Hassan, Elana Simon and Selina Junyi Pi awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Congratulations to Sohaib Hassan, Elana Simon and Selina Junyi Pi who were all awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The purpose of the program is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. A goal of the program is to broaden participation of the full spectrum of diverse talents in STEM. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend NSF GRFP.

https://www.research.gov/grfp/AwardeeList.do?method=loadAwardeeList

Congratulations to our DBDS awardees!

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