Category Archives: Research News

Erin Craig is co-author of “Disease diagnostics using machine learning of B cell and T cell receptor sequences” published in Science

Abstract: Clinical diagnosis typically incorporates physical examination, patient history, various laboratory tests, and imaging studies but makes limited use of the human immune system’s own record of antigen exposures encoded by receptors on B cells and T cells. We analyzed immune receptor datasets from 593 individuals to develop Machine Learning for Immunological Diagnosis, an interpretive framework to screen for multiple illnesses simultaneously or precisely test for one condition. This approach detects specific infections, autoimmune disorders, vaccine responses, and disease severity differences…..
Read it here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407

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Roxana Daneshjou lands cover of Nature Biomedical Engineering

“Auditing the inference processes of medical-image classifiers by leveraging generative AI and the expertise of physicians” by Roxana Daneshjou (et all) was featured on the latest cover of Nature Biomedical Engineering.

Abtract: The inferences of most machine-learning models powering medical artificial intelligence are difficult to interpret. Here we report a general framework for model auditing that combines insights from medical experts with a highly expressive form of explainable artificial intelligence. Specifically, we leveraged the expertise of dermatologists for the clinical task of differentiating melanomas from melanoma ‘lookalikes’ on the basis of dermoscopic and clinical images of the skin, and the power of generative models to render ‘counterfactual’ images to understand the ‘reasoning’ processes of five medical-image classifiers.

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new seminar series - “Innovators in Computational Biology & AI"

A new seminar series: “Innovators in Computational Biology & AI” 4/4

We are excited to introduce a new seminar series – “Innovators in Computational Biology & AI,” sponsored by the Warren Alpert CBAI Scholars Program. Our inaugural speaker, Dr. Sarah McGough from Genentech, will share her experience transitioning from graduate school to industry, offering valuable insights into biotech, work culture, and career opportunities. Don’t miss her tips on navigating the job application process and career prospects. Please RSVP to help us plan for the event.

Speaker: Dr. Sarah McGough (Genentech)

Date: Friday. April 4th, 1:30-2:30PM

Location: Edwards Building, R358

Refreshments will be provided

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to xsitu@stanford.edu.