Computational Biology and AI: from Puzzles to Precision Medicine

Three things you will learn in this episode:

• Drug Discovery and Machine Learning 

• AI usage in modern Computational Research

• Challenges in using AI for Precision Medicine and how to combat them

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The BIO5 Institute’s Amy Barber talks with member and one of the University’s experts on AI, Dr. Travis Wheeler, Dr. Wheeler’s research group uses computational methods to advance genome research, drug discovery, and precision medicine. Listen in as they explore the rewarding aspects of his work, how computational tools are transforming drug discovery, and the future of machine learning and AI in biological research. Dr. Wheeler leads a research lab at the University of Arizona that focuses on algorithms and machine learning approaches for computational biology, emphasizing applications to genomics, drug discovery, and animal behavior classification. 

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Check out some of our previous episodes in relation to AI and computational science!

Episode 61: Taming technology, from stone tools to artificial intelligence with Ash Black

Episode 60: Merging computer science and ecology to better understand infectious disease with Dr. Lilliana Salvador

Episode 35: Big tools for big data with Nirav Merchant

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