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Regina Barzilay, Ph.D.

School of Engineering Distinguished Professor for AI and Health
AI Faculty Lead, Jameel Clinic
MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MacArthur Fellow; Member, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Medicine
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Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

Rethinking Human Health with AI: Solving Old Mysteries with Modern Tools

Date: Jan. 23, 2025

Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.  (Reception and hors d'oeuvres at 5 p.m.)

In-person: Room M203, 2 Riverside Circle, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

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About this Seminar

Even healthy individuals have little insight into their future health trajectory. We don't know which diseases will afflict us in the future, how they will impact our lives, or whether a specific treatment will help. AI models have potential to transform this centuries-old status quo due to their uncanny capacity to predict future outcomes. In this talk, Dr. Barzilay will explain how these models make their predictions and illustrate it with specific examples in the area of cancer diagnosis and treatment. In the second part of her talk, Dr. Barzilay will focus on AI-based methods for drug discovery.

Additional Details

This is a free event hosted by Dr. Michael Friedlander and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059.

About Maury Strauss

Maury Strauss was a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supported biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free public seminars, Mr. Strauss made a generous gift to the series. He passed away in June 2024 at age 99. 

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