Life Sciences Week: Full Schedule

1:00pm EDT

Driving Biomedical Research with AI and Robotics

Limited Capacity full

Panel Discussion: Driving Biomedical Research with Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
The explosion in machine learning and artificial intelligence methodologies has already affected many fields, and has promise to significantly impact biomedical research. The panelists will discuss how this is happening in diverse areas such as automating laboratory instruments, identifying novel antibiotics, and developing rehabilitative technology.

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Moderators

Mark Collins

Vice President of Innovation and Strategy, Helomics

Mark Collins is currently Vice President of Innovation and Strategy at Helomics where he is the chief architect of Helomics’ transition to an AI and data driven precision medicine company. Dr. Collins has held multiple executive roles in a variety of discovery, informatics and bioinformatics... Read More →

Speakers

Robert F. Murphy

Department Head, Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University

Robert F. Murphy is the Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology and Head of the Computational Biology Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He also is Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Machine Learning, and was a founding director... Read More →

Hosein Mohimani

Assistant Professor, Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University

Hosein Mohimani is an Assistant Professor in the Computational Biology Department at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on the development of computational metabolomics and metagenomics methods for antibiotic discovery and microbiome analysis. Microbes in human body... Read More →

Robert Hartman

Senior Manager, Business Development, UPMC Enterprises

Robert Hartman is a Senior Manager for Business Development at UPMC Enterprises. He works with data scientists, life scientists, and engineers to help transform healthcare by innovating at the intersection of science, business, and healthcare. He is a scientist and engineer by training... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
The Oaklander Hotel 5130 Bigelow Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Track 2: Big Data & Robots, Panel

2:00pm EDT

Computational Innovation Needs for Big Data Genomics

Limited Capacity full

No Ticket Purchase is required for this event. Please click the bubble to the left of the event title to register. This event will also be added to your "Day at a Glance." You will receive a confirmation email that you have registered for this event and a reminder the day before it occurs.

Moderators

Robert F. Murphy

Department Head, Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University

Speakers

Carl Kingsford

Associate Professor, Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science

Carl Kingsford is Associate Professor of Computational Biology in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. His group works on creating efficient computational methods to extract biological insight from high-throughput data, including analysis of molecular interaction... Read More →

Jian Ma

Associate Professor, Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University

Jian Ma is an Associate Professor in the Computational Biology Department and Affiliated Faculty in the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University. His group’s main focus is to develop algorithms to better understand the organization and function of the human genome... Read More →

Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis

Assistant Professor, Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her research examines the molecular mechanisms of change and innovation in evolution. This involves thinking about how genomes... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
The Oaklander Hotel 5130 Bigelow Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Track 2: Big Data & Robots, Panel