AI in the Molecular Life Sciences: A-Term Speaker Series
Department(s):
Chemistry & BiochemistryProfessor Robert Dempski, from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Interactive Media and Game Development program, is teaching an experimental AI course in A-Term. As part of this course, he has invited a series of speakers to give talks on AI-related topics, particularly ones related to life science research and regulatory aspects.
WPI community members interested in AI and molecular life sciences are welcome to attend any of the talks below. Each presentation will take place at 1 p.m. in Stratton Hall, Room 202, unless noted otherwise. The first will be this Friday, September 6.
| Date | Presenter | Company/Organization | Topic |
| September 6 | Max Chen | WPI | Integrating AI Tools Into Life Science Workforce Development Programs |
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September 10* *via Zoom (more details) |
Abhishek Pandey, PhD | AbbVie | AI-Based Property and Toxicology Prediction for Molecule Design |
| September 17 | Andrew Fiordalis, PhD | Takeda | Using AI to Fit Reaction Kinetics |
| September 24 | Joseph Loureiro, PhD | Novartis | Industrial Applications of Novel Technologies in Systems Biology |
| October 1 | Ermal Toto, PhD | WPI | Analyzing Imaging Data With AI |
| October 4 | Ryan Richards, PhD '16 | AstraZeneca (and WPI grad) | TBD |
| October 8 | Jim DeCarlo '80 | Greenberg Traurig (and WPI grad) | Ethics and Regulatory Aspects of AI |
To add a presentation to your calendar, go to the event page and click on any sub-event.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Professor Dempski directly at rdempski@wpi.edu.