In this episode of Translating Proteomics, host Parag Mallick discusses the role of AI and machine learning in biotech with special guests Vijay Pande from Andreessen Horowitz and Matt McIlwain from Madrona Venture Group. Their fascinating conversation covers:
- Advances that have enabled biotech to make use of AI and machine learning
- How founders are applying AI and machine learning in biotech
- The future of AI and machine learning in biotech
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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
04:37 – How did Vijay and Matt get into AI and ML
07:33 – The importance of structured data, advances in compute, and algorithmic advances in driving the boom in machine learning
18:44 – The Intersection of AI and biology
21:57 – The evolution of biological models
31:55 – The Complexity of biological data
39:42 – Ways founders and biotech startups are using AI
43:25 – Favorite/Impactful applications of AI/ML
47:00 – AI for experimental design
50:13 – The future of AI in bio/health
Resources
- Learn about various types of machine learning on IBM’s website
- Learn about autoencoders on IBM’s website
- Learn more about transformers on NVIDIA’s blog
- Translating Proteomics Episode 6 – The Future of AI in Biomedicine
All Translating Proteomics episode links
Ep 1 – Poised for a Proteomics Breakthrough
Ep 2 – Putting Proteomics to Work
Ep 3 – Biology in Space and Time
Ep 4 – Single-protein Biomarkers Don’t Cut It
Ep 5 – Why the Dogma around Biology’s Central Dogma Is Wrong
Ep 6 – The Future of AI in Biomedicine
Ep 7 – Harnessing Proteoforms to Understand Life’s Complexity
Ep 8 – Expanding the Druggable Universe with Proteomics
Ep 9 – Are proteins a myth? With Special Guest Neil Kelleher
Ep 10 – Protein Function 201 with Kathryn Lilley
Ep 11 – Plasma Proteomics – The Dream and the Nightmare
Ep 12 – A New Era in Alzheimer’s Research with Sarah DeVos
Ep 13 – AI and Biotech – The Promise and the Pitfalls with Vijay Pande and Matt McIlwain
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