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Alice Zhang (Verge Genomics) - When DNA Meets AI
Alice Zhang (Verge Genomics) - When DNA Meets AI
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Midway through a M.D./Ph.D program at UCLA, Alice Zhang made a discovery that she felt could reverberate far beyond the halls of academia. So she shifted directions, leaving her Ph.D program to found Verge Genomics, a biomedical firm that aims to unite genetic research and artificial intelligence in service of drug discovery. She describes how AI can revolutionize the drug discovery process, and reframes risk-taking as a simple series of optimistic next steps.
Released:
Feb 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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