Morgridge Investigator Anthony Gitter comments on a new AI technology that can help design original proteins based on simple, common-language prompts.
Category: Virology
Rising Sparks: Sam Gelman, virology
Sam Gelman uses his computer science skills to apply machine learning — a branch of artificial intelligence that enables computers to imitate how humans learn and perform tasks — to help uncover important biomedical secrets.
Shaping the Future of Women’s Health: Insights and Innovations
Despite the many advances in human health, research focused on women’s health has a more complex history. Experts discussed this topic through the lens of discovery, prevention, and access to care during a Fearless Science Speaker Series lecture on March 17, 2025.
AI protein-prediction tool AlphaFold3 is now open source
Morgridge Investigator Anthony Gitter provides comments to Nature News on the importance of open-source code as for-profit companies wade into the academic field of AI research.
Rising Sparks: Raison Dsouza, structural biology
Raison Dsouza is developing new computational methods to analyze cryo-electron microscopy images, trying to find specific particles in “noisy,” corrupted data.