Data, Compute, and AI in Drug Discovery and Development: Charting a New Era in Medicine
Date
Wed, 14 May 2025 | 19:30 - 20:15
Location
Levett Room
Speakers
Dr. Shiva Amiri
Event Price
Free
Booking Required
Not required
Join us for an exciting and insightful talk on how data, computational power, and artificial intelligence are transforming drug discovery and development, opening up new frontiers in medicine! This talk will focus on the crucial role that AI, data, and computational technology play in shaping the future of drug discovery, healthcare, and pharmacoepidemiology.
Open to all disciplines—regardless of your background in engineering or non-engineering, everyone is welcome to join, learn, and engage in discussions about the future of healthcare and pharmacoepidemiology. Plus, food and snacks will be provided! Don’t miss this exciting opportunity—come and be part of the conversation!
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, this is a great chance to speak with an experienced speaker about navigating the world of biomedical startups. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to ask questions, gain valuable advice, and explore how innovation is shaping the future of medicine. Don’t miss out!
Biography: Shiva is a Partner and VP – Head of AI and Data Intelligence – at Pivotal Life Sciences where she is building the data science team and AI platform for a growing international life sciences investment group. She was formerly the Director of Data Technology and Infrastructure at 23andMe where she built technology for the consumer health and the drug discovery side of the company. Previous to that, Shiva was the Director of Data Science at Zymergen Inc., a molecular technology company in the Bay Area focused on generating novel chemicals. Prior to Zymergen, she was the CEO of BioSymetrics Inc., a biomedical machine learning startup in New York. She has a PhD (DPhil) in Computational Biophysics from the University of Oxford and a HBSc. in Computer Science and Human Biology from the University of Toronto.