WashU Medicine Advances Health Care Innovation through Global Collaboration in London

Discover how WashU Medicine is pushing the boundaries of health care innovation through a series of dynamic events in London. From groundbreaking digital health workshops to insightful discussions on AI’s role in biomedicine, and strategic global partnerships, this article reveals the latest efforts in transforming the future of health care. Read more about these exciting developments.

Student team earns top predictive analytics prize in Chicago

Recently, I2DB students Levi Kaster, Nicholas Hadas, Guntaas Shergill and Isaac Kyeremateng competed in the Creating AI-Enabled All-Health Team Data Fabric (CAIDF) Hackathon, hosted at the University of Illinois Chicago and supported by University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Iowa, Loyola University Chicago, TackleAI, and Microsoft. Their presentation, “Predicting 30-day Fall Readmission Through LLM-Enhanced Predictive Modeling,” was named the top project in predictive analytics and will receive a $5,000 prize. In just over […]

NIH-funded project convenes AI enthusiasts around new dataset, builds cross-sector capacity for vocal diagnostic research

Signage and ambiance of the Bridge2AI Voice Symposium

I2DB student poster places third In collaboration with 12 institutions across North America, WashU Medicine I2DB recently convened the Voice AI Symposium and Hackathon from April 22–24 in Tampa, Fla. Voice as a Biomarker of Health is one of four data-generation projects in the National Institute for Health’s Bridge2AI Voice consortium, a transformative initiative to […]

AI imaging analysis demonstrates value of personalized Alzheimer’s insights

Image: Brain showing hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (plaques in blue)Brain showing hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (plaques in blue); Alvin Gogineni, Genentech

Congratulations to doctoral student and first author Sayantan Kumar, who recently published “Analyzing heterogeneity in Alzheimer Disease using multimodal normative modeling on imaging-based ATN biomarkers” in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Kumar worked under the supervision of senior authors Aris Sotiras, PhD, assistant professor for WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology […]

Developing an AI model to predict postoperative risks

A team at WashU, led by Dr. Chenyang Lu, has developed cutting-edge AI models to predict postoperative complications using surgical notes. Dr. Joanna Abraham, associate professor of anesthesiology, emphasized the importance of early risk identification, stating that this versatile model could enable clinicians to proactively tailor interventions to improve patient outcomes. Read the full story […]

Dr. Albert Lai awarded a Transcend Initiative Grant for their project “AI Assistant for Biomedical Research”

Dr. Albert Lai, along with co-leaders Dr. Randall Bateman, and Dr. Yixin Chen, has been awarded a Transcend Initiative Grant  under the Digital Transformation focus area of WashU’s Here and Next Seed Grant Program. Their project titled, “AI Assistant for Biomedical Research” aims to leverage artificial intelligence to advance biomedical research at WashU and beyond. […]

Dr. Philip Payne Co-Authors Influential Article on AI in Health Care Published in Health Affairs

Dr. Philip Payne headshot

The field of health care is on the brink of transformation with the intelligent integration of artificial intelligence (AI). We are proud to announce that Dr. Philip Payne, alongside a distinguished team of colleagues, has co-authored the groundbreaking article “Artificial Intelligence in Health and Health Care: Priorities for Action.” This significant work has been published […]

Dr. Philip Payne leads publication on AI code of conduct for healthcare

Dr. Philip Payne headshot

A new paper in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA), led by Philip R. O. Payne, PhD, addresses the need for a unified framework to guide the ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health and healthcare.  Dr. Payne collaborated with experts Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, Thomas M. Maddox, […]

WashU alumni explore AI in health care at Bay Area event

On Nov. 8, the Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics (I2DB), in collaboration with alumni and University Advancement, co-hosted an engaging event at Hotel Nikko San Francisco for WashU Medicine alumni and friends. The evening began with a reception where guests enjoyed complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks while reconnecting and networking.  The event’s highlight […]

AI in healthcare: Dr. Philip Payne discusses improving medical outcomes in Forbes 

In a recent interview with Forbes, Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, the Janet and Bernard Becker Professor and director of the Institute for Informatics, Data Science & Biostatistics (I2DB), discussed the benefits of utilizing data science and AI methods and technologies to transform healthcare. Dr. Payne describes how AI can enhance human capabilities to improve patient care and […]

AI is about making humans better (Links to an external site)

Dr. Philip Payne recently spoke with KMOX radio about the promise of AI to transform our health systems and medical research, “the real benefit of AI is that it allows us to filter and sort and understand all that data so that humans in the health care system can really identify the data that’s most […]