The Struggling Scientists

Episode 48: Ai in drug discovery with assistant Professor Francesca Grisoni

The Struggling Scientists

Show Notes

In this episode, we talk with assistant Professor Francesca Grisoni about AI in drug discovery! Her research group focuses on deep learning and we ask her about how AI is used in the lab, how it outperforms (or not) traditional methods and the challenges of AI research. If you have any questions, comments suggestions, or papers we really need to read, you can reach out to us via our website: https://thestrugglingscientists.com/ If you would like to know more about becoming a guest on our podcast or sponsoring us please check out the information on our website!

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