artificial intelligence

Gupta $1.2 million AIM AHEAD grant to fund multimodal prostate cancer risk prediction and address health disparities

Gupta $1.2 million AIM AHEAD grant to fund multimodal prostate cancer risk prediction and address health disparities

Vibhuti Gupta, Ph.D., received a $1.2 million AIM AHEAD grant to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop a multimodal framework for prostate cancer risk prediction and address health disparities.

Gupta collaborative research to improve the quality of mHealth datasets for AI/ML applications in HCT research

Gupta collaborative research to improve the quality of mHealth datasets for AI/ML applications in HCT research

Vibhuti Gupta, assistant professor, computer science and data science, is representing Meharry SACS in a collaboration with the University of Michigan to develop a high quality mHealth dataset for AI/ML applications in HCT research and to share that processed data and developed methods with the research community.

Sarker is awarded NSF HBCU EXCELLENCE in Research grant

Sarker is awarded NSF HBCU EXCELLENCE in Research grant

Bishnu Sarker, Ph.D., assistant professor, computer science and data science, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) grant. The $533,752 award will fund the project, “Developing a Knowledge Graph Driven Integrative Framework for Explainable Protein Function Prediction via Generative Deep Learning.”

Meharry SACS joins CHAI – Coalition for Health AI

Meharry SACS joins CHAI – Coalition for Health AI

At a time when AI seems poised for exponential growth, deep conversations about responsible use of AI in health care, especially in terms of health equity, are vital. By joining CHAI, the Coalition for Health AI, Meharry School of Applied Computational Sciences is now an active participant in those discussions with leading industry members like Duke AI Health, Stanford and MITRE.

AI in Healthcare: Promising future in need of improved diversity

AI in Healthcare: Promising future in need of improved diversity

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare industry, from improving patient outcomes to streamlining administrative tasks. However, issues with public trust persist, as does the need for datasets and highly skilled healthcare data scientists that represent all of society.