Harnessing AI to accelerate scientific discovery: A proof-of-concept study in search of novel retinal biomarkers

October 18, 2023
Headshot of Parsa Delavari
Parsa Delavari
Headshot of Dr. Ipek Oruç
Dr. Ipek Oruç

Congratulations to co-authors Parsa Delavari and Dr. Gulcenur Ozturan in Dr. Ipek Oruç's research group on the study, "Artificial intelligence, explainability, and the scientific method: A proof-of-concept study on novel retinal biomarker discovery", published in PNAS Nexus. This story is about utilizing artificial intelligence to fast-track scientific discovery. Parsa Delavari and Dr. Ipek Oruç are members in Subcluster 2: Brain Imaging and Artificial Intelligence.

Dr. Oruç will be speaking about this work at the upcoming UBC Data Science and Health 2023.

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