School of Medicine researchers have received more than $3 million in federal funding for two new training initiatives that will enable the next generation of Canadian scientists to address critical health challenges.
The training program is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program, which prepares students and postdoctoral researchers through innovative, collaborative, interdisciplinary training opportunities. To do. They focus on new areas of medical research that could significantly improve the health and well-being of Canadians, such as artificial intelligence-based approaches to health and medical applications of charged molecules called polyelectrolytes. .
The CREATE program is designed to help Canadian researchers develop professional and technical skills for future careers in academia, industry and government. Each initiative announced today will receive a total of $1.65 million in federal funding over the next six years.
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Dr. Ali Bashashati
Building on UBC’s Biomedical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence Research Cluster and its extensive connections with the Canadian biotechnology industry, Multiscale Multimodal Imaging and Omics Computing for Health The (MUSIC) program trains a new generation of biomedical engineers with expertise in artificial intelligence-based approaches to biology, biotechnology, and data analysis.
The MUSIC training program trains researchers to measure, manipulate and analyze biomedical data using advanced artificial intelligence techniques. This will improve our understanding of the biological processes that lead to disease and accelerate the pace of development in areas such as drug discovery and diagnostics.
“Our unwavering commitment is to make a lasting impact on patients’ lives,” said project leader Dr. Ali Bashashati, assistant professor in UBC’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering. . “As the healthcare landscape continues to shift toward generating and leveraging massive amounts of data, we aim to lead the development of the next generation of AI scientists. You can empower our vision to revolutionize and bring about measurable change in the world.”
MUSIC will meet the critical needs of biomedical engineers with a deep, interdisciplinary understanding of machine learning, biotechnology, and disease biology. The initiative will see him launch two new courses covering different approaches to biological and medical imaging data, and an Applied Machine Learning course that offers hands-on experience developing algorithms using real-world datasets. will be created.
charging for the future
Dr. Jayachandran Kizakedatu
UBC researchers are affiliated with McGill University and the Free University of Berlin. charging for the futureis a new training program in polyelectrolyte biosystems aimed at addressing future health challenges and supporting the growth of Canada’s medical device and therapeutics sector.
Polyelectrolytes are charged macromolecules and have a variety of potential medical applications, including drug delivery systems, medical device coatings, and biomaterials. This unique international training initiative provides students with the technical and entrepreneurial skills to develop polyelectrolyte-based materials for health applications.
“We are very excited about this new international collaboration. “This multidisciplinary training program expands and strengthens existing collaborations between the three leading universities to promote research in polyelectrolytes and health. It offers new directions for its application to address challenges.The program also offers unique international training opportunities and trainee exposure.”
CITF programs include innovative research programs, joint course offerings, workshops, seminars, and a focus on the science of entrepreneurship and professional development. Trainees participate in industry internships to share valuable scientific and business expertise and help translate innovation into commercial reality.
