This Is AI Decoding the Genetic Cause of Disease

Gladstone scientists who develop new technologies—both AI models on the computer and molecular tools in the lab—are coming together to solve one of the most challenging problems in science: what specific changes in the human genome cause disease?

Even as more and more people are having their genome sequenced, scientists and clinicians can’t fully decipher it and figure out which parts of the DNA are actually causing disease. Yet, for many patients, a genetic diagnosis could guide their medical care, help doctors understand their risk for other health conditions, and point to therapies that are most likely to be effective for them personally.

This is where artificial intelligence, or AI, can completely shift the paradigm.

In this video, hear directly from Katie Pollard, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, and Deepak Srivastava, MD, president of Gladstone Institutes. as they explain how Gladstone scientists are building a platform that combines the power of AI with novel tools in the experimental lab to decode the entire genome and, for the first time, actually figure out what it means.