Decoding Cell Dynamics How AI Is Transforming Biomedical Discovery
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Dr. Jun Ding joins us to explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping biomedical research at the cellular level. Dr. Ding is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and leads the Ding Lab at McGill University's Meakins-Christie Laboratories.
Dr. Ding's research focuses on decoding cell dynamics across complex diseases by leveraging advanced single-cell technologies and computational biology. By developing machine-learning models such as probabilistic graphical models, Dr. Ding and his team aim to bridge massive omics datasets with actionable biological insight – paving the way for next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics…
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Why understanding cell dynamics is critical to tackling complex diseases like cancer.
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How single-cell and spatial omics technologies are revealing previously hidden biological heterogeneity.
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The role of machine learning in modeling disease progression and identifying new drug targets.
To learn more about Dr. Ding and his work, visit The Ding Lab website!
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| 0:37.3 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast. |
| 0:41.1 | My guest today is Jun Ding. |
| 0:42.6 | He's part of Dolphin AI, and they've uncovered where they believe are hundreds of invisible |
| 0:47.7 | cancer markers. |
| 0:49.1 | Very interesting. |
| 0:50.2 | June is an assistant professor at the Research Institute of the McGill University Out Center, again, |
| 0:55.4 | part of McGill University. So, welcome, June. Thank you for coming. Oh, thank you for having me here. |
| 1:00.3 | Yeah. Tell me a bit about your background and how you got into AI for, you know, biological applications. |
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