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Machine learning algorithms used by Netflix, Amazon, and Facebook can be used to predict the biological language of cancer and Alzheimer’s

Research published recently in PNAS has demonstrated that machine learning approaches originally developed for analyzing languages, and used by major companies such as Netflix, Amazon, … Continued

Schmidt Science Fellows appoints two leading scientists to mentor growing Fellowship community

Schmidt Science Fellows has appointed two new members to its Academic Council, which delivers bespoke and highly valued mentoring to every Fellow and acts as … Continued

Senior Fellow awarded over $1 million by NIH to launch her independent research career

Dr. Jina Ko, 2018 Fellow, has been named a recipient of the NIH Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) from … Continued

2018 Schmidt Science Fellow’s start-up raises $19 million from top Bay Area venture firms

BigHat Biosciences, a California-based start-up co-founded by 2018 Schmidt Science Fellow Dr. Peyton Greenside, has just announced the successful completion of an over-subscribed $19 million … Continued

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Schmidt Science Fellows and International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021 In recognition of the UN International Day of Women and Girl’s in … Continued