This is an excerpt from Crashing Excel to Curing Cancer — How AI and Open Science Are Rewiring Drug Discovery(Part 3/6).
In this episode, host René Bastón, Venture Partner at Covenant Venture Capital, sits down with Tommy Tang, Director of Bioinformatics at AstraZeneca.
Tommy’s career took a pivotal turn when a massive dataset overwhelmed his Excel, sparking his self-driven journey into data science. Lacking external support, he taught himself Python, R, and bioinformatics, balancing the demands of lab work with online courses. This episode explores Tommy’s transition from wet-lab research to computational biology, shedding light on the challenges and triumphs of mastering data science to fuel innovation in healthcare.
Tune in for valuable insights on:
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Overcoming challenges in data science
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Embracing AI in healthcare
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Leveraging technology to revolutionize healthcare
You can connect with our host, René Bastón, on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renebaston/
And our guest, Tommy Tang, on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/🎯-ming-tommy-tang-40650014/
For more information on any of the topics discussed, visit the Hill Research Podcast at https://www.hillresearch.ai/podcast.
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