We were delighted to host the meeting 'Cell Death, Data and AI in Cancer Research' in the Bernal Institute in UL. This was a multidisciplinary cross faculty event to facilitate discussions regarding the requirements of a data framework that could support AI and advancing cancer research within Limerick. The event was opened by Professor Norelee Kennedy, the Vice President of Research.
Session one covered Cancer Imaging with speakers Professor Jennifer Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Emil Vassv, Ciaran Eising and and 2nd year PhD student Ahmad Alkhan with Professor Aedin Culhane lab.
The LDCRC were delighted to host keynote speaker Lisa Bouchier Hayes on her visit to UL where she featured in the second session where the Biology of Cancer was discussed.
The third session explored Electronic Patient Data, Digital Infrastructure, LLM and ChatGPT and updates were heard from master’s student Kaushal Bhavsar and Gauri Vaidya 4th year PhD student with Conor Ryan and Meghana Kshirsagar. Professor Culhane and Dara Walsh also provided an overview as to the requirements for an enhanced digital infrastructure to assist with cancer research in Limerick.
The LDCRC look forward to the next event which will be held in the CERC Building in University Hospital Limerick on 17th December and the agenda will follow in due course.