By Amanda Morris – Northwestern Now
As part of presidential inauguration week, expert panel explores hot topics of longevity, AI, regenerative medicine, bioelectronics and new approaches to cancer treatment
Panel participants (from left) Douglas Vaughan, Shana Kelley, Dean Eric G. Neilson, Abel Kho, Guillermo Ameer and John Rogers. The discussion in Hughes Auditorium on the Chicago campus covered wide-ranging matters related to improving the quality of human life. Photo by Jasmin Shah
Some of Northwestern University’s brightest minds in biomedical science converged before a packed auditorium yesterday to discuss the hottest topics in their fields.
Hosted by Provost Kathleen Hagerty, “The New Frontiers of Biomedical Science and Biomedical Engineering” explored wide-ranging matters related to improving the quality of human life, including advances in artificial intelligence (AI), new approaches to treating cancer, the quest for longevity, the potential of regenerative medicine and the promise of bioelectronics.