Julian Hong, MD, was interviewed by Laurel Skurko, discussing his pioneering work in radiation oncology and his perspective on where innovation is gaining traction, where it requires ongoing vigilance, and the lessons to be learned.
AI Bots Accurately Analyze Big Data Set to Predict Preterm Birth
Marina Sirota, PhD, featured in UCSF News, discussing her breakthrough work in using AI to generate codes which analyze health data to predict preterm birth.
Toward Personalized Healing: AI-Supported Wearables in Mental Health Practice
Peter Washington, PhD, featured in IEEE Pulse Magazine, discussing his pioneering work on combining AI with biosensors to detect and intervene on mental health conditions and substance use in real-time.
AI has a bias problem. Can we build something smarter?
Emma Pierson was featured in UC Berkeley News, discussing her work on algorithms and AI/ML methods for improving health care and reducing social inequality to make a healthier and fairer world.
Forbes 30 Under 30 – Healthcare
Congratulations to Serina Chang for being recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 for her contributions to healthcare through the development of AI systems that address societal challenges and build more resilient societies!
UC Berkeley and UCSF Researchers Release Top-Performing AI Model for Medical Imaging
Adam Yala and the researchers at Voio have released Pillar-0, an open-source AI model which analyzes medical images to recognize medical conditions with an unprecedented degree of diagnostic accuracy.
AI—Days of Future Past
JAMA+ AI Associate Editor Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH, talks with Eric Horvitz, MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Microsoft, about the future of AI in 5 years to 100 years
AI Model Maps the Brain at Unprecedented Detail and Scale
Reza Abbasi-Asl, PhD, and colleagues from UCSF and the Allen Institute have developed CellTransformer, an AI model capable of creating a fine-grained map of the brain at unprecedented detail and scale. Read the findings in their Nature Communications article.
From Chronic Pain to Parkinson’s, 4 Ways DBS is Changing Care
Feauturing Prasad Shirvalkar MD, PhD.
Stuart Russell named one of Time 100 Most Influential People in AI
Featuring Stuart Russell, PhD.

