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Ryan Orban

Ryan Orban

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Healthcare

Bookmarks

  1. Big Data: The Power of Petabytes (Genomics Edition)

    Nature's supplement on big data in genomics, covering the arrival of the $1,000 genome and what it means for medicine — the data storage, analysis, and clinical interpretation challenges of a world where genome sequencing is routine. A milestone in the convergence of biology and data infrastructure.

  2. Immunity Project: Using ML to Combat HIV

    Immunity Project used machine learning on HIV genomics data to design a vaccine targeting the virus's conserved regions — accepted into Y Combinator as only the second nonprofit in its history. An early example of ML applied to high-stakes biology.

  3. IBM Wants to Use Big Data to Predict Heart Disease Long Before It Strikes

    VentureBeat on IBM's initiative to use big data and predictive models to forecast heart disease years before symptoms appear. A 2013 case study in applying ML to healthcare at scale — ambitious but illustrative of where the field thought it was going.

  4. 3D Printer Produces Device to Help Baby Breathe

    University of Michigan doctors saved an infant's life in 2013 by 3D printing a biodegradable splint to hold his collapsing trachea open. One of the first surgical applications of personalized 3D-printed implants, and a milestone in custom medical device fabrication.

  5. Doctors Use Big Data to Improve Cancer Treatments

    Mashable on how doctors were using big data to improve cancer treatment outcomes in 2013 — early coverage of precision oncology using genomic data and clinical records. A snapshot of the medical establishment's first serious engagement with large-scale data-driven treatment.

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