Meet some of the talented faculty members, staff, and students in the Quantitative Biomedical Research Center (QBRC) at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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In the QBRC, we have multiple research labs for interdisciplinary biological research. Collaboration and teamwork are our keywords here.
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We provide online tools and packages for biological research. Our computational biology team is continually releasing software to aid with statistical analysis.
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ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot designed to assist with language-based tasks, can effectively extract data for research purposes from physicians’ clinical notes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a new study. Their findings, published in NPJ Digital Medicine, could significantly accelerate clinical research and lead to new innovations in computerized clinical decision-making aids.
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzes the spatial arrangement of cells in tissue samples. This innovative approach, detailed in Nature Communications, accurately predicted outcomes for cancer patients, marking a significant advancement in utilizing AI for cancer prognosis and personalized treatment strategies.
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Bringing together clinical, genomic, and imaging data in a user-friendly format, the Osteosarcoma Explorer is designed to accelerate osteosarcoma research and encourage new contributions to the field.
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UTSW research combining artificial intelligence with traditional pathology analysis holds potential for quickly creating a personalized attack plan for cancer patients when speed is essential: as non-small cell lung cancers spread. This approach identified lung cancers that are most likely to respond to one common treatment versus those that might benefit from a different approach.
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"I feel honored to serve as the inaugural Associate Dean of Data Sciences because data science is playing increasing roles in all aspects of medical research," Dr. Xie said. "How to analyze, interpret, and utilize this data to understand biology to help with patient care and public health – that has become more and more important."
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Three UTSW research teams won prizes at the Big Idea Competition, one of the most celebrated nights of entrepreneurship in North Texas held at UT Dallas. Dr. Yang Xie, one of the three finalists, who won $12,500 for creating an algorithm that uses artificial intelligence to improve cancer diagnosis.
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Dr. Yang Xie, Director of UT Southwestern’s Quantitative Biomedical Research Center (QBRC), made headlines this summer when she developed a tool to predict which patients would benefit the most from aggressive high blood pressure treatment.
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