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Salil Bhate

Postdoctoral Fellow, Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center at the Broad Institute

Salil Bhate deploys AI-based technologies to understand how the genome encodes the structure of complex tissues.

Project Description

Changes in the cellular organization of tissues impact a range of diseases, including autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative conditions, and cancers. Indeed, tumor progression hinges upon the cellular composition of surrounding tissues. As a BroadIgnite awardee, Salil will apply AI to molecular and genetic datasets to identify regions of the genome that control how cells are arranged in tissues—work that can someday inform effective new therapies for patients.