Artificial intelligence in science and medicine 2024: Ellison Cliffe lecture by Professor Christopher Bishop FRS FREng FRSE

Join this free evening lecture to hear the 2024 Ellison-Cliffe lecture, given by Professor Christopher Bishop FRS FREng FRSE, Technical Fellow and Director of Microsoft Research AI for Science.  

Our expert speaker will discuss how the deep learning technology that underpins the AI revolution is advancing at an extraordinary pace, and many of the most exciting and impactful applications of this technology will be in the fields of scientific discovery and medicine. This talk will explore recent advances in AI, and will be illustrated with examples from materials design, drug discovery, and healthcare.

Prior to the lecture, four of the Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellows will give presentations on their time abroad, including the experience they gained and how the award helped them achieve this.

After the presentations and lecture conclude at 7:30pm, we are pleased to invite you to join us for a complimentary drinks reception where you'll have the opportunity to network with colleagues and likeminded individuals.

Ryan Chin Taw Cheong:

Asia Sleep Centre, Paragon, Singapore: I look forward to sharing my invaluable experience as the Royal Society of Medicine Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellow at the Stanford University Sleep Medicine & Surgery Division and the Asia Sleep Centre in Singapore. This rare opportunity to learn from the original pioneers in sleep surgery has allowed me to develop a unique practice as a Consultant ENT and sub-specialist Sleep Surgeon in London, making world-class diagnostic and treatment options available to patients suffering from snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea in the United Kingdom.

James Kang:

Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, California: A fellowship in postcolonoscopy colorectal cancers in colorectal screening programmes: development of a risk prediction model to determine individual patient risk of colorectal cancer following advanced adenoma resection, with an aim to specialising in risk prediction modelling and its applications, initially to colorectal cancer screening programmes and possibly extending the approach to other gastroenterological or even non-gastroenterological applications.  

Daniel Van Gijn:

Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, Australia: The difficult parts of a travelling fellowship. The expertise I will bring back to the UK include microvascular reconstruction of complex details for the face, head and neck, facial nerve reconstruction, and 'Jaw in a day'/virtual surgical planning of complex jaw defects following cancer ablation.

Mark Wilkie:

Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia: Head and neck robotics, including ablative surgery, salvage surgery, microvascular reconstructive surgery and endoscopic skull base surgery. Also a focus on innovative technologies, with an internationally recognised transoral robotic surgery (TORS) program.