Third year PhD student Srijit Seal, a member of Professor Andreas Bender’s group, took over our Twitter account @ChemCambridge on 8 December 2022.
Srijit works in theoretical chemistry and uses computer modelling to make predictions about how toxic different compounds are to our cells and other bioactivity. Machine learning might not be as flashy as test tubes and Bunsen burners but Srijit was up to the challenge of communicating his work on twitter.
Good morning! I am Srijit, a third year PhD student at the Andreas Bender group. Starting my day as a machine learning chemist with a cup of coffee and some data analysis for a project on interpreting Cell Painting data. #chemoinformatics #CellPainting pic.twitter.com/McCVrRBCY3
— Cambridge Chemistry (@ChemCambridge) December 8, 2022
Afternoon meeting working on a grant proposal with my colleagues on using Artificial Intelligence in art generation. Combining my passion for AI and art in this project! One of the many outreach activities I am involved in. #Art #AI pic.twitter.com/Z9fKFHn2Dg
— Cambridge Chemistry (@ChemCambridge) December 8, 2022
Just in the middle of a discussion when Ronnie showed up and crashed the party! Such a cute interruption to our day #AImeeting #Ronniethelovelydog pic.twitter.com/68aCB8apJ5
— Cambridge Chemistry (@ChemCambridge) December 8, 2022
About Srijit: Over the summer, when Srijit returned home to India for the first time since the lockdowns began, he was invited to speak at various universities and institutions. He used this opportunity to discuss his research but also the opportunities available to overseas Masters students at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry.
I'm also involved in several other outreach activities: recently completed a month-long trip to India on using AI in drug discovery. Exciting to see the potential in this field! Read more: https://t.co/4n2rrRfy9W #AI #drugdiscovery #outreach
— Cambridge Chemistry (@ChemCambridge) December 8, 2022
Srijit is part of a committee that is preparing for the Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence conference that is upcoming next year. This conference will bring together researchers from these fields and investigate how artificial intelligence can be applied to biological discovery. It is supported by an Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery grant.
Final meeting of the day with the organizing committee for our upcoming conference on Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence @Chemobioinfo. Excited to share details about the conference with the community soon! #artificialintelligence #conference #philosophy pic.twitter.com/8rGN1wUXNT
— Cambridge Chemistry (@ChemCambridge) December 8, 2022