PhD Circle – News & Highlights
From the Lab Bench to Skin Innovation: The Story of Dr. Albert Dashi and the Making of Sequential
When speaking with Dr. Albert Dashi, co-founder of the skin microbiome company Sequential, it becomes immediately clear that his journey is more than a career transition; it is a story built on conviction, resilience, and...
Predictive Modeling of Translation-Enhancing Peptides for Industrial Biomanufacturing
Microbial protein production continues to evolve as a foundational technology in biomanufacturing, enabling the large-scale synthesis of pharmaceuticals...
AI is Revolutionizing Mammography: Guiding Radiologists’ Eyes to Detect Breast Cancer
Mammography is among the first areas in radiology where artificial intelligence (AI) is making a tangible impact...
Drug Therapy Advice: Why Medical Expertise Still Outperforms ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made impressive advances in medicine. From detecting skin cancer to interpreting radiological images...
AI is Redefining Biomedicine: From Molecules to Virtual Patients
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly addressing major limitations in biomedical research, from empirical nanoparticle screening to the complex interpretation of protein function, omics datasets, and cellular behaviors.
Diagnostic AI Breakthrough: New models can distinguish between multiple lung diseases with remarkable accuracy
Artificial intelligence continues to reshape modern medicine, especially in fields where fast and accurate diagnosis is critical for saving lives. One of the most promising advancements...
AI and Behavioral Economics
Artificial intelligence (AI) and behavioral economics together can change how people make decisions, especially about money and retirement. Behavioral economics helps us understand why people often do not act in their own long-term best interest.
An AI Breakthrough: A proposed treatment for blindness
Artificial intelligence has long been framed as a tool to support scientific discovery, but recent advancements are pushing that boundary toward something more ambitious
Toward Artificial Intelligence in Oncology and Cardiology: A Narrative Review of Systems, Challenges, and Opportunities
We are proud to announce that Dr. Visar Vela, together with an international team of co-authors, has published a comprehensive narrative review titled “Toward Artificial Intelligence in Oncology and Cardiology.
Dr. Rina Demjaha – Neuroscience • Biomarker Research
Rina Demjaha is a medical doctor born and raised in Prishtina, currently doing her PhD studies at the Medical University of Graz in Austria.
Celebrating Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow Mira Mezini: Advancing Programming Languages for the Next Era of Computing
PhD Circle proudly highlights the achievements of Prof. Mira Mezini, an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow whose groundbreaking contributions continue to redefine the foundations of software engineering and programming languages
Insights from InnoHealth 2025
At this year’s InnoHealth Symposium at Kantonsspital Baden, innovators showcased how artificial intelligence(AI) is transforming clinical practice - from nuclear medicine to reproductive health.
AI and Economics
Artificial intelligence is redrawing the economic map of two major areas: how firms reach customers and how people reach jobs.
Towards AI Assisted Antibiotic Discovery
Modern medicine provides powerful tools against infections, antibiotics! Despite their strong effect to fight our daily infections, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has reached a critical global tipping point.
The Future of Women's Health, AI-driven Smart Pads Transform Menstrual Blood Into Health Data
Menstruation is a natural biological process experienced by over 1.8 billion people worldwide. Despite its widespread prevalence, menstrual blood has long been overlooked in medical diagnostics.
MultiverSeg and the Promise of AI for Faster Clinical Research
Clinical research is a cornerstone of modern medicine, driving discoveries that improve treatments, understand diseases, and save lives. Yet despite technological advances, traditional clinical trials are often slow, expensive, and labour-intensive.
Yale University Unveil C2S-Scale 27B: A Breakthrough AI Model for Understanding the Language of Cells
October 2025 – As part of our ongoing collaboration with Yale University, is proud to announce the launch of Cell2Sentence-Scale 27B (C2S-Scale) a groundbreaking 27-billion parameter foundation model engineered to interpret the molecular “language” of individual cells.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
Alfred Nobel envisioned science as a means to improve society through knowledge and humanism. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has recognized discoveries that have profoundly benefited humankind, from uncovering the laws of molecular behavior to designing materials that reshape our world.
Let’s celebrate our members who successfully defended their PhDs!
Three of our members have shared their journeys and successes with us—read their inspiring stories here.
AlphaGenome: Illuminating DNA’s Dark Matter with Artificial Intelligence
Google DeepMind’s AlphaGenome is tackling the 98% of human DNA that has long puzzled scientists. By decoding non-coding regions, this breakthrough AI could transform how we understand genetic diseases and advance precision medicine.
From Molecule to Mock Human: Programmable Virtual Humans in Drug Discovery
Drug discovery often struggles with a critical problem: many compounds that look promising in the lab fail once they reach human trials. This “translation gap” slows progress, increases costs, and leaves many potential treatments behind.
AI Agents: From Chatbots to Research Partners
AI is evolving from chatbots into autonomous agents that can plan, reason, and act on their own. In science and healthcare, these systems could become true collaborators—accelerating discoveries, reducing costs, and reshaping research as we know it.
The Hidden Backbone of AI: Top 10 Data Labelling Tools (2025)
High-quality labels turn raw data into reliable intelligence. Here’s a professional, image-rich breakdown of the leading platforms and when to use them.
Robotics Breakthroughs in AI Labs
New developments in real-time machine learning are reshaping robotics across industries.
AI Chips Reach New Processing Heights
Hardware designed for AI inference sees dramatic performance improvements over traditional setups.
AI Assistants in Developer Tools
Emerging AI tools are helping developers write, debug, and optimize code more efficiently than ever.
