Future of Health and Data Science

Technologies like CRISPR and stem cell therapies, and research such as those in the fields of epigenetics and biotechnology, are changing how we understand and develop solutions for medicine, biology, and agriculture. Dive into genetics and genomics with the cutting-edge research and technologies revolutionizing the health and medicine industries.

Embracing innovation is not just a trend - it's essential. By understanding how technologies like AI are impacting patient care and research, you can feel confident leading your work, your team, and your organization into the future of healthcare.

Explore the current and future applications of AI in healthcare with the goal of learning to bring AI technologies into the clinic safely and ethically. 

Whether you’re in a patient-facing role looking to implement research into your professional career or seeking to better communicate with colleagues in the lab, this course gives you the tools you need to find answers for your health and medicine-related inquiries. 

From mobile health apps and wearable devices, to telehealth, digital health records, and personalized medicine, digital technology is playing an increasingly large role in healthcare. Learn to identify unmet clinical needs, develop ideas into products, and bring those products to market.

Gain the fundamental knowledge needed to understand how we can progress in our work targeting human health and disease, and prepare you to explore more advanced topics.

Solve real-world healthcare challenges using machine learning. Explore methods for using large-scale electronic medical records data for machine learning, applying text mining to medical records, and for using ontologies for the annotation and indexing of unstructured content as well as for intelligent feature engineering.

By studying medical statistics, you will gain the statistical literacy needed to remain adept and adaptable in our ever-changing health industries. While the examples and applications are within the context of health and medicine, the statistical foundations you will gain can be applied to any industry.

Remote healthcare has seen an explosion in implementation with a 3,000 percent increase in usage during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Examine the theoretical foundations as well as the practical, technical, and business aspects of telemedicine and how to best utilize technology to enhance equitable access to healthcare.

Learn how to evaluate the risks, opportunities, and applicability of generative AI for your organization in this collection of videos from Stanford faculty and industry experts.