As a boy in Trinidad, he taught himself to program on an ancient Tandy TRS-80.

He has a Master’s in engineering and received his PhD in genomics while in medical school.

My guest today is Dr. Dexter Hadley, the founding Chief of the Division of AI at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.

Astronomically talented and a lover of rum, he’s also a pioneering entrepreneur. As the founder of Hadley Lab, he strives to “translate big data into precision medicine and digital health.”

In this episode, we’ll dive into:

• How Dr. Hadley is optimizing AI for cancer research
• The immense conundrum of data privacy vs. medical advancement
• Recognizing and overcoming biases in your data
• How sharing your health data can help your community
• Training new doctors in the benefits of programming

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

• "From Bits to Bedside: Translating Big Data into Precision Medicine and Artificial Intelligence,” video by Dexter Hadley, M.D., Ph.D., UCF College of Medicine's Clinical and Computer Sciences
• “Translating Big Data Into Precision Screening and Diagnosis of Melanoma with Smartphones,” video by Dexter Hadley, M.D., Ph.D., UCF College of Medicine's Clinical and Computer Sciences

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