In this episode of Science in Real Time, host Carli Reyes sits down with Lead Molecular Biologist, Dr. Magdalena Otrocka and Lead Data Scientist, Dr. Adriana Borowa from Ardigen to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the way scientists interpret phenotypic data. Together, they discuss the scientific challenges that inspired Ardigen phenAID, the importance of interpretability and trust in AI-driven biology, and how human expertise and machine intelligence can work together to reveal patterns that might otherwise remain hidden.

What You'll Hear:

• From Data Overload to Biological Insight – The scientific challenges that led to the development of Ardigen phenAID and why traditional approaches often struggle with complex phenotypic datasets.
• Rethinking Phenotypic Analysis with AI – How Ardigen phenAID helps researchers extract meaningful biological information from imaging and phenotypic data without relying on black-box decision-making.
• Trust, Transparency & Scientific Confidence – Why interpretability was a core design principle and how the team ensures AI-generated insights remain biologically relevant and actionable.
• When AI Challenges Assumptions – Examples of how AI-driven analysis can reveal unexpected phenotypes and generate new scientific hypotheses.
• Human Expertise Meets Machine Intelligence – The collaborative process behind building Ardigen phenAID and the lessons learned while bringing AI into real-world research workflows.
• The Future of Phenotypic Discovery – Where the guests see the greatest opportunities for AI in drug discovery and what excites them most about the next generation of phenotypic research. 

🌐 Explore & Connect

Learn more about Ardigen phenAID and discover how AI-powered phenotypic analysis is helping researchers uncover deeper biological insights and accelerate drug discovery.

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•  Science in Real Time: https://www.aracelibio.com/science-irt-podcast-biology-big-data/
•  Araceli Biosciences LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/araceli-biosciences/
•  Ardigen: https://ardigen.com/
•  Ardigen phenAID: https://ardigen.com/phenotypic-profiling-ardigen-phenaid/
•  Dr. Magdalena Otrocka LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalena-otrocka/
•  Dr. Adriana Borowa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-borowa/?locale=en
• Society of Biomolecular Imaging and Informatics (SBI2) Premier European Conference: https://sbi2.org/ 

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