2025 Annual Meeting

On March 31, 2025, the AIRFoundry held its inaugural Annual Meeting at University of Pennsylvania. Approximately 45 faculty, trainees, and research staff came together to discuss AIRFoundry research updates, learn about new areas of RNA research and AI development, and get to know one another and build collaborations.

Highlights of the program included:

• Opening Remarks by Vijay Kumar, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Penn
• Keynote address by Dr. Brian Gregory (Penn Biology) on Advances in Plant RNA Biology
• Research Updates
• Keynote address by Dr. Chris Callison-Burch (Penn CIS) on Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Language Modeling for Enhancing Innovation and Evaluating Research Claims
• Team Happy Hour and Dinner