Tanishq Mathew Abraham

In this engaging conversation, Tanishq Mathew Abraham, a brilliant 19-year-old PhD graduate in biomedical engineering and founder of the Medical AI Research Center, discusses groundbreaking research reconstructing visual perceptions from fMRI scans. He delves into the technologies behind mind-reading advancements and the implications of decoding brain activity. Tanishq also highlights the intricate process of aligning brain voxel data with AI-generated images, promising revolutionary applications for neuroscience and medicine.

In a fascinating discussion, Tanishq Mathew Abraham, a 19-year-old biomedical engineering Ph.D. and founder of MedARC, reveals his groundbreaking work on virtual biopsy technology through deep learning. He highlights how Quantitative Oblique Back Illumination Microscopy (QOBM) revolutionizes tumor surgery by offering rapid and non-invasive diagnostics. Tanishq also touches on the challenges of small tissue sample analysis, AI's evolving role in medical education, and the dual nature of AI technologies like Neuralink, balancing incredible potential with ethical concerns.

Tanishq has achieved an astonishing amount in just 19 years. He graduated high school at 10, at which point he'd already been doing college courses for 3 years. He's expecting to complete his PhD this year, in the hugely impactful field of Deep Learning in Artificial Intelligence.But it hasn't all been easy. He's had to battle against bureaucrats in education to even have the chance to learn in the way he wants, and he's had to battle prejudice and closed minds even when he's had the opportunity to learn. Tanishq tells Jeremy about how, with his family's support, he has been able to achieve his dreams of becoming a medical researcher, and how he hopes to use artificial intelligence to help push the medical frontiers forward.