Andrew Sage

Scientist at UHN specializing in Advanced Analytics for Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion and Transplantation and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto

[UHN Research @UHN_Research]

Researchers from @UHNTransplant have created a digital twin of the human lung, capable of accurately simulating lung function using real‑world data. 🫁

This innovation could accelerate medical research and improve patient care. 

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/zR6DkMxLUz

[Nature Biotechnology @NatureBiotech]

Digital twins of ex vivo human lungs enable accurate and personalized evaluation of therapeutic efficacy https://t.co/ZRkQrJPIGM

[Bo Wang @BoWang87]

After years of building AI models to decode the language of cells, I’m thrilled to announce my next chapter: I will join Xaira Therapeutics as SVP and Head of Biomedical AI.

Xaira’s vision is bold—and deeply aligned with my own: to build a virtual cell powered by AI, capable of unraveling the molecular basis of disease and matching the right therapy to the right patient. This is more than just drug discovery—it’s an opportunity to fundamentally rethink how we understand and treat human disease, from first principles to real-world cures.

With a $1B+ war chest, an all-star team, and the long view in mind, we’re setting out to do something transformative: create foundation models that can reason over biology and bring precision and speed to every step of therapeutic development.

At the same time, I’ll be maintaining my academic affiliations at University of Toronto, UHN, and Vector Institute during the next year to ensure a smooth transition—for my students, collaborators, and the many ongoing projects I deeply care about.

Grateful to my mentors, collaborators, students for getting me here. The best is yet to come.

Let’s build the future of medicine.

#AI #DrugDiscovery #FoundationModels #VirtualCell #Xaira #scGPT #Biomedicine

[UHN Research @UHN_Research]

AI: The New Virtual Radiologist 🩻 🫁

Researchers at @UHN’s @TGHRI_UHN are using #AI to enhance the accuracy and consistency of organ evaluation for lung #transplantation.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/M6rx7Q7aGk

[Andrew Sage @AndrewTSage]

Fantastic showcase by UofT MScAC students at ARIA! Congrats Serena for your work on digital twins of ex vivo lungs! @UofTMScAC @UHNAIHUB @SKeshavjee @BoWang87 @TGHRI_UHN

[Matt Dunn @mattdunntsn]

Saturday night, Dr. Shaf Keshavjee and The Toronto Lung Transplant Program celebrated the 1000th Ex-Vivo lung perfusion at TGH.

“UHN- The Future of Transplant”, a documentary that I had the privilege to direct and co-produce with UHN’s Christian Cote also debuted.
Honoured.

[Andrew Sage @AndrewTSage]

One of the most exciting aspects of machine learning in medicine is its potential to uncover new ways to improve patient care @BoWang87 @SKeshavjee @UHNTransplant
https://t.co/28Iody29DK

[Victor Ferreira, PhD 🇨🇦🇵🇹 @FerreiraVHF]

Our team is hiring a research tech level I to support new vaccine trial projects and other ongoing activities in transplant infectious diseases. If you are interested or would like to learn more, please see here: https://t.co/GLwPC7rB32

[Ajmera Transplant Centre UHN @UHNTransplant]

Congratulations🎉to Dr. Shaf Keshavjee for being awarded the 2024 Medawar Prize from The Transplantation Society, the world's highest dedicated award for the most outstanding contributions in the field of transplantation.
Learn more: https://t.co/w4GWynByno
@ttsorg
#TTS2024

[Ajmera Transplant Centre UHN @UHNTransplant]

📅 Save the Date! 📅 Join us on Nov 18, 2024, for the 2nd Annual Transplant AI Symposium.
Hear from experts Dr. @JHalamka (@MayoPlatform), Dr. @Dorry_Segev (NYU) along with trainee presentations.
🔗 for more info: https://t.co/SG4zbGXI13
@uoft_tcairem @uhn #TransplantAI

[Temerty Centre for AI in Medicine (T-CAIREM) @UofT_TCAIREM]

We recently celebrated the conclusion of the @UofT_TCAIREM Summer Student Research Program for 2024!

[Temerty Centre for AI in Medicine (T-CAIREM) @UofT_TCAIREM]

📆 TOMORROW! • July 23 (Tue.)
⏰ 12pm - 1pm ET
📣 Come & hear from two outstanding researchers exploring new ways to use #AI in #medicine
🤩 Reza Basiri (@reza_basiri9) from (@bme_uoft) and Xuanzi (Elly) Zhou (@eeeeeelly329) from @UofTIMS
🔗 https://t.co/05sX72SIAg

[Andrew Sage @AndrewTSage]

Pre-processing clinical data is one of the most arduous tasks in machine learning. Congrats to Maxwell on developing a pipeline that streamlines ex vivo data processing from hours to minutes! @UofT_TCAIREM @UofTIMS

[Andrew Sage @AndrewTSage]

Fantastic work by PhD student Elly Zhou showcasing the digital lung approach to transplant at #ATC2024 @eeeeeelly329 @BoWang87 @SKeshavjee @UHNTransplant

[JHLT @TheJHLT]

EVLP provides an opportunity to capture unique radiographs of human lungs. Here we show the clinical utility of EVLP radiographs and provide a novel scoring mechanism of lung assessment. @BonnieTChao @AndrewTSage @SKeshavjee

🔗: https://t.co/dLrm3d7GoI

[Andrew Sage @AndrewTSage]

Digital lungs represent the future of transplant research using AI. Fantastic presentation by @eeeeeelly329 at #ISHLT2024 in Prague. @UofTIMS @TGHRI_UHN

[Andrew Sage @AndrewTSage]

Congratulations to Bonnie on her successful PhD examination this morning! Well done Dr. Chao! @BonnieTChao @TGHRI_UHN @bme_uoft @SKeshavjee @BoWang87

[UHN Foundation @uhnfoundation]

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: @UHN’s Toronto General Hospital has climbed to #3 among the world’s best hospitals in a global ranking from @Newsweek magazine!

Thank you to all of our incredible volunteers and generous donors who helped make this possible ➜ https://t.co/7tXVe9MHbg

#UHNITED

[Marcelo Cypel @MarceloCypel]

The Toronto Lung Transplant Program has just completed 213 lung transplants in 2023. We broke our own world record for number of transplants in a single year (212 in 2019). I’m sure 2024 will be another great year! @UHN @UHNTransplant @UHN_Surgery @TrilliumGift @ISHLT @AATSHQ

[UHN AI Hub @UHNAIHUB]

Thanks to everyone who applied to our #GenerativeAI Contest! We’re excited to announce 3 winners: Drs @HannanehF, Helen Fan & @jethro_kwong!

We’re looking forward to working with you on your projects leveraging AI to improve patient care @UHN!

Read more: https://t.co/7YeWeuuQis