In this episode of The Future of Medicine, we welcome Priscilla Chan, MD, pediatrician and co-founder of Biohub, a first-of-its-kind research initiative combining frontier AI with frontier biology to accelerate progress toward curing or preventing all disease.

Dr. Chan shares how her experience caring for children with rare and undiagnosed conditions shaped her commitment to transforming how science is done. She discusses how patient-led research communities are driving breakthroughs, and how new approaches to data sharing and collaboration are reshaping the pace of discovery.

The conversation explores Biohub’s work to build a “virtual cell”—a computational model designed to simulate human biology—and how advances in artificial intelligence, large-scale datasets, and imaging technologies could allow scientists to better understand disease at its most fundamental level. These tools may one day make it possible to predict disease risk earlier, test interventions virtually, and personalize treatment based on an individual’s biology.

Dr. Chan also reflects on the future of medicine, where the boundaries between research and clinical care continue to blur, and where physicians increasingly engage with data, biology, and technology to guide patient care in real time.

Looking ahead, she shares her vision for a more proactive and precise healthcare system—one that moves beyond treating illness to anticipating and preventing it.

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