Chris Bakal, PhD profile page

Chris Bakal is the professor of cancer morphodynamics at the Institute of Cancer Research, London. He developed some of the first AI approaches for inferring cell signaling states from living cells. Importantly, Chris' research is built on the belief that patients are not averages, a principle that extends to building AI models that predict the health of diverse populations in the UK, including LGBTQ+ patients who are essentially invisible to most AI now. Outside the lab, Chris represents the LGBTQ+ club 'Out to Swim' in competitions, and is a former world-ranked downhill ski racer.