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Jensen Huang's connection to sickle cell disease is primarily through his foundation and NVIDIA's technology, which supports research and development
. His personal involvement includes donations to universities, which have helped fund related studies and initiatives. Philanthropic support
- Johns Hopkins University: While an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins, researchers focused on several topics, including sickle cell disease. The Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation has also provided educational grants to the university.
- Oregon State University: The Huangs' $50 million gift led to the creation of the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex. This center is equipped with a powerful supercomputer to advance research in AI, climate science, and health. A related university news post highlighted a project on enhanced detection of sickle cell disease using microfluidics, indicating that the center's work includes relevant health applications.
- Fifty 1 Labs and the Gates Foundation: The Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation is a publicly listed supporter of a large-scale study on sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies, led by Fifty 1 Labs and the Gates Foundation. The project aims to use genetic and other data to identify pathways for new therapies.
Technology for research
- NVIDIA's Clara platform: NVIDIA's Clara is an AI-powered platform for healthcare and life sciences that is used in genomics and drug discovery. It has enabled accelerated computing for applications used in the early stages of genetic condition research, including sickle cell disease. In 2024, NVIDIA also partnered with the company Deepcell to use Clara to develop novel algorithms for cell image analysis, which will advance research into conditions like sickle cell disease.
- AI and machine learning: Researchers are applying machine-learning techniques to analyze large clinical trial databases for sickle cell disease. This is intended to help identify clinical subphenotypes and predict patient responses to specific therapies.