Language AI for RNA Virus and RNA Vaccine Design

Explore the unexpected connections between linguistics and biology in this 57-minute lecture from the Allen School Distinguished Lecture Series. Delve into Liang Huang's groundbreaking research on applying language AI techniques to RNA virus and vaccine design. Learn how formal language theory and multilingual parsing concepts are revolutionizing mRNA vaccine stability and efficiency, as well as COVID genome structure prediction. Discover the innovative algorithms that have led to significant improvements in mRNA half-life, protein expression, and antibody response compared to standard methods. Gain insights into the interdisciplinary approach that has yielded publications in Nature and PNAS, with potential far-reaching impacts on vaccine development and drug design for RNA viruses.