Ashley Mae
Conard, Ph.D.

Biomedical ML, Microsoft Research Health Futures

I build interpretable and explainable AI methods and platforms that help scientists and clinicians make better decisions, faster. My work spans epigenomics, rare disease, cancer therapeutics, and human-in-the-loop ML.

Ashley Mae Conard, Ph.D. on stage at Grace Hopper Celebration
25+ Publications
10+ Students Mentored
10+ Board & Leadership Roles
10+ Fellowships & Awards

About

☀️ By day, I'm a Senior Researcher on the Biomedical ML team at Microsoft Research Health Futures in Cambridge, MA, building AI with a focus on methods in genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, clinical, and/or environmental data, all to support human-in-the-loop decision-making.

🌙 By night, I serve on Boards and build programs to empower the next generation of underrepresented groups in science.

Ashley Mae Conard inside the European Parliament chamber in Brussels

Translating TPP legislation discussions in the European Parliament · Brussels

Research Focus

Epigenomics Tooling & AI

Faster, usable, more accurate tools and models in epigenomics, and their interactions with genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and imaging.

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Interpretable AI

Interpretable AI methods and data integration strategies for more effective human-in-the-loop decision-making in clinical and biomedical settings.

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Cancer Therapeutics

Project Ex Vivo: building AI models to improve personalized cancer therapeutics with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

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Rare Disease Diagnosis

AI tools to reduce latency and improve solve rates in rare disease diagnoses, with the Broad Institute and Dr. Heidi Rehm.

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Interactive Platforms

Expert-centered platforms for human-in-the-loop in-silico hypothesis testing in biomedical settings (TIMEOR, Multioviz).

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Equity in Science

Board service and programs to empower the next generation of underrepresented groups in science, particularly computer science.

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Moments

Ashley Mae Conard speaking on a panel at a tech conference
Panel Speaker · Grace Hopper Celebration
Ashley Conard at a Fulbright reception with Chancellor Angela Merkel
Fulbright Reception with Chancellor Angela Merkel
Ashley Conard at the European Parliament in Brussels
European Parliament · Brussels
Ashley Mae Conard at the 75th D-Day Commemoration ceremony in Normandy, France, 2019
75th D-Day Commemoration · Normandy, 2019

Publications & Software

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