Michael Levin | Taming the Collective Intelligence of Cells for Regenerative Medicine

Foresight Biotech & Health Extension program & apply to join: https://foresight.org/biotech-health-... A group of scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and institutional allies who cooperate to advance biotechnology to reverse aging and extend human healthspan. This group is sponsored by 100 Plus Capital.http://100pluscap.com/ Seminar summary : https://foresight.org/summary/bioelec... Michael Levin, Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology Bioelectric Networks: Taming the Collective Intelligence of Cells for Regenerative Medicine Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor in the Biology department and Vannevar Bush Chair, serves as director of the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. Recent honors include the Scientist of Vision award and the Distinguished Scholar Award. His group's focus is on understanding the biophysical mechanisms that implement decision-making during complex pattern regulation, and harnessing endogenous bioelectric dynamics toward rational control of growth and form. The lab's current main directions are: • Understanding how somatic cells form bioelectrical networks for storing and recalling pattern memories that guide morphogenesis; • Creating next-generation AI tools for helping scientists understand top-down control of pattern regulation (a new bioinformatics of shape); and • Using these insights to enable new capabilities in regenerative medicine and engineering. Prior to college, Michael Levin worked as a software engineer and independent contractor in the field of scientific computing. He attended Tufts University, interested in artificial intelligence and unconventional computation. To explore the algorithms by which the biological world implemented complex adaptive behavior, he got dual B.S. degrees, in CS and in Biology and then received a PhD from Harvard University. He did post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School (1996-2000), where he began to uncover a new bioelectric language by which cells coordinate their activity during embryogenesis. His independent laboratory (2000-2007 at Forsyth Institute, Harvard; 2008-present at Tufts University) develops new molecular-genetic and conceptual tools to probe large-scale information processing in regeneration, embryogenesis, and cancer suppression. https://as.tufts.edu/biology/people/f... The Foresight Institute is a research organization and non-profit that supports the beneficial development of high-impact technologies. Since our founding in 1987 on a vision of guiding powerful technologies, we have continued to evolve into a many-armed organization that focuses on several fields of science and technology that are too ambitious for legacy institutions to support. From molecular nanotechnology, to brain-computer interfaces, space exploration, cryptocommerce, and AI, Foresight gathers leading minds to advance research and accelerate progress toward flourishing futures. We are entirely funded by your donations. If you enjoy what we do please consider donating through our donation page: https://foresight.org/donate/ Visit https://foresight.org, subscribe to our channel for more videos or join us here: • Twitter:   / foresightinst   • Facebook:   / foresightinst   • LinkedIn:   / foresight-institute