148 - Abstracts: September 13, 2023

Abstracts is a podcast series that highlights the cutting-edge achievements of the researchers at Microsoft. In the first episode, Dr. Ava Amini and Dr. Kevin K. Yang, Senior Researchers at Microsoft Health Futures, speak with host Dr. Gretchen Huizinga about their research paper titled “Protein generation with evolutionary diffusion: Sequence is all you need”. The paper introduces EvoDiff, a collection of models that simplifies the protein engineering process by leveraging evolutionary-scale protein data. By using EvoDiff, designing new proteins can become a more streamlined and efficient process. This innovative approach to protein engineering has the potential to create new vaccines for the prevention of diseases and new ways to recycle plastics.

If you’re interested in the future of protein engineering and its potential applications, this podcast episode is worth a listen. You’ll get a glimpse into the groundbreaking research happening at Microsoft while learning about EvoDiff, a tool that may revolutionize the protein engineering process.

The episode can be found on Spotify at the link provided.