95. Stacie Calad-Thomson, Head of BioPharma Labs and Manufacturing BD at NVIDIA, on AI as an endless collaborator

Stacie Calad-Thomason is Head of BioPharma Labs and Manufacturing Business Development at NVIDIA. She has a PhD in Chemistry from UC Irvine and a B.A. in Chemistry from UC Berkeley.Topics & Timecodes:Physical AI Tools (Omniverse, Cosmos, Isaac, Groot) [04:46]Lab Automation Bottlenecks [06:20]Simulation vs Physical AI in Biology [09:42]Stacy's PhD Journey & Serendipitous Discovery [13:21]Transition from Academia to GSK Industrial R&D [19:15]Early AI Adoption in Drug Discovery (ADAM Consortium) [23:57]Efficiency as Career Motivation [27:14]Leadership at Atomwise During COVID [29:02]Biosymetrics & Phenomics Work [33:31]Vision for AI Scientists [35:11]AI Impact on Research Workflows [38:09]Career Advice: Perseverance, Adaptability & Skill Breadth [41:10]