Ananth Annapragada is Professor of Radiology, Director of Basic Research and Vice-Chair of Research in the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology at Texas Childrens Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, he is a Professor (by courtesy) of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a Member of the Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. An engineer by training, Ananth received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Michigan in 1989. After Post-Doctoral Fellowships at the University of Minnesota and MIT, he worked in the pharma and small biotech industry for 10 years before returning to academia. Ananth’s research interests are broad, and include placental biology, oncology, Alzheimer’s disease, new imaging technologies, 3D bioprinting, and ArtificiaI Intelligence. He serves on the Board and the Scientific Advisory Board of Alzeca Inc. and on the Scientific Advisory Board of Sante Ventures. He is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers (AIMBE).