# The New Lab Partner: AI and Future Scientific Discovery

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**Date:** March 14, 2026 · 10:00 PM  
**Location:** JW Marriott / Salon D  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Tech & AI track  
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## Speakers

- **Jessie Thomas** — Senior Technical Program Manager
- **Dona Sarkar** — Chief Troublemaker - Copilot and AI Extensibility
- **Chantel Prat** — Professor of Psychology
- **Abhe Rajagopal** — Senior AI Research Scientist

AI is quickly becoming an active thinking partner, completely changing scientific discovery. That means, potentially faster cures, new drug uses, and insights to combat viruses. But it sparks key philosophical questions: Who owns AI-generated insight? How do we validate it? Are we more innovative or dependent? Join experts to explore AI's role in surfacing new questions, defining co-discovery, and navigating its risks/rewards for human health. A critical conversation on AI's radical impact on discovery.

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