Ana Katsini

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PhD Student

Thesis Title: Towards a Foundation Model for Accelerating Volumetric Cryo-image Segmentation

Primary Theme: Artificial Intelligence and Informatics

Secondary Theme: Structural Biology

Franklin Supervisors: Dr Avery Pennington and Dr Michael Grange

University: King’s College London

University Supervisor: Dr Jorge Cardoso

At the Franklin, Ana’s project focuses on developing a foundational model for volumetric biological images, including cryo-electron tomography. Her work aims to explore various model architectures, training processes, and annotation techniques to significantly accelerate the segmentation process of cryo-image tomography and investigate the potential for multitask generalisation.

Ana studied Applied Biological Sciences at the University of Stirling. Her final year project focused on investigating novel drugs for the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Following this, she completed a Master’s degree in Applied Bioinformatics at Cranfield University, where she developed a keen interest in AI.