Sara Moein
Sara Moein
Contributor, The Yuan

Sara Moein develops and applies machine learning and optimization algorithms on genetic and healthcare data for knowledge discovery. Predicting the outcome of healthcare procedures, modeling gene behavior, and discovering associations between genetic defects and diseases are among her main research interests.

Machine learning is making it easier to identify cell types from single cell data
Game-changers
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is an advanced technique for measuring the transcriptome of every cell. After extracting scRNA-seq data, computational methods then detect cell types for each extracted sequence. In this article, Dr Sara Moein explains the role of machine learning in cell type identification.
Sara Moein  |  Sep 03, 2024
ML blazes a path through the labyrinth of Alzheimer’s disease
Brain science
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes memory loss and problems in cognitive functions. ML genetic healthcare expert Dr Sara Moein showcases ML applications in the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease, along with the development of drugs to treat it.
Sara Moein  |  Apr 02, 2024
ETL snags in data science, software engineering carry over into healthcare
Optimization
ML genetic and healthcare data specialist Dr Sara Moein details the intricacies of the ETL process for extracting, transforming, and loading data, and its implications for healthcare, which are of especial significance as the industry’s digitalization continues to gather steam.
Sara Moein  |  Feb 09, 2024
ML is highly adept at predicting gene expression
Domain knowledge
Gene expression is the process through which information inscribed into a gene is converted into a function. ML genetic and healthcare data specialist Dr Sara Moein relates how ML accurately predicts target genes from landmark ones and states the implications of this in medicine.
Sara Moein  |  Jan 19, 2024
Peptide prediction based on machine learning can lead to many breakthroughs
Generic
ML use in peptide prediction is a key emerging application, one which sheds light on the body’s immune system and its response to antigens. ML genetic and healthcare data specialist Dr Sara Moein explains how this works.
Sara Moein  |  Oct 19, 2023
Scientists wield single-cell sequencing, ML data reduction to combat cancer
Domain knowledge
Single-cell RNA sequencing is a mighty weapon in cancer research that maps cell types and states, both individually and in clusters. ML then pares down the ensuing reams of data for ease of analysis. ML genetic and healthcare data specialist Dr Sara Moein explains their workings.
Sara Moein  |  Aug 03, 2023
Deep learning is a great tool for automatically detecting COVID-19
Post-pandemic
Intelligent methods help medical professionals detect and diagnose COVID-19 more quickly and so expedite treatment for patients suffering from severe cases, as ear, nose, and throat specialist Dr Mehrnaz Ataei and genetic and healthcare ML developer Dr Sara Moein succinctly explain.
Sara Moein, Mehrnaz Ataei Naeini  |  May 24, 2023
AI scrubs noise to yield crystal clear ECG signals
Generic
ECG signals are vital in spotting cardiac disorders but are prone to ‘noise’ that hides heart problems from doctors. Genetic and healthcare ML developer Dr Sara Moein explains the intelligent methods that brush this ‘snow’ interference from such indicators to add clarity to ECGs.
Sara Moein  |  Apr 07, 2023
Healthcare poised for transformation in Big Data era
Optimization
Various Big Data sources - EHRs, omics data, medical images, signals, videos - provide reams of precise information in support of healthcare. Genetic and healthcare data machine learning developer Sara Moein presents an overview of the future of healthcare Big Data has opened up.
Sara Moein  |  Mar 24, 2023
ML detects cell types based on morphology
New era
Cell type morphology in histological images is an indicator that detects diseases like cancer. Pathologists can apply the cell shape to spot abnormalities. Dr Sara Moein explains how automatic detection of cell types helps pathologists work quicker and more efficiently.
Sara Moein  |  Feb 10, 2023
The Yuan AI 2023: DL to loom large in future AI in healthcare
The Yuan AI 2023
Deep learning technologies are revolutionizing the diagnosis and prognosis of complicated diseases and cancer. Intelligent medical diagnosis expert Dr Sara Moein predicts the role of AI in 2023 in medical diagnosis and healthcare.
Sara Moein  |  Jan 02, 2023
Physics equations for smart healthcare
Generic
Medical machine learning researcher Sara Moein explains how AI methods take advantage of physics equations and phenomena from nature, and offers examples of how these methods apply in healthcare.
Sara Moein  |  Nov 10, 2022
AI finding: aspirin improves heart surgery outcomes in newborns
Optimization
AI methods are being applied in various areas, including the detection of the best medications for curing diseases. In this article, Dr Sara Moein explains how intelligent methods help doctors administer the best medications to achieve the best outcomes after Systemic-Pulmonary Arterial shunt surgery in newborns.
Sara Moein  |  Oct 20, 2022
Pathologists wield AI to detect cancer, complex diseases
Game-changers
Machine learning, artificial intelligence and other smart methods are poised to turbocharge the work of pathologists. Follow medical machine learning researchers Sara Moein as she conducts a tour of these technologies and hints at what the future holds in store.
Sara Moein  |  Jul 21, 2022
AI, Cardiologists Team to Beat Heart Disease
Optimization
Detecting heart disorders from electrocardiogram (ECG) signals is no easy task as noise often corrupts ECG signals. Dr Sara Moein presents different approaches for AI to serve cardiologists for more accurate, quicker heart disorder diagnoses.
Sara Moein  |  Jun 02, 2022
Intelligent Methods Predict Children’s Heart Surgery Outcomes
Game-changers
Dr Sara Moein explains how AI predicts the outcomes of heart surgery in children and presents details about using the pediatric health information system database to design an intelligent model to identify patients at higher risk of complications from surgery to avert adverse outcomes.
Sara Moein  |  Apr 19, 2022
AI’s Role in Detecting Mental Diseases
Game-changers
Dr Sara Moein discusses the role of artificial intelligence in detecting mental health disease and explains various data structures that AI applies to identify the hidden patterns for mental health diagnosis and treatment.
Sara Moein  |  Mar 17, 2022