Anne Carpenter, PhD, is an Institute Scientist at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Renowned for her innovative work applying AI and machine learning to biological research, she is a leading figure in computational biology. Carpenter directs a team of biologists and computer scientists in developing image analysis and data exploration methods and software that are open source and freely available to the public. She leads public-private consortia and helped launch state of the art AI in drug discovery companies (Recursion, SyzOnc). Her lab’s open-source software, CellProfiler, has become a critical tool for image analysis in laboratories worldwide and her Cell Painting assay is adopted throughout the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Carpenter’s contributions have been recognized with numerous accolades, reflecting her dedication to advancing our understanding of complex diseases through interdisciplinary research.