Dhruva Biswas, MA, PhD, MBBS

Introduction

Dr. Biswas is a Clinician-Data Scientist at the Cardiovascular Data Science (CarDS) Lab and an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale School of Medicine.

His research aims to integrate AI-driven insights into clinical practice. This includes developing digital and molecular biomarkers to identify high-risk patients who are currently overlooked, evaluating the clinical contexts in which algorithm performance may be improved, and depicting the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.

Dr. Biswas has authored publications in several peer-reviewed journals, including first author articles in Nature Medicine, Nature Cancer, and JACC Advances. His work has been featured in media outlets including The Times, the Independent, and Yahoo News UK. He has been recognized as ‘at the forefront of medical research’ Nature Medicine ’19.

Background

Dr. Biswas started his medical training at the University of Cambridge in 2012, taking a MA in Neuroscience in 2015. His undergraduate research was recognized with the international Rob Clarke Presentation Gold award.

Next, he joined the MB/PhD programme at University College London. As a Jean Shanks Foundation MB-PhD grant awardee, he undertook PhD research between UCL Cancer Institute and the Francis Crick Institute. His thesis work was recognized with international prizes including the F1000 Outstanding Presentation Prize and the Clinical & Experimental Metastasis Poster Prize. He was also recognized with the Sir David Cooksey Translation Prize for exceptional contribution to the Francis Crick Institute’s COVID-19 diagnostic testing pipeline, and as a Francis Crick Institute Translation Fellow for acting as a role model in the translational medicine community. He graduated with PhD and MBBS degrees in 2022.

Dr. Biswas then secured an Academic Foundation training position in the Cardiology stream at King’s College London. During his two-year medical internship, he received a Medical Leadership Award for outstanding contributions and the Isaac Schapera Award for research at University of London medical schools, as well as working part-time as a Postdoctoral Fellow at University College London.

Mentorship and community engagement

In addition to his research and clinical duties, Dr. Biswas is passionate about mentoring the next generation of scientists. He has supervised several MSc projects, with all achieving distinction grades, and three nominated for the Dean's Research Prize for the top project mark in their respective cohorts. He is also committed to patient and public involvement, including helping to host Meet a Scientist events at the Francis Crick Institute, and being involved with the South London structural heart team looking at equity of access to life-prolonging procedures.