Session Title

The Man Who Invented Email Now Revolutionizes Medicine: Journey to Systems

Abstract

Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT PhD, the Inventor of Email is now revolutionizing medicine with his invention of CytoSolve® and Systems Health®. CytoSolve is a computational systems biology platform that enables the discovery of new medicines while eliminating the need for animal testing. Systems Health is an educational platform that bridges engineering systems theory with ancient and traditional systems of eastern medicine including Siddha, Ayurveda and TCM to bridge East & West. Dr. Shiva's talk will reveal the power of Systems Thinking for innovation be it Email CytoSolve or Systems Health.

Bio

Dr. V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, the inventor of email and polymath, holds four degrees from MIT, is a world-renowned systems scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur. He is a Fulbright Scholar, Lemelson-MIT Awards Finalist, India’s First Outstanding Scientist and Technologist of Indian Origin, Westinghouse Science Talent Honors Award recipient, and a nominee for the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation. His love of medicine and complex systems began in India when he became intrigued with medicine at the age of five as he observed his grandmother, a farmer and healer in the small village of Muhavur in South India, apply Siddha, India’s oldest system of traditional medicine, to heal and support local villagers. These early experiences inspired him to pursue the study of modern systems science, information technology and eastern and traditional systems of medicine to develop an integrative framework linking eastern and western systems of medicine.