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Upcoming Events

2026 TDAI Research Kickoff. Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 4–6 p.m. at the Energy Advancement and Innovation Center (EAIC), 2281 Kenny Road, The Ohio State University.
Wed, September 9, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Energy Advancement and Innovation Center (EAIC)

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Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Rao

TDAI program director invited to lead national AI in public safety session

By Brandon Elmore

Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Rao Kathala, program director at The Ohio State University’s Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI), has been invited to lead a featured session at the inaugural…

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Vincent Davidson joins TDAI as Graduate Teaching Associate

By Brandon Elmore

The Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) welcomes Vincent Davidson as a Graduate Teaching Associate supporting the Master of Translational Data Analytics (MTDA) program.

Davidson is…

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TDAI Faculty Member Qin Ma Awarded NIH Grant to Advance Down Syndrome Heart Research

By Cerena Dawson

TDAI Faculty Member Qin Ma and his research team have received a new five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) R24 grant to advance research on congenital heart defects in Down syndrome. The…

Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Rao

Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Rao Kathala Selected to Present at 2026 AAC&U Conference on Higher Education

By Cerena Dawson

TDAI is celebrating Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Rao Kathala, our Program Director who leads interdisciplinary research and oversees the Master of Translational Data Analytics Institute (MTDA), whose…

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