Chapman University School of Pharmacy congratulates Sherry Wang, Ph.D., for being named the winner of the Women in AI’s AI Researcher of the Year Award (North America). This honor was presented on June 6 at the 2025 Women in AI Summit & Awards in Canada, which hosted hundreds of visionary minds who are responsible for advancing impactful applications of artificial intelligence.

According to Women in AI, this year’s nomination pool saw over 250 nominations and was reviewed by a panel of 55 expert jurors from three countries. Wang was selected for her research leadership in Ethical Healthcare AI, a nod to both her technical contributions as well as her dedication to advancing applications of artificial intelligence in medicine.

At Chapman University, Wang directs the Women in AI Healthcare (WAHI) initiative, which highlights researchers leveraging AI to address critical healthcare challenges across the United States in areas including geriatrics, addiction, and drug delivery. WAHI emphasizes mitigating algorithmic biases, developing ethically grounded machine learning algorithms, and facilitating privacy-preserving data exchanges.

Currently, Wang’s research investigates chronic disease management and addiction through healthcare delivery effectiveness using real-world data (RWD). Her research has been supported by artificial intelligence funds, including the National Institutes of Health’s AIM-AHEAD program and the McGovern Foundation’s McGovern Training Program in Trusted AI.