EchoNet, developed by the Zou Lab, is advanced image post-processing analysis software designed to aid diagnostic review, analysis, and reporting of echocardiographic DICOM images for cardiac function, and was just approved by the FDA. Congrats, team!
A survey article on multimodal models for clinical biomedicine was published in the International Journal of Computer Vision for which DBDS adjunct faculty Dr. Tanveer Syeda-Mahmood is a co-author. Read it here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11263-024-02032-8
In this episode of the AI Grand Rounds podcast, Dr. Nigam Shah, a distinguished Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and inaugural Chief Data Scientist for Stanford Health Care, shares his journey from training as a doctor in India to becoming a leading figure in biomedical informatics in the United States. He discusses the transformative impact of computational tools in understanding complex biological systems and the pivotal role of hashtag ArtificialIntelligence in advancing health care delivery, particularly in improving efficiency and addressing systemic challenges. Dr. Shah emphasizes the importance of real-world integration of AI into clinical settings, advocating for a balanced approach that considers both technological capabilities and the systemic considerations of hashtag AIinMedicine. The conversation with NEJM AI Deputy Editors Arjun Manrai, PhD, and Andrew Beam, PhD, also explores the democratization of medical knowledge, why open-source models are under-researched in medicine, and the crucial role of data quality in training AI systems.
Listen to the full episode: https://nejm.ai/ep18
Congratulations to Sohaib Hassan, Elana Simon and Selina Junyi Pi who were all awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The purpose of the program is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. A goal of the program is to broaden participation of the full spectrum of diverse talents in STEM. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend NSF GRFP.
https://www.research.gov/grfp/AwardeeList.do?method=loadAwardeeList
Congratulations to our DBDS awardees!