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Kayla O'Sullivan-Steben remporte le prix "Early Career Investigator" au Practical Big Data Workshop 2023

Publié le 20 May 2023

FÉLICITATIONS à Kayla O'Sullivan-Steben, étudiante au doctorat en physique médicale à l'Université McGill sous la supervision de John Kildea qui a remporté le prix "Early Career Investigator" dans le cadre du Practical Big Data Workshop 2023.

L'atelier s'est tenu du 18 au 20 mai 2023 à l'Université de Michigan. La présentation intitulée « Predicting Anatomical Changes in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy » a été effectuée sous forme de « High-top laptop presentation ».

À noter que Kayla a aussi co-modéré un panel intitulé « Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Clinical Implementation ». 

BRAVO Kayla!

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