T-CAIREM celebrates the success of the 2024 Summer Research Program
T-CAIREM's 2024 summer student research program concluded with a mini-conference featuring presentations by this year's 30 participants. Each year, the program pairs students with a leading AI in medicine expert to work on a research project. Trainees then present their research project at the program's mini-conference. (Learn more about the 2024 participants and their research projects.)
The program invites applications from undergraduates and students enrolled in professional degree programs such as medicine from partner universities in the T-CAIREM Network. This year's cohort includes trainees from universities such as Western, Queen's, McMaster, and UBC and they come from disciplines ranging from medicine and computer science to statistics and biology.
Here's what some of this year's participants had to say
Abishek (Nirupan) Bhuvanaratnam
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I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have been part of this year's T-CAIREM Summer Student Research Program. It was an enriching experience where I had the privilege to take part in various workshops focused on the latest advancements in AI in healthcare. These sessions deepened my understanding and ignited my passion for the field.
Under the mentorship of Dr. Rageen Rajendram, I had the chance to work on a project titled "Utilizing AI to Predict the Need for Non-Invasive Ventilation in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy." This hands-on experience was invaluable and has significantly shaped my perspective on the intersection of AI and healthcare.
A special thank you to the organizers, especially Gemma P. and Abhishek Moturu, for their unwavering support and guidance throughout the summer. Your mentorship was instrumental in my growth, and I am deeply appreciative of all that you’ve done.
To my fellow students, it was a pleasure working and learning alongside you. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours!
Thank you all for making this summer truly memorable!
Ariana Walji
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It has been a true privilege to work alongside such brilliant minds this summer through Temerty's AI in Medicine program, T-CAIREM.
What once seemed like a distant vision of the future has now become a powerful reality, and I’m genuinely thrilled to see AI's transformative applications come to life through each of our projects.
I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Thomas Purdie, for giving me the opportunity to work on such an exciting project—developing an automated quality assurance platform for prioritizing complex breast radiation therapy plans.
This was my second summer in the Medical Physics department at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible mentorship and valuable skills I’ve gained along the way. This journey has only deepened my commitment to exploring the boundless possibilities that AI offers in advancing healthcare.
Raphael Kwok
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Last week, I had the really great opportunity to present the work I've been doing over the past summer as part of the T-CAIREM Summer Student Research Program.
I really appreciate the support everyone at the SARA lab at University Health Network has given me throughout this project - especially my supervisors, Dr. Amin Madani and Dr. Allan Okrainec. I've also received an incredible amount of guidance from Dr. Takuto Yoshida and Dr. Simon Laplante.
I've learnt a lot over the summer program, from the other students as well as all of the great lessons led by Gemma P. and Abhishek Moturu.